Top Ten reasons to take your IDC with BICD:

 1. Our Credentials:

BICD has been recognized by PADI as the first Career Development Center in Central America.

For our - "Outstanding Achievements in Instructional Development"

 both of 2004 and 2005!

 Bottom-line: You Learn with the Best!

 2. Our Facility:

BICD has a dedicated air-conditioned IDC room at the center, with complete wireless multimedia capability; the Bay Islands' most complete dive shop; 51', 42' & 38’ fully equipped custom dive boats; Utila’s only indoor pool for confined water training; and Utila's only on-site hyperbaric chamber. 

Bottom-line: You Don't Pay More; You Just Get More!

 3. Our Curriculum:

Our IDC is a 11-day program -  longer than the seven-day program dictated by PADI standards. You'll spend more time working with more PADI programs, both in class and in the water, and learn more about what the job of teaching Diving actually entails.

Bottom-line: You Get More Comprehensive Training!

4. Our Career Training:

At BICD, the IDC is just a part of our integrated career-training program. Every IDC is scheduled in conjunction with an Instructor Examination, Specialty Instructor training programs, Divers Alert Network Training, our own dive safety programs, and career counseling.

Bottom-line: You Come out Ready to Teach!

5. Our Course Directors:

The IDC at BICD is conducted entirely by our two full-time resident Course Directors, with language support in Spanish, Dutch, German and French. Our Course Directors have been featured in the Undersea Journal and have received several Certificates of Recognition for Excellence from PADI.

Bottom-line: You Get More for Your Money!

6. Our Record:

BICD has trained better prepared instructors than any other dive center in the Bay Islands. We are proud not be the factory.  Every IDC includes career counseling; our instructors get good jobs and are enjoying success in the diving industry all over the world.

Bottom-line: You get off to a Great Start!

7. Our Commitment to Diving:

Through our association with the Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center, Utila Lodge Resort and the Utila Hyperbaric Chamber, BICD works with Divers Alert Network, the Shark Research Institute, and the Reef Environmental Education Foundation, to name just a few. We are recipients of the Project Aware Environmental Achievement Award for 2005, and Community Involvement Awards.

Bottom-line: You Get an "In" in the Industry!

8. Our Schedule:

BICD offers a complete instructor training programs each month. You can enter the program at any level, and every program takes you through the instructor level and beyond, including a continuing education program individually designed to meet your needs.

Bottom-line: You Learn When You're Ready!

9. Our Prices:

Career training is not cheap, but at BICD our prices compare favorably with any other program available anywhere in the world. In fact, instructor level training at BICD costs no more than lesser training from a lesser facility. We also offer our candidates; accommodation, lunches during the IDC, free diving, internships,  reduced prices on dive equipment, PADI materials, and all instructor-level continuing education programs.

Bottom-line: You Get More for Your Money!

10. Our Reputation:

When you become an instructor with BICD, you have the strength of a PADI Career Development Center, highly respected and committed full-time Course Directors, a 5 Star Gold Palm dive resort with a worldwide reputation, and the entire BICD alumni family behind you. Our commitment to your career does not end with the IDC, and throughout your career you'll benefit from this association.

Bottom-line: You Win!

 Course dates, prices and availability are subject to change. Please contact us at cd@dive-utila.com or call +(504) 425-3291 for further information.