Instructor Development Course (IDC)
Scuba World Instructor Development Center has two full-time PADI Course Directors at our store in Dover, Delaware. We also have several IDC Staff Instructors on staff at your disposal. With small class sizes and a proportionally large staff, we are able to give you the best experience possible for your Instructor Development Course. You will have a variety of experienced instructors who are able to give you more personalized one-on-one time. We are sure that we can help you to have a fun, safe, educational, and successful Instructor Development Course. We are proud to say that we have a 100% pass rate at the Instructor Exam since 1991. For more information about our professional level courses, please call (302) 697-2882 or email jmarelli@scubaworldinc.com.
If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary life – become a PADI Instructor. Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy – being in, around and under water. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world because they’ve completed the program that sets the standard for training dive professionals. You earn a PADI Instructor rating through hard work and commitment, but you’re rewarded with a job that lets you share incredible underwater adventures with others – transforming their lives for the better and enriching yours.
Are you ready to join the ranks of the dedicated professionals who teach the world’s most progressive and popular scuba diver education programs? Then Go PRO with an Instructor Development Course.
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is made up of two parts – the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most dive professionals complete the entire IDC and go on to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), which is the final step to earn a PADI Instructor certification.
Why should I choose Scuba World?
With 2 full time PADI Course Directors on staff and 6 IDC Staff Instructors, Scuba World offers the best student to instructor ratios which will benefit your learning. Jessica and Darrell make the IDC course relevant, fun, and highly informative. You will leave the IE ready to get out there and teach: competent and confident. We also offer classroom sessions taught via Zoom so that you are able to learn from the comfort of your own home. We schedule pool and open water sessions around our candidates schedules and based on availability.
How can I start learning now?
Let’s Get Started! You can email jmarelli@scubaworldinc.com or call (302) 697-2882. We can get you started today! Course Orientation will be available on July 19th via Zoom.
Are there any prerequisites? Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program. This recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI Instructor.
A PADI Divemaster (or equivalent) who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course. You also need: at least 60 logged dives to enroll and 100 dives to attend the Instructor Exam, Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months, a medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
You also need to be an Emergency First Response Instructor, but you can earn this rating during your instructor training.
How much does it cost?
Course: $2,495
This fee covers academic instruction, pool instruction, and your open water skills evaluation training dives.
IDC Crew Pack: $1,050
Dive Theory Remediation: $595
If it’s been a while since your Divemaster course or you just plain don’t like dive theory, then this is the course for you. We spend time going over Physics, Physiology, Dive Tables, Equipment, and General Dive Skills so that you are ready for the GS&P exam in your IDC and the Dive Theory Exam at the IE.
EFR Instructor Course: $275
EFRI Crewpack: $295
This course will make you a CPR instructor with Primary Care, First Aid, AED, and Care for Children.
What's an IE?
An Instructor Examination (IE) is a two-day evaluative program that tests an instructor candidate’s teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, skill level, understanding of the PADI System, and attitude and professionalism. PADI IEs are standardized and conducted by specially trained PADI Instructor Examiners. The IE location, testing environment and examination sessions are organized to be as objective as possible to fairly and consistently evaluate a candidate’s abilities. Only those who meet the IE performance requirements earn the respected PADI Instructor certification. There is a fee (about $1,000) for attending an IE, which is not included in the price of the course.
How much does the IE cost?
PADI IE Fees: $1,000
These fees are paid directly to PADI at your instructor exam. If you choose to be an Assistant Instructor, you will only pay the application fee.
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