Reviews

I’d been looking forward to this day since I became a Divemaster, and the IDC experience with Dive Desk couldn’t have turned out better. The team’s time, support, and effort — from classroom theory reviews to dry-runs, in-water sessions, and academic presentations — truly prepared me for the PADI IE in just a few days. You moulded us into instructor material, and it was an amazing learning experience. I’m excited to keep learning from the best.

What a journey it’s been! Sixteen days passed by in the blink of an eye. Thank you to Ashraf for your continuous guidance throughout this IDC, and to Mark Soworka — truly the best course director out there. I learned so much in such a short time. A big thank you as well to my fellow candidates for the support, laughter, and teamwork that kept us going. Wishing everyone the best as we move forward in our diving careers!

An unforgettable chapter in my life with amazing people! Thank you so much — I couldn’t ask for more.

I’d like to thank Adam Ashraf for his professionalism, patience, and caring support throughout the IDC. I’m so happy we met, and I hope to see you again soon — both above and underwater!

No words can express how grateful I am to Adam Ashraf for his kindness and support over the past few weeks. It has been an amazing time, full of challenges, learning, and fun. Thanks also to the entire Dive Desk team — Aiman, Junmba, Ahmed, Bob, Fathih, and DiveChillz — for their guidance, time, and effort. I’ve learned so much from all of you and will continue to grow as a diver. I couldn’t have done this without your help!

I am deeply grateful for all you have done — it’s something I will never forget. I truly appreciate the time you spent helping me on so many occasions. I enjoyed every minute of the course, and your marvellous sense of humour made the experience even more memorable.

Becoming a diving instructor has been my biggest dream for as long as I can remember. The journey was challenging, but I am incredibly proud to have achieved it. Diving gives me a unique sense of freedom and relaxation, and it constantly reminds me that I am just a small part of this vast, beautiful world. Every dive brings a new experience, a new challenge, and a chance to learn something more. One of the most rewarding parts of this journey has been sharing my knowledge with others and seeing their excitement and growth under my guidance. I am especially grateful for meeting Asarey, whose support has been invaluable in teaching and launching my career.

These past two weeks have been some of the most memorable in my dive career. While the IDC was challenging, thanks to Dive Desk, Adam Ashraf, Maldives Dive-Careers, Nazeef Ahmed, and Mark Soworka, the program became manageable and rewarding. I’m especially grateful for the sleepless nights everyone dedicated to helping me prepare for the IE. Alhamdulillah, I am now proudly a PADI Instructor. Special thanks to Appi Maalimee for keeping me motivated and pushing me to excel, and to Blue World Dharavandhoo for the wonderful hospitality and organization. #learnfromthebest

Thank you Assarey and the Dive Desk Team for all the support and hard training to become an instructor!

Mr. Adam Ashraf such a good man. I try to follow you as my role model, every time I see you all my stress calms down because I can see peace in your face and I learned a lot from you, thanks you for everything.

What a ride it has been! I couldn't have asked for a better place to have done my PADI Staff Instructor than at Dive Desk! Thank you Ashraf for allowing me to be a part of this IDC, the skills and knowledge that you and your team have provided me with is invaluable! I will cherish these memories forever & know that all the candidates will rock their IE!

IDC Maldives DiveDesk thank you for giving an opportunity and being incredibly patient, this was by far the best thing ever. Not only i have been taught about diving but so many other things, everyone was more than helpful and a special shout out to Adam Ashraf for being a mentor in more ways than one!

After completing my PADI IDC a month ago, I can't express how happy I am to have joined Dive Desk. I truly appreciate Ashraf (Asarey) and the time he spent making sure we understood every aspect of the dive theories. He was the best mentor and instructor I could ask for. "There is never a wrong answer, or a silly question," he explains, which automatically prepares your thinking to follow the same idea after becoming an instructor! As a result, students are more likely to open up and ask more questions!

I’m immensely proud to have joined Dive Desk for my PADI IDC, I could not have found better teachers and classmates. Forever grateful for all the time and dedication Asarey, YD, Jumba and the rest of the team put to prepare us for IE. This team is committed to make everyone successful and will go extra mile to get you ready. On top of that they are amazing group of people that I’m proud to call friends Big thank you to our course director Mark Soworka for believing in all of us!

I am forever greatful that you always communicated how much faith you had in us. It was something we really needed to hear at the time.. we could not have completed IDC successfully without all your help.. spending all your time with us teaching. Mark Soworka, Mohammad Kazemi our course directors IDC Maldives Dive-Careers.com DiveDesk. Ashraf & Bob you guys are the best we appreciate all your help during the IDC, day & night from the beginning no one else could have done any better. Junaid, Nazeef, Daniel, Ali Shafeeq thankyou all for ur support

Alhamdulillah!! Wooohooo! What an awesome journey!! From PADI Open Water Diver to PADI Instructor, well all those courses in this pandemic!! Kudos to Adam Ashraf (Asarey) and his DiveDesk team Ahmed Junaid (Junmba), Nazeef Ahmed(YD) & Mohamed Aiman for making this happen! And most importantly it was a pleasure to be under the wings of World most experienced Course Director Mark Soworka Dive-Careers.com for me to gain a whole new level of scuba knowledge and experience and finally be successful in Instructor Examination (IE - Its Easy ) and become a PADI Instructor!

A dream come true !!! With all the difficulties and challenges we all made it through. A great thanks to team from Dive Desk and a very special thanks to Mark Soworka and Ashraf for helping me through out. Don’t want to forget Junmba and Chechey for assisting us all the way. I really want to mention my resort Milaidhoo management and my family for everything you’ve done. Thank you to all the fellow candidates who shared the same feeling with me. It is one of the best experiences I have ever had in my dive career.

