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Your PADI Instructor Development
Course
The PADI IDC (10 Days)
The
IDC begins with independent self-study and
encompasses two PADI programs:
The Assistant Instructor Course (AI)
and The
Open Water Scuba Instructor Course (OWSI).
Together these two programs make up the full IDC.
Our
comprehensive IDC is 10 days and is designed to not
only to develop your teaching skills but also expand
your knowledge and understanding of The PADI System
of Diver Education. After all what makes a teacher a
successful professional is not what he knows … ….
but rather what his students know after he has
finished teaching them !!!
During the IDC you will learn how to successfully
transfer knowledge and skills to others. Furthermore
you will develop a clear understanding of The PADI
Philosophy of Continuing Education and the full
range of PADI programs and teaching materials that
are available to you as a PADI Instructor.
As
you know the “D” in IDC stands for development and
the focus of these programs is just that: “development”,
in other words learning by making mistakes and then
receiving feedback as to the correct course of
action -
so feel free to make as many mistakes as you like
!!!
The
programs are performance based and candidate
centered, thus you will receive feedback throughout
the course informing you of your progress and level
of proficiency.
The Assistant Instructor Course: (4 days)
Assistant Instructor (AI) Candidates joining our
comprehensive IDC attend the first 4 days of the
IDC.
The
course introduces candidates to learning,
instruction and the PADI system of diver education
and focuses on the new programs they will be able to
teach as Assistant Instructors, such as Discover
Scuba, the Project Aware Specialties and the Peak
Performance Buoyancy Specialty.
Candidates will also learn how to give successful
Prescriptive Knowledge Development presentations,
Confined Water presentations and Open Water
presentations.
Certification Requirements include minimum scores
in: one Microteaching Knowledge Development
presentation, one Confined Water presentation, one
Open Water presentation (2 skills), the PADI skill
circuit and the Assistant Instructor Standards Exam.
The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Course: (6
days)
This is the second step in the Instructor development program
those who are already Assistant Instructors or an
Instructor with another training organization will
also join at this point. The OWSI course lasts 6
days
During the OWSI course you will learn more about
PADI Standards and the role of media and
prescriptive teaching.
There will be a detailed look at the courses which
make up the PADI system and how to teach them:
Discover Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver, Open Water
Diver, Specialty Diver, Adventure Diver, Advanced
Open Water, Rescue Diver, Divemaster and the various
diver retention programs as well as important
information on teaching children, legal
responsibility and risk management and some business
principles for you – the dive instructor.
Requirements for certification include: a minimum
passing score in one Prescriptive Teaching Knowledge
Development presentation, one Confined Water
presentation, one Open Water presentation (2
skills), the PADI skill circuit, the 800m snorkel
swim, the Assistant Instructor Standards Exam and an
IE Dive Theory pre-assessment exam.
Upon successful completion of this program you will
receive authorization to attend the Instructor
Examination.
REMEMBER:
prior to the start of an IDC, AI or OWSI course the
candidate must have completed ALL 16 IDC Knowledge
Reviews from the "Independent Learning" section of
the 2001 IDC Candidate Workbook.
The PADI Instructor Cross Over Course is now the
OWSI Course
The
OWSI course has taken the place of the old
IOC/Crossover Course.
The
NEW OWSI course now allows Instructors already
certified with a recreational diving training agency
other than PADI to "crossover" to PADI. This is a
great way to take advantage of market demands and be
able to offer your employers and customers PADI
courses and programs.
If
you have any questions regarding crossing over
requirements please contact us
Candidates joining an existing IDC program would
attend only the final 6 days (OWSI)…
HOWEVER instructors from other training agencies
are invited and encouraged to attend the whole IDC
program, at the reduced OWSI cost, including all the
benefits offered to regular IDC candidates!!!
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