Become a Scuba Scout with PADI
We've joined forces with PADI to offer 10–14 years old Scouts the opportunity to Discover Scuba Diving.
Scuba Scouts seeks to inspire a new generation of ocean adventures and advocates.
Member offer
Volunteers can book PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences at their local PADI Approved Youth Training Centre for a special low price of £20 per person until June 2024.
About PADI
PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) is the largest purpose-driven diving organisation with a global network of 6,600 dive centres and resorts, 128,000 professional members and more than 29 million certified divers to date.
Committed to our blue planet, PADI makes the wonder of the underwater world accessible to all, empowering people around the world to experience, explore and take meaningful action, as Ocean Torchbearers, to protect the world beneath the surface.
For over 50 years, PADI has undeniably been the Way the World Learns to Dive®, setting the standard for the highest quality dive training, underwater safety and conservation initiatives while evolving the sport of diving into a passionate lifestyle.
For divers by divers, PADI is obsessed with transforming lives and, with its global foundation, PADI AWARE, creating positive ocean change.
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The PADI Approved Youth Training Centre Difference
PADI Approved Youth Training Centres must follow strict health and safety practices and comply with UK government legislation for working with young people.
This includes implementing a Dive Centre Child Protection Policy with dedicated liaison and carrying out comprehensive DBS (Disclosure Barring Checks) with all PADI professionals before allowing them to work with young people.
When you choose to work with a PADI Approved Youth Training Centre, you can feel confident your young persons are enrolled with the most instructionally sold diver training system available worldwide.
Your child’s introduction to the underwater world with PADI will open the door to a lifetime of discovery and exploration.
Discover Scuba Diving
Want to find out what scuba diving is like before deciding to get your PADI Open Water Diver scuba diving certification? During a Discover Scuba® Diving experience, you can try scuba diving for the first time in a pool or calm water environment.
A highly-trained PADI® Professional will provide scuba gear, explain basic scuba diving skills and answer any questions you may have.
The experience can help you:
- Find out if you like scuba diving
- Connect with the underwater world
- Take your first breaths underwater
- Decide if you want to be a certified diver
During the experience, you'll learn how to:
- Use scuba gear
- Use hand signs to communicate
- Perform basic scuba skills
Prepare for your Discover Scuba Diving experience with PADI DSD eLearning™. Use your computer or mobile device to learn diving safety fundamentals before you get in the water. The eLearning will take around 20 to 30 minutes.
A PADI Professional will fit you with scuba gear and explain how to use it in a swimming pool. You’ll practice basic diving skills followed by free time to play underwater or go on a guided open water dive.
- No prior experience needed
- Around 2 to 3 hours
- Minimum age: 10
Discover Scuba Diving isn’t a certification, but you can apply what you learned to a PADI Open Water Diver certification.
Ask the dive shop or your PADI Professional for more information.
Book your Discover Scuba Diving Experience
- Price: £20 per person
- Commitment: 2-3 hours
- When: January to June 2024
- Where: At any participating PADI Approved Youth Training Centre, which you can choose and contact directly (see below).
Find your nearest PADI Approved Youth Training Centre
Aquanorth
Tyne and Wear
+44 (0) 1912 666 626
janet@aquanorth.co.uk
Aquanorth website
Just Dive In CIC
Paisley
+44 (0) 7401 220 526
info@just-dive.co.uk
Just Dive In website
Northumbria Scuba Divers
Northumberland
+44 (0) 7974 268 771
northumbriascubadivers@gmail.com
Northumbria Scuba Divers website
Scuba Diver Training Ltd
Tyne and Wear
+44 (0) 7843421838
Info@scuba-diver.training
Scuba Diver Training website
Sunderland Scuba Centre
