SDI Course Director Training – December 2026

Event Dates: December 1 – December 31, 2026

Format: Elite Hybrid (Flexible Online Academics + In-Person Practical Evaluation)

In-Water Location: Sunrise Resort, Hood Canal (Hoodsport, WA)

Cost: $3,800 ($3,000 early bird registration if deposit received before October 1, 2026)

Ready to take your professional diving career to the ultimate level? Spartan SCUBA & Dive Team is hosting an elite, hybrid-format SDI Course Director course this December. Earning this rating authorizes you to independently conduct the SDI Instructor Development Course (IDC), teach Non-Diving Specialty Instructor courses, and shape the next generation of dive educators.

Why do your Course Director with Spartan SCUBA?

• The “Doc” Premium: This program is personally directed by Dr. Eric Strand (“Doc”)—an Instructor Trainer with 30 years of medical expertise, military leadership instruction, public safety diving mastery, and thousands of technical cold-water dives. You are paying for elite mentorship, not a rubber stamp.
• The Pacific Northwest Advantage: True leadership is forged in demanding, heavy-exposure environments. By mastering student management and evaluation in the cold waters of the PNW, you prove you can comfortably run an IDC anywhere on the planet.
• Flexible Schedule: Complete the vast majority of your core lectures, academic presentations, and standards reviews via interactive online video sessions around your busy schedule.

Event Schedule & Format

• December 1–30 (Online Hybrid): Live interactive video sessions covering Methods of Instruction, Risk Management, and the Business of Diving.
• Practical Weekend (In-Person): Flawless demonstration-quality skill evaluations, physical stamina watermanship trials, and your final academic presentations conducted on-site at Sunrise Resort on Hood Canal. Please note that your final academic presentation must be delivered in person.

Pricing & Registration

Our tuition is straightforward and all-inclusive of your materials, personalized mentoring, and Sunrise facility fees (assuming booking in dorm with the Spartan Dive Team – private rooming is at extra cost)—leaving only your final HQ registration fee and personal air fills out of pocket.

There is a $100 application fee (non-refundable) which becomes part of the total course fee if accepted into the current class. Once accepted there is a follow up deposit of $400 in order to hold your space.

All further payments will be made on an agreed-to schedule. Course must be paid in full prior to commencement.