What to Expect
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WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR IDC
What we expect from you
IDC eLearning independent study
Demonstration-quality dive skills
A firm grasp of dive theory
Focus and passion
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What you can expect from IDC Dive
Experienced and Passionate Team
Personalized attention
Inclusive teamwork environment
Constructive feedback
Innovative solutions
Unforgettable moments
JOIN US FOR AND INTENSE YET FUN-PACKED IDC. YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
The IDC can be divided into five sections:
IDC e-Learning
PADI’s IDC eLearning is a self-study program designed to help you get familiar with the PADI system and prepare you for the workshops that we will run together. It includes 16 interactive segments that you read through on your personal tablet, phone, or computer.
Contact us to get your PADI eLearning code and get started right away!
IDC e-Learning covers:
PADI Standards – What they are, how to find them and stay up-to-date, how to interpret them and why we must follow them.
Risk management – Understanding what is expected of a PADI instructor, your duty of care, what professional judgement is and how to apply it.
PADI core courses and programs – Familiarise yourself with courses from the instructor’s point of view.
Dive industry business and marketing – How to promote yourself as an instructor, using PADI materials to market yourself and sell more courses, equipment and trips.
Workshops
Interactive workshops help you learn by doing. After we demonstrate or discuss concepts you apply the knowledge that you gained from the IDC eLearning.
The workshops include:
Skill Development
Confined & Open Water Training
Knowledge Development
Core Courses (Open Water, Advanced, Rescue & Divemaster)
Dive Theory
PADI System
Risk Management
Business and Marketing Techniques
We provide tips, techniques and guidance, but we also expect you to try out your ideas and learn from the IDC experience.
Waterwork
(Confined & Open Water)
Waterwork assessments give you the opportunity to fine-tune your in-water teaching style. You prepare and give an in-water microteaching presentation (1 or 2 assigned skills), which we will evaluate and discuss during the debrief. This is also fantastic opportunity to learn from your fellow candidates!
You will get feedback on your:
Briefing
Skill demonstrations
Problem solving
Safety and standards
Debriefing
Remember: this is an Instructor DEVELOPMENT Course. You will start with teaching easy skills before progressing to complex ones. Step-by-step you will develop your in-water control, awareness, judgement and ability to catch and deal with student problems safely.
Classroom
Knowledge Development
Classroom assessments challenge you to teach dive theory in an exciting way, which your students will remember and apply in the water.
You prepare to teach dive theory to students prescriptively (helping answer questions they got wrong on an exam, quiz, or knowledge review). You will be given a question from a PADI course to prepare. We ask you to explain the concept in a fun and engaging way.
You will improve your ability to:
Grab your student divers’ attention
Make concepts relevant by giving diving examples
Demonstrate your understanding of the PADI curriculum and materials
Be clear and precise when interacting with students
Use dive equipment and props to clarify concepts
Students often lose concentration during dive theory sessions. They may even feel that theory is unimportant in order to go diving. We will show you how to make your dive theory sessions fun, engaging and relevant to your students.
Exams
PADI Standards & Procedures
During the workshops we explain how to find standards in the PADI Instructor Manual and how to correctly interpret them. You then take an open-book exam with a pass mark of 75%, to demonstrate your understanding.
Dive theory
Teaching dive theory is not scheduled into the IDC, we expect you to come prepared. Please arrive before the EFRI so we can help you get a solid grasp of the concepts and knowledge you need. We give you plenty of practise exams before and during the IDC to prepare you. The final exam is closed book and a 75% score is needed to pass the IDC.
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DAY 1 — ARRIVE You’ll have time to settle in, get prepared and meet your fellow candidates.
DAY 2-5 — PREPARE Benefit from our preparation sessions.
DAY 6-7 — EFRI Become an EFR Instructor and learn to teach the EFR Primary & Secondary Care, Care For Children and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) courses.
DAY 8 — DAY OFF Relax and fun dive.
DAY 9-19 — IDC Our Instructor Development Course is an intense yet fun-packed course that ensures you become the best PADI Pro you can be.
DAY 20-21 — IE One and a half days, with some well-deserved drinks in the evening.
DAY 22 — DAY OFF There is nothing like waking up realising you are a PADI Instructor then going back to sleep!
DAY 23-25 = SPECIALTY COURSES There is no better way to finish your IDC experience than with an MSDT PREP course.
WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR IE
The Instructor Examination (IE) is one and a half days. It takes place in Dahab at a hotel near H2O and in Masbat bay, where we train during the IDC.
Most candidates really enjoy their IE. There is nothing new on the IE, we cover everything on the IDC multiple times before you go to the IE.
The examiners work directly for PADI, they understand you may be nervous and are great at getting you to relax.
“If you pass my IDC, I’ve made the decision that you are ready to teach students. PADI just wants to check they agree. That’s why I see the IE as a test of my judgement and training rather than an examination of my instructor candidates”.
IE SCHEDULE:
You have to be flexible to work in the dive industry. As the examiners vary, IEs are often slightly different.
DAY ONE:
Written Exams – Theory / PADI Standard & Procedures
Confined Water – Demonstrate five skills / Teach one skill
Knowledge Development – Teach one question
DAY TWO:
Open Water
Rescue Exercise (Unresponsive diver at the surface)
Teach two skills
Of course, we are here to answer any questions you have about the IE, but ensuring you’re the best instructor you can be is our focus, NOT the IE. For this reason, we schedule IE Q&A sessions.
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