Tyne and Wear
+44 (0) 1915 670 147
contact@sunderlandscubacentre.com
Sunderland Scuba Centre website
Above and Below
Yorkshire
+44 (0) 1482 222 266
admin@aboveandbelow.co.uk
Above and Below website
Academy Divers
Yorkshire
+44 (0) 1422 292 201
info@academydivers.co.uk
Academy Divers website
Aquatech Diving Centre
Greater Manchester
+44 (0) 1612 235 102
enquiries@aquatechdivingcentre.co.uk
Aquatech Diving Centre website
Bolton Area Divers
Lancashire
+44 (0) 1204 394 441
diving@boltonareadivers.co.uk
Bolton Area Divers website
Diveworld
South Yorkshire
+44 (0) 1142 332 995
info@learn2dive.co.uk
Diveworld website
Fins Scuba
Lancashire
+44 (0) 1772 788 032
shop@fins.co.uk
Fins Scuba website
Scuba Cheshire Ltd
Cheshire
+44 (0) 1633 764 984
scubacheshire@gmail.com
Scuba Cheshire website
Marina Scuba School
Merseyside
+44 (0) 7748 244959
Info@marinascubaschool.org
Marina Scuba School website
Scuba Dream
Yorkshire
+44 (0) 1430 423311
steve@scubadream.co.uk
Scuba Dream website
Scuba York
Yorkshire
+44 (0) 7875 330 251
Info@scubayork.co.uk
Scuba York website
Aquasport International
Birmingham
+44 (0) 1217 066 628
info@aquasportonline.com
Aquasport International website
InDepth
Herefordshire
+44 (0) 1291 418 181
Info@InDepth.email
InDepth website
Northampton Scuba School
Northamptonshire
+44 (0) 7951 759809
northamptonscubaschool@gmail.com
Northampton Scuba School website
Scuba School
Warwickshire
+44 (0) 1527 852 555
Fiona@scubaschool.org.uk
Scuba School website
Stellar Divers
Lincolnshire
+44 (0) 1522 703 116
Simon@stellardivers.co.uk
Stellar Divers website
Welsh Diving
Newport
martin@welshdiving.co.uk
https://welshdiving.co.uk/
Amphibian Scuba
London
+44 (0) 2087 612 458
Amphibian Scuba website
Aquanaut Scuba and Snorkelling Centre
Surrey
+44 (0) 2085 468 882
Info@aquanautscuba.co.uk
Aquanaut Scuba website
Christal Seas
Norfolk
+44 (0) 1603 485 000
info@scuba4me.co.uk
Christal Seas website
Dive Odyssea
Essex
+44 (0) 1702 542759
debbie@diveodyssea.net
Dive Odyssea website
Eastpoint Scuba
Lowestoft
+44 (0) 1502 562135
eastpointscuba@gmail.com
Eastpoint Scuba website
Herts Dive Club
Hertfordshire
+44 (0) 7375 949 197
steve@hertsdiveclub.co.uk
Herts Dive Club website
London School of Diving
London
+44 (0) 2089 950 002
info@lsdscuba.com
London School of Diving website
Orca Scuba Diving Academy
Essex
+44 (0) 1268 520111
info@orcascubadivingacademy.co.uk
Orca Scuba Diving Academy website
Planet Scuba School
Hertfordshire
+44 (0) 1279 466 011
school@planetscuba.co.uk
Planet Scuba website
Scuba Libre
Norfolk
+44 (0) 7796 378 786
info@scubanow.org
Scuba Libre website
Abyss Scuba School
Bognor Regis
+44 (0)7830115760
Info@abyss-scuba.co.uk
Abyss Scuba website
Andark Diving
Hampshire
+44 (0) 1489 581 755
tomg@andark.co.uk
Andark Diving website
Blue Fin Diving
Kent
+44 (0) 7387 205 212
info@bluefindiving.co.uk
Blue Fin Diving website
Kent Scuba
Kent
+44 (0) 1843 621 188
Dive@kentscuba.com
Kent Scuba website
Nemes Diving and Watersports Academy
Kent
+44 (0) 7507 624 911
info@nda-scuba.com
Nemes Diving website
Sussex Diving and Leisure
West Sussex
+44 (0) 1243 202 200
info@sussexdiver.com
Sussex Diving website
The Scuba School
Tunbridge Wells
+44 (0) 1892 351710
Greg@thescubaschool.co.uk
The Scuba School website
Whitstable Scuba
Kent
+44 (0) 1227 750 021
info@whitstablescuba.co.uk
Whitstable Scuba website
Aquanauts Dive Centre
Plymouth
+44 (0) 1752 228 825
noeleen@aquanauts.co.uk
Aquanauts Dive Centre website
Cornish Diving Centre
Cornwall
+44 (0) 1326 311 265
info@cornishdiving.co.uk
Cornish Diving Centre website
DiveUK
Falmouth
+44 (0) 7960 202585
contact@diveuk.uk
DiveUK website
Easy Divers
North Devon
+44 (0) 7833 020 424
info@easydiversnorthdevon.co.uk
Easy Divers website
Hidden Depths Scuba School
Bristol
+44 (0) 1454 311 539
greg@hiddendepthsscuba.co.uk
Hidden Depths Scuba School website
Scuba Blue
Somerset
+44 (0) 7966 429239
info@scubablue.co.uk
Scuba Blue website
Tal Scuba
Dorset
+44 (0) 1202 473 030
dive@talscuba.co.uk
Tal Scuba website
Teign Diving Scuba
Devon
+44 (0) 1626 773 965
info@teigndivingcentre.co.uk
Teign Diving Centre website
Aquaholics
Co. Kerry
+44 (0) 2870 832 584
info@aquaholics.co.uk
Aquaholics website
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