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Go-Pro & Instructor Development
With the friends you'll certainly make, you´ll stay in contact for the rest of your life. Deepening the understanding for other cultures and life-styles. And experience the thrill of making a good living in a relaxed, but ambitious environment.
This will probably bring you the envy of your friends - who didn´t have the courage to take the decisive step forward like you did - when they come to visit you during their vacations to learn how to dive WITH YOU
As a member of the increasing and multicultural community of PADI diving professionals, it's easy for you to find interesting jobs in the most exclusive and exotic places in the world.
Think of all the tropical dive sites, sunken ship-wrecks and mysterious deep blue oceans you are about to discover.
Say good-bye to surviving in black and white, and switch to enjoy working & living in
our colorful world.
PADI Instructor Development Course
The Fun Part
It’s about life transformations—both yours and those around you.
The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes.
You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification.
Get College Credit
You may be able to earn college credit for the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor course.
The Challenging Part
The challenging part of this course is your personal commitment to the training. The course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare daily assignments for teaching presentations daily. Organization and dedication are key.
What You Learn
During the course you’ll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least
- Two confined water teaching presentations
- Two knowledge development presentations
- One open water teaching presentations integrating two skills
You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:
Course Orientation
* Dive Industry Overview
* General Standards and Procedures
* The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
* Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
* PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
* Adaptive Teaching
* The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
* Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
* Adventures in Diving Program
* Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
* Rescue Diver Course
* Divemaster Course
* Diver Retention Programs
* How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.)
You will demonstrate competence at
* performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.
* performing a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins.
* During the course you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part .
What You Can Teach
After becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster.
You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photographer or Enriched Air Diver.
The Scuba Gear You Use
You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as two scuba signaling devices —one audible and one visual.
Check with us to purchase equipment needed for the course.
The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Instructor Development Course crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for the Instructor Development Course. The 23-item pack includes:
* Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (Open Water and Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster)
* Instructor Development Course Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
* Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
* Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
* Specialty outlines for Project AWARE
* PADI Instructor Manual
Please contact us ahead of a scheduled IDC to purchase this crewpack for your course. We'll have it ready for you at arrival.
Prerequisites
To qualify for training as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you must:
* Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months (check us for qualifying credentials.)
* Be at least 18 years old
* Be certified as a diver for at least six months
* Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You’ll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams
* Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response course meets this requirement
* Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Additional costs for the IDC are;
IDC Crewpack $500*
EFRI Crewpack $150*
* above mentioned prices for the crewpacks are only offered in combination with a reservation for an IDC with Diversity Diving.
PADI Fees (to be paid directly to PADI):
OWSI Instructor Examination (IE) - (2 days and 1 evening examination by PADI) 485 USD
OWSI Application Fee 105 USD
EFRI Application Fee 75 USD
DM Application Fee 77 USD
MSDT fee's per specialty 44 USD
