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The Instructor Training College is unique in the world. It was PADI itself that started the development of this center in 1985 and the center was run by PADI until 1994 under the name of PADI European College.	the staff the College Accomodation
As PADI decided to concentrate on support of training and not on training itself, all PADI Colleges, including the PADI European College were closed and two former employees from the College were offered the possibility to take over the already excellent infra structure.
It was Daniela Goldstein who, with the help form Jan Oldenhuizing, continued working on this location in 1994 and named it the Instructor Training College, to reflect the major activity of the center.
Specially build for diving, it is for all the infrastructure of the IT College that makes it unique: the fully equipped classrooms, the location directly at the Mediterranean Sea, the big garden guaranteeing tranquility, the on-site pool, etc. etc.
The next unique aspect is the staff. The IT College works with a full time team of Course Directors and Staff Instructors that belong to the most known around the world. Next to our duties in teaching we have done field testing for PADI and MARES and received recognition in many forms.
Also traveling and accommodation do not pose a problem. Cannes is easy to reach by highway and by air (the airport from Nice is less than half an hour away) and only minutes walking from the College you will find many hotels and apartment buildings.
It is the total of location in the South of France, the people you will work with, the infrastructure, the fact that you will not need any transport during your stay, the expertise and the logistical support, what will make your training program as a diver or as an instructor unforgettable.
What is in a name? A lot! The name Instructor Training College is referring to the fact that we train people and that we take our job very serious doing that. Many of our students are training to become an instructor or are instructors who continue their education. However, this does not mean that we do only that - also divers and want-to-be divers are welcome!