Thank you & team you are amazing people 'DIVE DESK'! You expected me to succeed, and this motivated me to keep trying until I did. You set the bar high, and I learned more than I thought I could. You taught me that I am smarter than I thought and that failure is okay as long as I pick myself up and try again. Thank you for believing in me.

Alhamdhulillah...Today is one of the happiest days of my life. Becoming an instructor is a big achievement for me. Thank you Assarey for teaching me through this IDC from Male' to Rasdhoo. It really made a difference to learn from Assarey. He teaches in a way that makes it easy to understand. I recommend all my fellow friends to join Divecareers in future IDCs and to move forward in this industry.

Dive Desk, IDC Maldives - You did more than prepare me for my IE, you prepared me for my career. Thank you for all the lessons you've taught me.

First of all I started my diving career as just to do fun dives. But I never thought I would be come to this far in my life. I never thought of teaching diving to someone else! Surprisingly I love it! Al'hamdhulillaahi After two weeks of hard work in IDC Im proudly a PADI Instructor. This doesn't mean I'm done in learning about diving. Actually there is a lot to learn yet also. This is a IDC to remember always in our memories. Thank you to our mentors Dive Desk, Dive-Careers.com. Mark Soworka, Mitchell Alyssa, IDC Maldives & Matt Wenger for sleepless nights, preparing us for the instructor as today. Specially I wanna thank you Adam Ashraf who gave this opportunity to me and always being there for us no matter where or when! Here comes my amazing instructor guys! This wouldn't happen without you guys. Thank you Ifaaz, Aiman, Nazeef, Junaid, Jilwaz. You guys thinks IDC is all about stress and always being tired. No its much more fun when you get to know everyone and start working together. Thanks everyone who was in my team and make a joyful IDC. Guys If you ever wanna go and have fun and #learnfromthebest choose Dive Desk & Dive Careers they're amazing. Much love.

I have gained so much knowledge and experience in such a short period of time to be well prepared and to be confident to get successful in IDC and IE. Highly recommend Mark Soworka (Dive-Careers.com), Assarey and the Dive Desk team for your IDC and IE. They will pick you up, work with you and make you well prepared

After buying IDC Crew pack, i was not sure how much effort i need to complete... WINNING IE, but after arrived under the roof of Dive Desk, all nervous worries went away. We studied hard and we had a lot fun. It's like a family! As One family staff of Dive Desk were waiting for us, ready to provide what we needed (study materials, and our questions). A perfect preparation for IE. All staff are very professional and knowledgeable. It's a perfect place if you want to learn. I can't explain how good was the whole environment, thanks all staff of Dive Desk for the best experience of my life. After we arrived to Dharavandhoo for IDC we felt part of the family's with the Boss Ashraf. The guesthouse is clean, big and beautiful.. Pretty close to the beach.. The food is very good and the guesthouse owners and staff were amazing, helping us with everything. During the all the staff worried like us til we got the result. After we celebrated all together. Thank you all, Boss,- Asarey, YD, Mark, Bobb, Aiman, and all other staff from Dive Desk, and Blueworld Appi and all staffs, For making this experience wonderful.

I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to what i have earned today.Ever since i got certified as a Divemaster becoming a diver instructor was a dream of mine but exams are too stressful i never thought i could make up to here. But with the continuous help and support from Adam Ashraf and his team Shahfaan Waseem, Ahmed Junaid and Dive Desk and best and most experienced Course Director Mark Soworka it was easier to pass through any hardship i faced. Basically they made it a piece of cake for me! Not gonna lie but all the sea water I swallowed was worth it today. Words cannot describe how happy i am for what i earned at a very young age. So to anyone dreaming of becoming a Dive instructor I highly recommend Dive Desk, as they are the best you can rely onto from here. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you all IDC Maldives Dive-Careers.com, Dive Desk HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. Thank you so much.. Mark Soworka. Adam Ashraf. Shahfaan Waseem, Ahmed Junaid #learninfromthebest

Alhamdhulillah Finally a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor On 18th April 2021 I started my Openwater course from DIVE DESK just to dive as a fun diver, but once i started the course it became something I really enjoyed and decided to take diving as a career and finally now I’m a scuba dive instructor. I'm really glad to be under the wing of best dive center Dive Desk during this awesome journey with the best & full of knowledgeable instructors Adam Ashraf Nazeef Ahmed Ahmed Junaid Mohamed Aiman Ifaaz Shareef Ibrahim Jilwaz Mippu Mifraah Thank you everyone for making me the one who I’m today. IDC couldn’t be that easy without your help IDC Maldives Mark Soworka DiveCareers, Alyssa Mitchell you guys made everything really easy with your experience and knowledge. Truly a pleasure to have the best colleagues Thank you everyone for supporting me during the IDC. Hope to meet you all soon and wish you all a successful career #learnfromthebest is not just a slogan of dive desk, they are the best of best If you want to start your dive career do not waste your time finding a dive school just contact Dive Desk I’m sure you won’t regret it, they are truly the best

Been dreaming about this moment for a long time. Thank you Ashraf. Junmba for being the best and most patient teachers and mentors. Also this whole thing wouldn't even be possible without the hard work of the Dive Desk, IDC Maldives and Dive-Careers.com thank you all for organizing this, and special thanks to Adventurer.2 and Chechey for having us, and i will miss the fun we had during this week, wish all of my fellow instructors a fruitful dive career

I want to express my utmost gratitude for such memorable past 19 days! The IDC by itself was such a wonderful, life changing experience but the people and the location made it extra special! Big shoutout to my fellow IDC candidates, the best course director Mark Soworka , Dive Desk's Adam Ashraf and his team of instructors and of course, Shamoon from Shamar Guesthouse in Maamigili! It was a pleasure spending the past two+ weeks with you!