What will you learn?

The Assistant Instructor Course teaches the PADI philosophy through classroom presentations, confined water instruction, and open water instruction.  Assistant Instructor candidates will complete the first 4 days of an Instructor Development Course.  The following is a sample schedule that an AI candidate will participate in.

DAY 1
Course Orientation
Learning, Instruction, and the PADI System
General Standards and Procedures
Lunch
Teaching in Confined Water
Break Out Session
Skill Demonstrations Workshop — Pool
Confined Water Presentation 1 — Pool

DAY 2
Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
4 E’s Counseling Workshop
Breakout Session
Risk Management
Lunch
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation 1
Marketing Diving
Start Diving

DAY 3 — Open Water
Conducting Open Water Dives
Break Out Session
Open Water Teaching Presentation (two skills)
Lunch
Diver Rescue Assessment

DAY 4
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation 2
General Standards and Procedures Exam and Review
Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses
Lunch
Business of Diving
Keep Diving
24 Skill Circuit Evaluation — Pool
Confined Water Presentation 2 — Pool