Your diving career
PADI Instructor Development Course
Who are you and who do you want to be?
How many professions are there which allow you to share the best moments with others? Sharing experiences, loving nature and defending it, becoming better humans, being ambassadors of the ocean, meeting new friends and building up a career at the same time. Yes, a profession like that exists. Set the goal and follow your path.
Who are you? PADI Divemaster or leadership level with another diver training organization, or maybe you are an Open Water Diver - beginner, or not a diver at all? Whoever you are and whatever experience in diving you have, a short or long diving history - we all start somewhere, and each diving instructor once was a beginner. What is important is “what we want to become”, the rest is just a path to achieve it. Everything is possible.
Now it is your time to add more depth and new opportunities to your life.
What is the PADI Instructor Development Course?
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is made up of two parts – the PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most dive professionals complete the entire IDC and go on to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), which is the final step to earn the PADI Instructor certification.
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) prepare candidates to function as PADI Assistant Instructors and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors.
The PADI Instructor candidates build on their instructor-level leadership skills, dive theory knowledge, fine-tuning demonstrations of dive and rescue diver skills by learning how to teach and deliver knowledge development in the classroom, in confined and in open water. During the PADI IDC, Instructor candidates gain a complete understanding of PADI’s educational goals, approaches and philosophies.
There are few different training options available:
Depending on the needs or interests, training can be planned with breaks to gain more experience, or can be continued all the way to Instructor certification.
Prior to enrolling in the PADI IDC, you must:
If you have leadership level with another diver training organization, not a PADI Divemaster, you will need successfully to complete dive rescue assessment from the PADI Divemaster course.
If you have any questions as to whether you meet the necessary prerequisites or not, please contact me. Together we will look closely at your particular case and take necessary steps in achieving your goals.
The PADI Instructor Development Course runs as a 10-12 day program, depending on the amount of the Instructor candidates and their experience.
Hurghada Egypt is a great choice for making your PADI Instructor Development Course. It has great weather throughout the year, stunning underwater world, best training conditions and numerous PADI Instructor Examinations scheduled during the year - all of that just 4-5 hours from your home. This gives you flexibility in choosing dates for your course, gives you time to prepare yourself in relaxed atmosphere.
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) has to be conducted in the diving center with status PADI 5* Instructor Development Centre or higher.
There are normally 6 PADI Instructor Examinations happening in Hurghada Red Sea Egypt, which gives you many chances during the year to become a PADI Instructor. Most common months for attending the IDC and PADI Examination in Hurghada: February, April, July, September,October, December, but they can slightly vary from year to year. Keep in mind that if you would like to have longer preparation and practice time, while assisting in diver level courses, it is also possible, to have additional time for training, just contact me and we can discuss and find out what suits you the most.
Together we need to ensure that you, as an Instructor candidate, have a personal, current set of the following materials for study, for use during the course and for reference afterward; unless the materials are not available in a language that you understand:
This is just a part of the materials which are required for the course, more detailed information will be provided on request.
Most probably you already have your complete set of diving equipment, most Instructor candidates prefer to use their own dive kit. If for any reason you would like to use rented equipment, it is also possible. Be familia with all your diving equipment, everything has to be comfortable and properly fitted. It will help you to focus on conducting good quality courses.
Keep in mind to have a few dives with your or rented equipment before the course starts. This can be done during the preparation part before PADI IDC starts.
According to the PADI Instructor Manual, additionally to standard diving equipment as PADI Instructor /Certified Assistant you need to have:
Exception: Where prohibited locally.
What will you learn during the PADI IDC?
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) teaches you to conduct all PADI core courses. You’ll be able to organise and present information, conduct skill development sessions and control during confined and open water dives. You will learn how to use the PADI system as an efficient teaching tool helping your students to become safe divers, helping you to deliver consistently quality courses.
During different curriculum components, practical assessments, presentations and workshops as a part of the PADI Instructor Development Course, you will get knowledge and experience in the following:
All PADI Instructors need to be current Emergency First Response Instructors or hold another equivalent First Aid and CPR instructor qualification.
This course covers how to teach First Aid and CPR (adults, children and infants) to your students, divers and non-divers. The course is scheduled preferably just before or directly after the IE. This takes into account the needs of the candidates.
Individuals qualify as Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructors by attending an EFR Instructor Course conducted by an EFR Instructor Trainer.
Note: EFR Instructor rating or equivalent is mandatory to have your PADI Instructor paperwork processed, after the PADI Instructor Examination.
Course Prerequisites
The PADI Instructor Examination (IE) is the second phase of the process to become a PADI Instructor.
The PADI Instructor Development course is given by me, your PADI Course Director, while PADI IE is standardised two-day evaluative program that tests an instructor candidate’s teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, skill level, understanding of the PADI System, attitude and professionalism. This phase is conducted by specially trained PADI Instructor Examiners.
The IE location, testing environment and examination sessions are organized to be as objective as possible to fairly and consistently evaluate a candidate’s abilities. The PADI Instructor Examination is divided in to four evaluation areas. To become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you have to successfully pass all four areas. Only those who meet the PADI IE performance requirements earn the respected PADI Instructor certification. There is a fee for attending an IE.
Prerequisites for the IE:
Teaching Status PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors are authorised to teach the following PADI courses:
Check out PADI GoPro chart to see all professional levels, to have a complete picture about courses you will be authorised to teach.
The PADI IDC is a very intensive experience which takes time, energy and concentration. Future success depends on arriving well prepared on the first day of the course.
The Assistant Instructor and Instructor candidates are required to have all necessary theory knowledge and diving skills.
Depending on your comfort level, experience and amount of additional work needed to prepare you for the Instructor Development Course, the preparation course itself can vary from two days evaluation of your theory and skills knowledge up to a week of practice. This is composed by theoretic and practical parts, specifically designed to clarify any doubts or fill gaps, giving you the chance to be fully prepared for the IDC, where you will be able to focus only on the new upcoming tasks.
We will discuss your particular case and decide individually what would be the best and most efficient way of doing the preparation.
To refresh your diving theory knowledge, you can sign up for Dive Theory Online through PADI eLearning. If you haven’t already completed it or it’s been more than a year since you went through it. The program is a straightforward review of dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment and environment, plus using the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP).
By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for the dive theory exam requirement during your IDC.
Other options, which are great tools to use, are the PADI Divemaster Knowledge workbook and the Encyclopedia of Diving. They really give you a solid base and deep understanding of diving theory.
I would recommend you to get in touch with me before you start your preparation for the course, I would give you some tips how to make this process efficient, depending from you readiness level.
Contact me to discuss the requirements and available options, we will always find together the best solution for your particular case.
Are you already a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor?
You have reached the level of PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, so you have the possibility to be qualified as a Specialty Instructor and later as a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.
Contact me for more details about your next step in diving career.
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