ADI
- IDC OVERVIEW
PADI's IDC (Instructor Development Course) was designed
for PADI Divemasters who would like to begin teaching scuba
diving. The course teaches you how to teach using tried
and true methods developed over the past 20 years or so.
The
IDC
is
divided into three parts, the Assistant Instructor (AI)
course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) course.
The final part is the
Instructor Examination (IE), which
the candidates are required to pass before they are allowed
to begin teaching. The IE immediately follows the OWSI course.
The courses are
described below. It is best to take both courses one
following the other as the candidate will be more likely
to be successful during in the IE. If taken together,
the IDC is a total of twelve days and followed by the IE which
takes three days in Phuket.
The AI course
is taught during the first six days of the IDC. Here you
are introduced to PADI’s teaching standards, and are taught
how to give presentations in the classroom, confined water
(pool), and the open water (the ocean). The candidates will
give two knowledge development presentations in the classroom,
two confined water presentations, and two open water presentations.
During the course,
the candidate will act as an instructor with fellow
candidates acting as students. Your Course Director and staff
will closely observe and give each candidate detailed feedback
on their performance with suggestions on how to improve
their performances. These suggestions will help you to improve
your diving skills, demonstration skills, communication
skills, and problem solving techniques. We will also give
you valuable tips on how to make your students have fun
in the water and the classroom.
A PADI Assistant
Instructor is qualified to teach Discover Scuba and snorkeling
programs, give knowledge presentations (classroom) for all
PADI courses under supervision of a PADI OWSI. They can
also teach and certify students in the project A.WAR.E
and Peak Performance Buoyancy courses. An AI is also
qualified to take an Emergency First Responder
Instructor course and upon successful completion, able
to certify Emergency First Response students. Finally,
AI’s are qualified to enter the OWSI program to become fully
qualified PADI Instructors.
The OWSI
course is taught during the last six days where your newly
acquired teaching techniques are practically applied to
the various PADI diving courses including the Open Water,
Advanced Open Water, Rescue and Divemaster. During this
segment we also teach you various marketing strategies,
business principles, legal risks and responsibilities, diver
retention programs, and how to teach children how to dive.
During the
OWSI segment, your presentation skills will be fine-tuned
by giving at least two additional presentations in the classroom,
confined water, and open water. We also include hands-on
workshops on how to demonstrate in water rescue techniques
for your future real-world students.
The IDC is
designed to help you to pass the IE so that you can begin
working as an instructor. But, more than that, we teach
you valuable skills that can be applied to your students,
making you a better and more employable instructor. We will
teach you how to teach diving, but you'll find the communication
skills you acquire will benefit you in many aspects of day-to-day
life. This not only makes your work more interesting, but
also increases your income.
As a PADI
Open Water Scuba Instructor, you are qualified to teach
and certify students from Discover Scuba Diving through
Divemaster. You will also have the required prerequisites
to enroll in a PADI Emergency First Response Instructor
course and the Master Scuba Diver Trainer Course,
allowing you to teach and certify students in numerous of specialty programs.
PADI
- GO PRO
PADI Course Director.
Actual course
time equals approximately 150 hours. The pre-selection process is
competitive and arduous. It involves 15-20 hours work in preparing
an application for one of the fiercely competed for positions.
Course Directors make up less than 1% of the total PADI membership.
Potential
Course Directors must meet specific pre-application pre-requisites
and complete on job training. Note that this does not guarantee them
a place at a PADI Course Director Training Course (CDTC). On job
training requirements include.
he
PADI Course Director (CD) rating is the highest professional
certification available from PADI. PADI Course Directors are PADI
Master Instructors who have received additional training and gained
experience in conducting PADI instructor development programs. The
PADI Course Director Training Course (CDTC) must be successfully
completed before a candidate can assume the role of PADI Course
Director. To participate in a CDTC, candidates are evaluated against
a stringent set of criteria, and once accepted candidates
participate in the most demanding instructor trainer program in the
dive industry. The primary goal of the course is to create a
competent entry-level Course Director with the main focus of
training on building Course Director level skills. This is done
through a two-part program modeled after the PADI IDC and IE. The
initial phase is developmental and the final phase is evaluative.
Through this unique instructor trainer training, CDTC candidates
have an opportunity to expand their membership to a new level thus
providing them with the ability to further impact their dive
community. The course also affords candidates the opportunity to
broaden their instructor training perspective and communication
skills, while working directly with members of PADI staff.
Once certified, PADI CDs serve as role models
for other PADI Members with regard to PADI instruction, diver
training and professionalism. With this rating comes a
responsibility to the dive community and an expectation of
professional performance. The perceptions formed by the dive
community and instructor candidates reflect PADI and the CD’s image.
PADI Course Directors are sensitive to their
role in creating positive perceptions and attitudes among dive
educators. They have a responsibility to uphold PADI standards and
philosophies and an obligation to remain up-to-date on standards as
well as trends within the dive industry. To maintain this rating,
CDs are required to attend Course Director Updates regularly. They
must thoroughly understand the PADI System and have the ability to
explain it to others. Creating a positive image and supporting PADI
and the dive industry are important while functioning in this
professional capacity.
As a dive education leader, they work in
partnership with dive centers/resorts to provide quality training
programs at the diver level as well as the instructor level.
Affiliation with PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centers and Gold
Palm Resort-Instructor Development Centers indicates that they are
committed to offering the highest caliber of dive services and
programs.
PADI Course Directors are among the dive
industry’s most influential opinion makers and they play a critical
role in shaping the attitudes and abilities of new dive educators.
