Education is the foundation of Diver’s Paradise. Located in Key Biscayne, Florida, the 40-year-old facility is the premier scuba school in the region, the only state-licensed scuba university in the Miami area and one of nine PADI Adaptive facilities in the nation for special needs.
Diver’s Paradise has a global reputation and mission to protect and to restore coral reefs, while advancing scuba instruction for youth, veterans, scuba professionals and the curious recreational diver. Diver’s Paradise Miami is honored to host an extraordinary professional development program this April—PADI Adaptive Techniques Instructor Training, conducted by Fraser Bathgate, PADI Instructor Trainer and Global Adaptive Coordinator for PADI Worldwide.
This is one of the most impactful educational opportunities available to dive professionals, today.
Delivered by the leading global industry experts, this training equips PADI professionals with skills, mindset and confidence—requirements needed to create accessible, meaningful underwater experiences for divers of varying abilities.
By opening adaptive pathways, we open the ocean to everyone—and strengthen our dive centers, our communities and our shared conservation mission.
To ensure maximum accessibility, this program is offered during two separate training weeks:
Choose the Week That Fits Your Schedule
Session 1
April 13–15
Session 2
April 20–22
Registration link for both sessions:
Password: ATIMAC
Spaces are limited and expected to fill quickly.
All PADI Professionals are welcome.
We are proud to offer a special preferred nightly rate of $159 for attendees.
Hotel Blocks
April 12–16 – Available Rooms – Hilton Garden Inn Miami Brickell South
April 19–23 – Available Rooms – Hilton Garden Inn Miami Brickell South
Additional Details:
• $30/day valet parking
• No resort fee
For lodging or facility questions, please contact: Rosie Peña, Director of Sales
Rosie is exceptional, knowledgeable and highly responsive. Your group will have the best support and care.
According to PADI Americas and the Adaptive Techniques development team, this program:
Enhances instructor capability to work with divers with a wide range of physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges.
Expands access to the underwater world by removing barriers through thoughtful modifications and personal approaches.
Strengthens safety, planning and risk-awareness skills, benefiting every student—not just adaptive participants.
Elevates professionalism by teaching instructors how to evaluate needs, understand limitations and apply flexible solutions.
Builds new community pathways, enabling individuals of varying abilities to become lifelong divers, ocean advocates and active conservation voices.
Creates financial opportunity for dive centers by offering services that enrich the guest experience and differentiate your facility with purpose-driven leadership.
The PADI vision for an Adaptive Service Facility:
- Facility-wide understanding of adaptive methodologies
- Staff prepared to support guests with varying abilities
- Inclusive learning environments
- A culture centered on care, empowerment and access
- Measurable improvement in guest experience, retention and participation
This model strengthens the entire dive ecosystem—from training to travel to conservation—positioning dive centers as leaders of change.
Diver’s Paradise Miami is honored to have achieved Adaptive Service Facility certification — becoming one of only nine facilities in the entire Americas to reach this standard.
Our mission is to extend opportunity and share what is possible so other dive centers across the region can join us in leading adaptive excellence and greater access to underwater exploration.
Water is the great equalizer.
Adaptive training gives every diver the chance to experience freedom, connection and confidence below the surface.
