Your PADI IDC in Phuket, Thailand: Course Information

Divemaster Course (min. 8 days):

To begin your professional career in diving, you’ll need to attain the PADI Divemaster rating. After successfully completing Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver training, you’ll work closely with a PADI Instructor to expand your diving skills and knowledge to the professional level. Then, in the most fulfilling part of your course, you’ll learn and practice supervising diving activities and assisting with student training. Our Divemaster courses follow PADI’s new DM course outlines. More info & prerequisites.

Assistant Instructor Course (4 days):

The foundation of PADI instructor development is the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). The program consists of two parts-the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Combining the AI course and OWSI program makes up the IDC.
Successfully completing an AI course allows instructor candidates to earn the PADI Assistant Instructor rating which authorizes them to function as instructional assistants and independently conduct certain PADI programs. AI course completion also qualifies candidates to participate in an OWSI program.
Candidates who are already certified as PADI AIs are invited to do their IDC at the reduced OWSI price. Please refer to the Schedule & Prices. More info & prerequisites.

IDC Pre-study (2 days):

Prior to the start of the new Instructor Development Course, Assistant Instructor Course or OWSI program, the candidate must complete all 16 IDC Knowledge Reviews from the IDC Candidate Workbook. This may be accomplished by self-study or through staff led pre-course sessions. During the complimentary two days Pre-study course our staff instructors will guide you through your reading assignments and help you understand PADI standards, educational philosophy, training suggestions and other background information.
You'll also be completing the new PADI Divemaster exam including Physics, Physiology, Skills & Environment, Equipment and the RDP. The dive theory is usually the most common improvement area for IDC candidates. You'll receive valuable feedback on any missed question you may have.
In the pool you’ll practice the 20 skills from the IDC Skill Circuit and the Rescue Diver Course exercise # 7 from the Instructor Examination (IE).

IDC (Instructor Development Course - 9 days):

The new IDC begins with independent learning and encompasses both the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program.

We believe we offer one of the finest instructor training programs available today. Our IDC provides a professional learning experience in which you will learn how to teach diving utilizing the most successful program in existence. Not only will you learn how to teach in the classroom, pool and open water environments, you will also learn how to effectively use all PADI's teaching aids and support materials.

When you complete the IDC, you will have been trained and prepared to successfully attend the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). This is the final step toward your Open Water Scuba Instructor certification. You will also be equipped with an excellent understanding of the diving industry, scuba course promotional techniques, progressive instructional methods and state of the art diving information. More info & prerequisites.

Please note that your IDC program will be following PADI's new IDC 2001 curriculum. Please click here for more details.

Your IDC includes:

• Your IDC conducted at Phuket's first and only PADI 5 Star Career Development Center - CDC.
• Unique IE pass-guarantee - we invite you to do a second IDC AND IE with us for free, including your accommodation, breakfast and lunch, in the very unlikely event that you don't pass a part (or parts) of the IE covered by the IDC curriculum.
• Ten days poolside accommodation, in nice twin-share rooms, at our Career Development Center.
• Daily breakfast & lunch at our on-site restaurant.
• Complimentary Nitrox Instructor course including Nitrox tanks
  (materials and PADI fees not included).
• 10 % Early Bird Bonus when you book 30 days prior to IDC start.
• Dive Asia VIP Card - 20 % off all Dive Asia's liveboard cruises and day trips.
• PADI materials and diving equipment: 20 % off the list price!
• Complimentary e-mail and internet access throughout your IDC and IE.
• The only IDC program worldwide to receive PADI's Hallmark of Excellence Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development" four consecutive years: 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 !
• Two days intensive IDC preparation course including water skills- practice and dive theory pre-assessment.
• Equipment rental (full set) throughout the IDC & IE: only 70 US $ !
• The entire IDC program takes place at our all-in-one Career Development Center, in serene Kata, far from Patong's tourist center.
• PADI's new IDC curriculum.
• Access to our 20 x 20 m swimming pool, throughout your IDC, including tanks and weights for practice.
• Access to our complete and 100% updated PADI library.
• Job Placement Service.
• Airport pick-up.
• Personal attention and professional organization.
• Relaxed 9-day IDC program (10 days when you participate in our complimentary one-day bonus program).
• A well-tested and well-proven IDC program with an outstanding IE success rate.
• Five air-conditioned classrooms.
• Four PADI Course Directors on staff for maximum support.
• Tropical resort environment - average water temperature 30º Celsius !
• Special in-water workshops - hovering, CESA, buddy breathing, rescue, ascents/descents.
• Tanks & weights during the IDC/IE and all pre/post IDC courses.
• All transfers during the IE.
• Your IDC staff present throughout the IE.

Instructor Crossover (5 days):

If you are already a diving educator from another recreational scuba certification agency, you can take advantage of dive industry demands by becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. The PADI Crossover program acknowledges that you're an experienced scuba instructor who only needs an orientation to the PADI system.
This condensed course focuses on first analyzing and understanding the PADI system, and then adapting your instructional style to conduct PADI programs.
The Crossover program consists of the five days OWSI program.
We invite you to attend the full nine-day IDC Program (AI and OWSI) at the reduced Crossover price. Click here to see the SSI/BSAC/CMAS Corresponding Levels with PADI. More info & prerequisites.

IE Instructor Examination (2 days):

An evaluative program where you repeat what you have been doing during the IDC. After completion of the IDC or OWSI, you must successfully complete the PADI Instructor Examination (IE) to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor. You will be evaluated on; dive theory, knowledge development presentations, confined-water (pool) teaching, open-water teaching and general diving skills and professionalism. Nothing new. All our prior candidates found the IE easier than the IDC.

Free IE pass guarantee:

We will invite you to do a second IDC AND IE with us for free, including your accommodation, breakfast and lunch, in the very unlikely event that you don't pass a part (or parts) of the IE covered by the IDC curriculum.

Special CDC IE option !

Candidates enrolled in five pre-and/or post-IDC courses (Pre-study, EFRI, Specialties etc.) OR candidates of a six-week career development program who successfully complete a PADI IDC conducted by Dive Asia CDC, may attend a PADI IE if they have been certified divers for at least six months, have logged only 60 dives and are certified PADI Assistant Instructors (the AI course is part of the new IDC).
CDC candidates who successfully complete an IE and subsequently meet the 100-logged-dive requirements will be certified as PADI Instructors when their paperwork has been processed by PADI.

CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION:

Continuing your education expands your career options, making you more valuable as an employee and staff member. It also sets a good example for your future students.

Career opportunities in the recreational dive industry are increasing rapidly, however so is the competition, especially for the most attractive jobs! To maximize your opportunity in the industry you need to be a cut above the average instructor. Instructor continuing education gives you that needed edge, as well as the opportunity to increase your income and expand your own skills. Click here for more info on Con-Ed.

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