Start here to become a PADI dive Instructor. Share your passion with others
and help them experience the same joy you have for scuba diving.
Description
If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary
life – become a PADI Instructor. Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your
love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy – being in,
around and under water. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and PADI Assistant
Instructors are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world
because they’ve completed the program that sets the standard for training dive
professionals. You earn a PADI Instructor rating through hard work and
commitment, but you’re rewarded with a job that lets you share incredible
underwater adventures with others – transforming their lives for the better and
enriching yours.
Are you ready to join the ranks of the dedicated professionals who teach the
world’s most progressive and popular scuba diver education programs? Then Go
PROSM with an Instructor Development Course.
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is made up of two parts – the Assistant
Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most
dive professionals complete the entire IDC and go on to attend an Instructor
Examination (IE), which is the final step to earn a PADI Instructor
certification.
Successfully completing just the AI course results in a PADI Assistant
Instructor qualification. When an AI is ready to progress, attending an OWSI
program allows entry into an IE to earn a full PADI Instructor rating.
Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training
organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program. This
recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI
Instructor.
A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in
the PADI Instructor Development Course. You also need:
At least 60 logged dives and 100 dives to attend an IE.
Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training
within the past 24 months.
A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
You also need to be an Emergency First Response Instructor, but you can earn
this rating during your instructor training.
An Instructor Examination (IE) is a two-day evaluative program that tests an
instructor candidate’s teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, skill level,
understanding of the PADI System, and attitude and professionalism. PADI IEs are
standardized and conducted by specially trained PADI Instructor Examiners. The
IE location, testing environment and examination sessions are organized to be as
objective as possible to fairly and consistently evaluate a candidate’s
abilities. Only those who meet the IE performance requirements earn the
respected PADI Instructor certification. There is a fee for attending an IE.
Academic
Over a minimum of five days, but usually more like seven, the IDC teaches you to
conduct all PADI core courses. You’ll be able to organize and present
information, conduct skill development sessions and control open water dives.
Basically, you become a better public speaker and get really good at
demonstrating skills while watching out for student diver safety. Key topics
include:
PADI Standards and Procedures for courses you can teach with in water workshops
Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
Risk Management and Diver Safety
The Business of Diving and your role as an instructor
Marketing Diving and Sales Counseling
You may be able to get college credit or the Assistant Instructor course and
Instructor Development Course.
Getting Started
Register for IDC Online – PADI’s eLearning option that lets you study
independently at your own pace before class. There are nine interactive
knowledge development sections. Prestudy online saves classroom time, which
allows more time for practicing the skills that distinguish you as a PADI
Instructor.
Also, sign up for Dive Theory Online, if you haven’t already completed it or
it’s been more than a year since you went through it. The program is a
straightforward review of dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment and
environment, plus using the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP). By successfully
completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for the dive theory exam
requirement during your IDC.
Visit a PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center or Resort to ask about an
IDC.
Also, view the Instructor Development Calendar.
