Instructor Courses

During the Instructor Course we will prepare you over a period of 9 days for the Instructor Exam (IE). The course is quite intensive. We deal with all the topics required of an instructor. You will cover information about the diving industry, the PADI system of diver education, standards, procedures and the philosophy of continuing education. There are lectures about the business side of diving and the legal responsibilities. We will teach you how to organize and execute the different PADI courses, theory as well as the swimming pool and the open water activities.

The Instructor Development Course (IDC) revised curriculum of 2000 allows us to provide a more flexible approach to candidates who have already earned a higher level in the diving industry. Below you will find the different possibilities:

For PADI Divemasters: You take the Instructor Development Course, which consists of the Assistant Instructor Course (4 days) and the Open Water Scuba Instructor Course (5 days).

For PADI Assistant Instructors: If you have successfully completed your Assistant Instructor Course after 1995, you may enroll directly in the Open Water Scuba Instructor Course (5 days). 

Coming from other organizations: For dive guides and instructors coming from other organizations who want to cross over to PADI, check your possibilities on the list of Equivalent Certifications.

COURSES

See below for the prerequisites and details of the different courses:

Assistant Instructor Course:

A PADI Assistant Instructor is allowed to teach the knowledge development sessions of all PADI courses. Furthermore there are some programs which the AI can teach completely. In this way he or she will fulfill an important role in helping the instructor.
The course takes 4 days. During your course you will have to present at least 2 knowledge academic teaching presentations, 2 confined water teaching presentations and 2 open water teaching presentations.

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a certified PADI Divemaster OR
  Have an equivalent leadership qualification from another organization (Equivalent Certifications)

• Be 18 years old

• Submit proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 2 years

• Have a medical clearance, signed by a physician, not older than 1 year

• Show proof of 60 dives and be certified at least 6 months

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Open Water Scuba Instructor Course:

This program is designed for instructors of other organizations and for PADI Assistant Instructors. As instructors from other organizations have already experience in teaching diving courses, they do not need to do the full IDC. They will learn to teach using the PADI Teaching System. For the PADI Assistant Instructors it is a completion of their training. 
The course takes 5 days and the candidates will present at least 2 knowledge prescriptive teaching presentations, 2 confined water teaching presentations and 2 open water teaching presentations.

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a certified PADI Assistant Instructor OR
  Be a Diving instructor from another organization (Equivalent Certifications)

• Be 18 years old

• Submit proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 2 years

• Have a medical clearance, signed by a physician, not older than 1 year

• Show proof of 60 dives and be certified at least 6 months

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Instructor Development Course:

The IDC consists of the Assistant Instructor Course and Open Water Scuba Instructor Course combined, which lasts 9 days in total. You will present at least 4 knowledge academic & prescriptive teaching presentations, 4 confined water teaching presentations and 4 open water teaching presentations.

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a certified PADI Divemaster OR
  Have an equivalent leadership qualification from another organization (Equivalent Certifications)

• Be 18 years old

• Submit proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 2 years

• Have a medical clearance, signed by a physician, not older than 1 year

• Show proof of 60 dives and be certified at least 6 months

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Emergency First Response Instructor Course:
 

The EFR Instructor Course is a two-days course that covers how to teach First Aid and CPR (adults and children) to your students, divers and non-divers. You will need this certification if you want to finish the training of your Rescue Diver students yourself. The course is scheduled directly after the IE.

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a PADI Divemaster or higher

• Submit verification of EFR Provider Level Training in Primary Care, Secondary Care and Care for Children, within the past 2 years

EFR Instructor Upgrade Care for Children

The EFR Care for children course teaches First Aid for injured or ill children and infants aged 0-8 years. As of July 2005, EFR Care for Children is a mandatory component to become an EFR Instructor and is included in the EFR Instructor Programme.

Course Prerequisites:

• Participants must be certified PADI Divemaster or higher

• Submit verification of EFR Provider Level Training in Primary Care, Secondary Care and Care for Children, within the past 2 years

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DAN Provider Instructor Course:

The duration of the DAN Instructor Programs vary in time, based on the chosen courses. Please ask us if you need more details about timing.

The Instructor Program is divided in different modules. The basic core module is mandatory for any candidate prior to participate in one of the following other modules:

• Oxygen Provider: basic skills and knowledge of the oxygen

• Advance Oxygen Provider: advanced skills for the use of the positive pressure mask

• Remo: Remote Emergency Oxygen Unit

• AED: The only course to be able to teach the use of the Automatic External Defibrillator

• Marine Life Injury: specific First Aid knowledge and skills for injuries caused by venomous animals

• Aquatic: First Aid with oxygen for suspected submersion incident

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a PADI Assistant Instructor or higher

• Submit proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 2 years

• Participants must be certified DAN Providers for the chosen courses and be a DAN Member

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Specialty Instructor Courses:

PADI has more than 25 different specialties. To teach these to your students you have to have a  Specialty Instructor license. Take a look at our list of Specialties or ask us more information.
The courses last from 1 to 3 days and the prerequisites differ from course to course.

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a PADI Assistant Instructor or higher

• Other prerequisites for specific specialties (ask us for more information)

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Enriched Air (Nitrox) Instructor Course:

The Enriched Air (Nitrox) course is one of the most popular courses of the PADI Specialties. After the course you can teach students to dive with any enriched air mix between 22% and 40% of oxygen.
This 2 days course consists of a theoretical part and 1 Enriched Air training dive. 

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a PADI Assistant Instructor or higher

• Be a PADI Enriched Air diver or equivalent

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Master Scuba Diver Trainer Preparation:

In the Master Scuba Diver Trainer Preparation Course you will learn how to teach 5 different Specialties to students. In this way you do not have to give proof of experience in teaching to PADI. You can start teaching the Specialties immediately after completion of the MSDT Preparation.
This program lasts 5 to 6 days and consists of open water training and theoretical sessions.

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a PADI Assistant Instructor or higher

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IDC Staff Instructor Course:

An IDC Staff Instructor can teach and certify Assistant Instructors independently and can teach and evaluate most parts of the IDC / OWSI program.

Option A

The course takes 11 days and starts 2 days before a scheduled IDC. During these 2 days the candidates will be evaluated for 2 presentations (theory & confined water) and will attend at least 4 lessons from a Course Director. The other 9 days the candidates will follow a complete IDC program.

Option B

The course takes 5 days. During the first 2 days, the candidates will follow the same curriculum as the first 2 days of Option A. IDC Staff Instructor candidates will then complete their training by presenting all 7 curriculum components from the Assistant Instructor Course for evaluation, thus preparing them to conduct this program independently. Upon certification, it also provides them with the practical training to act as staff during an IDC.

Course Prerequisites:

• Be a Master Scuba Diver Trainer, renewed for the current year

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