The PADI
Instructor Development Program prepares you to function as
a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. In addition, it further
develops your leadership and teaching abilities to the instructor
level and prepares you to teach PADI programs.
The PADI Instructor development program must be conducted
by a PADI Course Director. Course Directors make up about
0.5% of PADI professional membership, we at Simply Diving
are in the rare position of having a PADI Course Director
on permanent staff which allows us greater flexibility when
scheduling Instructor Development Courses.
To qualify for the PADI Instructor Development program, you
must:
1. Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or a PADI Divemaster,
or as an instructor with another recreational diver training
organization.
2. Be at least 18 years old.
3. Be fit for diving and submit a medical form signed by a
physician.
4. Have been a certified diver for at least six months and
logged at least 60 open water dives with experience in night,
deep and navigation prior to beginning the Instructor Development
Program, and have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
and logged at least 100 dives prior to entering the Instructor
Examination.
5. Submit proof of CPR training within 24 months.
During the PADI Instructor Development program, you’ll
learn the PADI System of diver education, standards and procedures,
effective academic teaching presentations, teaching in confined
water, conducting open water training dives and additional
related topics. You’ll learn these topics one of two
ways; through the PADI Instructor Development Program (IDC)
or the PADI Instructor Orientation
Program (IOC)
(Note: the IOC is an option available only if you’re
an instructor that is current with another certification organization
and wish to become a PADI Instructor.)
After successful completion of the IDC or IOC, you must successfully
complete the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). You will be
evaluated on; dive theory, academic teaching, confined-water
(pool) teaching, open-water teaching and general diving skills
and professionalism.
As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you can conduct the
entire range of PADI experience programs and PADI diver programs,
from Open Water Diver through Divemaster (except for specialties
and PADI Medic First Aid, which require specific Specialty
Diver Instructor and MEDIC FIRST AID® Instructor ratings).
After successfully completing your PADI IDC/IOC and IE, you
receive a certification card and certificate denoting this
rating. You’ll also become a member ofPADI and receive
benefits, including the ability to purchase professional liability
insurance (which may be required to conduct some activities).
For more details on instructor level courses or to book a
free career counselling session with our Staff instructor
call us on 0034 600 506 526 or email
us
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