PADI Instructor Development Course ( 7 days
)
The PADI Instructor Development
Course (IDC) is the core of the PADI Instructor training
process. The goal of the program is to prepare you to function
as an effective PADI Instructor by thoroughly familiarizing
you with the PADI system and its entire diver training programs.
You will draw upon your current skills and knowledge while
learning how to conduct classroom, pool and open water teaching
sessions.
While successful completion of the IDC will prepare you for an EZ pass of the Instructor Examination, this is not the focus of the course, and we conduct at EZ DIVERS. Our program is specifically designed to arm you with the skills and knowledge you will need to begin your career as a Scuba Instructor and be successful.
You will be at ease when you will
teach your first "real" course after the IE.
(Please note that the IDC processing fee
is not included in the IDC course fee and must be paid to
PADI. We also have a complete Instructor Internship Package. Please see our Individual Course Fees page for the
current PADI IDC application processing fee. )
IDC Prerequisites:
Independent Learning Prerequisite
Prior to the start of an Instructor Development Course, Assistant Instructor course or OWSI program, an individual must complete all (16) IDC Knowledge Reviews.
Completing Knowledge Reviews may be accomplished by self-study using the
- PADI Instructor Manual
- Business of Diving
- Law and the Diving Professional
- The Best of the Undersea Journal (referring to recent Undersea Journal articles in the Instructor Candidate Workbook)
Pre-study may also occur through staff led pre-course sessions. IDC Staff Instructors or Course Directors may guide instructor candidates through reading assignments and help them with understanding PADI standards, educational philosophy, training suggestions and other background information.
It’s recommended a minimum of two days be set aside for any pre-study option.
Candidates must also have proof of completing CPR and first
aid training within the previous 24 months, and provide
documentation of having a medical examination within the
previous 12 months showing fitness for diving.
Candidates,
who have completed any of their previous training through
another diver training organizations other than PADI, must be able
to provide copies of their certification cards or other
documentation.
IDC - AI and OWSI Course Prerequisites
To enrol in an IDC or Assistant Instructor course, an individual must:
1. Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization.
An individual with leadership level certification with another diver training organization can be:
a. an instructor member in good standing with one of the following organizations: BSAC (Club Instructor or higher), CMAS (one star Instructor or three star diver), FAUI, IDEA, Los Angeles County, MDEA, NAUI, PDIC, SSI, SAA (Instructor Grade 2 or higher) or YMCA (others may qualify – contact PADI for verification).
b. Or, a diver with proof of certification in diver supervision and management including proof of rescue diving certification.
2. Be at least 18 years old.
3. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months. A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving. The physician signing the form may not be the applicant.
4. Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives (as documented in the individual’s log book) and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving.
Note: to attend an IE, the instructor candidate must have at least 100 logged dives.
5. Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
6. Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entry level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization.
(PADI Members who have these records on file at PADI do not need to resubmit.)
7. If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course diver rescue skills assessment.
OWSI Program Prerequisites
To enrol in an OWSI program, an individual must:
1. Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or as a current instructor member in good standing with another recreational diver training organization for at least 6 months including BSAC (Club
Instructor or higher), CMAS (two star Instructor), FAUI, IDEA, Los Angeles County, MDEA, NAUI, PDIC, SSI, SAA (Instructor Grade 2 or higher) or YMCA (others may qualify – contact PADI for verification).
2. Be at least 18 years old.
3. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months. A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving. The physician signing the form may not be the applicant.
4. Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives (as documented in the individual’s log book) and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving.
Note: to attend an IE, the instructor candidate must have at least 100 logged dives
5. Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24months.
6. Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entry level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization.
(PADI Members who have these records on file at PADI do not need to resubmit).
Instructor Candidate Materials
The PADI Dive Centres, Resort, Course Director and/or IDC Staff Instructor conducting a course must ensure that instructor candidates have, in their possession, a personal set of materials for study and use during the course and for reference afterward; unless the materials are not available in a language understood by the candidate.
Instructor candidates must have a current version of these required materials or purchase an IDC Crew Pack:
- PADI Instructor Manual
- Instructor Candidate Work Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
- Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
- AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
- PADI Open Water Diver Manual
- Recreational Dive Planner, the Wheel, table and eRDP, and Instructions for Use booklets
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
- Adventures in Diving Manual
- PADI Rescue Diver Manual
- Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet
- PADI Divemaster Manual
- Divemaster Final Exams booklet
- Aquatic Cue Cards – for Open Water, Adventures, Rescue, Divemaster and D S D
- Confined Water Lesson Preparation slate
- Open Water Training Dive Lesson planning slate
- The Encyclopaedia of Recreational Diving
- Diving Knowledge Workbook
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