Compare Us

There are many actual differences between us and PADI but the main points are:

Our Mission is standards based.

Our Aim is simply to improve safety.

Higher Quality at lower costs.

Internationally Respected.

We work on an experience and actual skills & knowledge measurement for certification.

PADI are the largest training agency in the world today but we offer a more family feel and more friendly support at a local level.

We also offer our unique "Membership System".

All our points for PADI as listed plus, we offer an independant instructor system, as well as an International Club System (Not tied to a retailer or to a manuafactuer).

With a wider range and scope of flexible training and certification programs.

We also offer a unique ladder / step system with upgrades based on actual proven experience...

ITDA operates through local training partners and we do NOT allow our partners to be in direct competition.

ITDA began as a Technical training agency back in 1998 in the UK and Spain (Canary Is) and developed our SCUBA training by popular demand from our professionals who wanted a higher standard for divers to progress from Scuba to Technical diving.

Our main advantage over many other agencies is our ability to rapidly adapt and change safety standards as needed.

ITDA also offer "Occupational" diving (For "At Work Divers").