PADI
Instructor Development Course (IDC)
It's
time to start your PADI Instructor Development Course
(IDC). The IDC consists of two sections, the Assistant
Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba
Instructor (OWSI) program. This structure lets you
divide the course into two blocks for schedule convenience
if you need to. However, you may prefer to complete
the two portions together, going through the entire
IDC in as few as seven days.
1. The first part of the PADI Instructor Development
Course (IDC) is the PADI Assistant Instructor course.
This course provides you additional experience as
a PADI Professional and teaches you the PADI System
of diver education.
PADI Assistant Instructors:
*Teach knowledge development (classroom) presentations
(under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor)
*Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills (under
the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor)
*Teach the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
*Teach the Project AWARE Specialty course
*Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
*Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully
completing the Emergency First Response Instructor
Course
Prerequisites:
* PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification
from another organization
* Be at least 18 years old
* 60 logged dives (with experience in night, deep
and navigation)
* Proof of CPR and first aid training within the
last 24 months
What it takes:
*Self-study - Knowledge reviews, quizzes, lectures
and presentations
*Confined water - Skills review and assessment,
workshops and presentations
*Open Water - Workshops, rescue assessment and candidate
presentations
2. The Open Water Scuba Instructor
program portion of the PADI IDC further hones your
leadership and teaching skills to prepare you for
life as a PADI Instructor.
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Program
Course Prerequisites:
*PADI Assistant Instructor certification
*Certified diver for at least six months
*60 logged dives (with experience in night, deep,
and navigation)
*Proof of CPR and first aid training within the
last 24 months.
What it takes:
*Self-study - Knowledge reviews, quizzes, lectures,
presentations
*Confined Water - Skills review and assessment,
workshops and presentations
*Open Water - Workshops, rescue assessment and presentations
You must have a minimum of 100 logged dives to become
a PADI Instructor (though you can begin training
as one with 60 logged dives).
3. PADI Instructor Examination
After you complete your IDC, you demonstrate what
you've learned in the Instructor Examination (IE).
Here a PADI Instructor Examiner independently and
objectively assesses your knowledge and skills,
testing everything from dive theory to PADI training
standards. PADI is the only certification organization
that requires an objective, independent examination
to qualify as a professional instructor. This balanced
and consistent evaluation process is one of the
hallmarks that makes PADI professionals the most
demanded and respected instructors in the dive industry.
Instructor Examination Prerequisites:
*Successful completion of PADI IDC
What it takes:
*Dive theory and standards and procedures exams
*Waterskills and diver rescue assessment
*Teaching pesentations in classroom, confined and
open water
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