The PADI Instructor Development Course:
Becoming a professional dive educator

        The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the heart of the PADI Instructor training process. During the IDC, you'll apply your diving skills and knowledge to learning to teach the PADI System in the classroom, confined water andwater. The course is taught on site at our PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center and may be completed with either the standard eight-day curriculum or an extended period. Each element of the course is supported by the Instructor Candidate Workbook and other educational materials (see required materials list below), including the latest PADI videos.

        IDC topics include: teaching the PADIWater Diver course; continiung education courses; Discover experiences; the Recreational Diver Planner; lesson planning and presentation; conducting confined andWater sessions; legal responsibility and risk management; and marketing your PADI courses, to name a few. The curriculum is varied and involves lectures; pool, class and ocean workshops; discussions; and practice teaching presentations.

        The goal of the IDC is to create a low-stress environment in which you can learn to function as a PADI Instructor. This makes the IDC both a challenging and enjoyable learning experience. The final evaluation of your knowledge and skills comes later during the PADI Instructor Exam (IE). You qualify to attend an IE after successful completion of an IDC.

        All IDCs will be conducted by PADI Course Director, Lisa Lazar, a highly experienced instructor trainer who has met strict educational proficiency requirements.

The PADI Instructor Examination:
Objective validations of qualifications

Why Pacific Scuba?

Choosing Pacific Scuba Center, Inc. for your IDC offers these benefits:

• You'll receive the very best instruction with unlimited individualized attention.
• Your educational experience will be positive and rewarding.
• Modern classroom facilities on site at our PADI 5 Star IDC Center.
• A dedicated PADI Course Director that will guarantee your success in becoming a PADIWater Scuba Instructor by allowing unlimited attendance in subsequent IDCs if you are unsuccessful with your IE.
• Small class sizes with personal attention (max. 6 candidates).
• You'll have an opportunity to teach with Pacific Scuba Center after successful completion of your IE.

Required Materials & Equipment

For class sessions and independent study there are several required PADI manuals and educational materials. Although you may already own some of the following required materials, all are available at Pacific Scuba Center. It is important that you have the most current versions of each of the items.

Each instructor candidate is required to have:

As instructor candidates you are responsible for your own lodging and meals. At the time of registration, you will be provided with information on nearby lodging (if required).

Course Prerequisites

To enroll in a PADI Instructor Development Course, an individual must:

• be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or PADI Divemaster or as a current instructor member in good standing with another recreational diver training organization
• be at least 18 years old
• be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months. It is recommended to use the PADI Medical Statement form
• have been a certified diver for at least six months and have 60 logged dives (to attend an IE, the instructor candidate must have been a certified diver for at least 12 months and have at least 100 logged dives)
• submit proof of CPR training within the last 12 months
• submit documentation of any equivalent certification for entry-level, advanced and rescue certification issued by another recreational diver training organization. If an equivalent rescue certification is used, copies of first aid and CPR training documentation must be submitted

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