IDC Staff Training

As a IDC Staff Instructor you will be actively involved in the teaching and success of new instructor candidates. It's a rewarding step in your diving career as you to build a resume of professional dive certifications accelerating your path to PADI Course Director.

Prerequisites and Materials

If you are a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with current knowledge and skills, you are ready to begin. For reference during your course and to teach afterwards, you will need 2 evaluation slates ($30 each) and a CD Manual (please contact us for price, paper or digital). 2011 IDC Staff Instructor application is $91.

Staff Instructor Course Overview

Before the IDC begins you will spend two days with our Course Director. You will update your standards, learn evaluation criteria, discuss the psychology of evaluations, and refresh your dive theory and skills.

Plan to arrive a couple of days prior to the IDC course and enjoy some diving with us, no charge.  You can see the the 2011 schedule of courses here.

Once the 10 day IDC begins you will audit the course, polishing your presentation notes, and improving your evaluation skills to a consistent level as you grade the candidates teaching presentations in the classroom, confined water and open water while comparing notes with our Course Director..

Benefits

IDC Staff Instructors are sought after dive professionals as they bring additional qualifications and revenues to a dive shop. As an IDC Staff you are certified to:

Independently teach the Assistant Instructor course
Conduct portions of the IDC course under the direction of a PADI Course Director
Assist on IDCs furthering your qualifications towards Master Instructor
Assist on Instructor specialty training