PADI IDC

Start your journey to become a certified PADI Instructor and join our PADI IDC (Instructor Development Course).

The PADI IDC is a 10-day course that filled with serious fun! The program will prepare you to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), the final step to earn a PADI Instructor certification.

Our IDC is designed for you not only to pass the IE with ease but also to become a safe and confident instructor, ready to start teaching your first PADI courses.

Our courses are held in collaboration with established PADI dive centers, so you can be sure that you will receive excellent training, have access to top-notch facilities, receive multi-language support, and even be assisted in finding a job as a PADI diving instructor in Asia.

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YOUR PADI INSTRUCTOR CAREER

WHAT CAN YOU TEACH

PADI OWSIs can teach all of PADI’s core courses

They are also qualified to conduct programs for children, like the Bubble Maker and Seal Team programs and teach first aid and CPR courses.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PADI OWSI instructors are in high demand worldwide.

You will teach students from various cultural backgrounds, learn to take responsibility for their safety, and become an effective team-player.

All these skills and experiences will enable you to advance your career in- and outside the diving industry.

HOW TO BECOME PADI OWSI

ENROLL IN THE PADI IDC

To become a PADI OWSI you’ll need to complete the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).

The 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.

Most important prerequisites to enroll in the IDC are:

A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months.
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 IDC.

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PADI OPEN WATER SCUBA INSTRUCTOR

DIVE
TEACH
INSPIRE

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

PADI Instructor Theory

You will see presentations about Marketing, Risk Management, PADI Standards and more.
You will learn how to organize and conduct PADI Programs including Discover Scuba Diving, Open Water Course, Advanced Course, Rescue Diver Course and Divemaster Course.
You will learn how to do a classroom presentation “PADI style”

Pool sessions

You will practice all skills from the PADI Open Water Course, Advanced Course and Rescue Course. “Demonstration quality”.
You’ll learn how to teach PADI courses in the ‘pool or confined water’ in practical workshops. How to do briefing and debriefing, correct your students mistakes, how to position your students and much more.

Open water sessions

You will learn how to teach PADI courses in the ‘open water’. How to do a briefing , controlling your students in open water, taking care of the environment, using your Divemaster etc.
You will do a workshop on how to conduct Discover Scuba Diving in open water.
You will do a workshop on teaching skills from the Advanced Open Water course.
You will take part in a Rescue Scenario to practice your rescue skills.

THE INSTRUCTOR EXAM

During two days and in a very relaxed atmosphere you can show the PADI Examiners what you’ve learned in the IDC! There are four segments in the exam.

Dive theory and PADI Standards
Classroom presentation
Confined water teaching presentation and Skill demonstration circuit
Open water teaching presentation and Rescue skill demonstration