Requirements:
To join an IDC, you must have:
• a PADI Divemaster or Assistant Instructor qualification with current PADI membership, or an equivalent leadership level certification with another training organization;
• at least 60 logged dives;
• at least six months from the open water certification (or equivalent);
• first aid training for primary and secondary care (CPR and first aid) carried out in the previous 24 months;
• medical authorization of fitness to dive, signed by a doctor within the last 12 months;
• Emergency First Response Instructor qualification (which can also be obtained during the training of instructors).
To join an IE, in addition to the above you must have proof of a minimum of 100 logged dives, and have successfully completed the IDC. To receive your Instructor Teaching status you will need to be certified as PADI EFR Instructor.
Description
PADI IDC DESCRIPTION
The IDC Course (Instructor Development Course) consists of two parts: the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program, at the end of which you will attend the Instructor Examination (IE), the final step to obtain a PADI Instructor certification.
Successfully completing the AI course earns you only the PADI Assistant Instructor qualification, and if you feel ready, you can join an OWSI program that allows entry into an IE to earn the full PADI Instructor assessment.
Professionals who already have an instructor degree with another organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program, which recognizes the instructor's previous training and provides a path to becoming a PADI Instructor.
ACADEMIC
The duration of the full course is around 2 weeks and the IDC training includes teaching and conducting all PADI core courses.
The student will be able to organize and present information, conduct skills development sessions and supervise open water diving, increase public speaking skills and demonstrate your skills by focusing on the safety of student divers.
Key topics include:
• PADI Standards and Procedures for courses you can teach with in water workshops
• Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
• Risk Management and Diver Safety
• The Business of Diving and your role as an instructor
• Marketing Diving and Sales Counseling
REQUIRED PADI MATERIAL
To prepare properly for the PADI IDC, you need to purchase all the required material and, of course, we will be happy to assist you. The complete list of the required material is:
• PADI Instructor manual;
• Guide to Teaching with hologram;
• Specialty Instructor Manual;
• Open Water Diver cue cards (confined water);
• Open Water Diver cue cards (open water);
• Confined water lesson preparation slate;
• Open water lesson preparation slate;
• Adventures in Diving cue cards;
• Rescue Diver cue cards;
• Divemaster cue cards (included in your Divemaster Crew Pak);
• Discover Scuba Diving cue cards (included in your Divemaster Crew Pak);
• Instructor for Divemaster cue cards;
• Open Water Diver quizzes and exams;
• Rescue Diver final exams;
• Divemaster final exams;
• Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving (included in your Divemaster Crew Pak);
• Diving Knowledge Workbook;
• eRDP;
• RDP;
• Manuals from Open Water to Divemaster.
IDC price DOES NOT include:
• equipment rental
• certification fees (IE and Instructor Application fees payable directly to PADI)
• PADI Material fees