WHAT DOES IT COVER?

The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the cornerstone of PADI´s professional Level training. Becoming a PADI Instructor consists of these segments - knowledge development, practical application and the Instructor Examination. The online portion of the course covers nine topics which prepare you for the practical sessions needed to complete your IDC. Through PADI´s eLearning system and practical segments of the IDC, you are introduced to the complete PADI System of Diver Education, and you learn to use it as a professional dive educator - a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

WHAT ARE THE PADI IDC PREREQUISITES?

Prior to enrolling in the PADI IDC, you must be at least 18 years old, have a current medical attesting to your diving fitness signed by a physician within the previous 12 months, and hold a leadership level diving certification such as the PADI Divemaster rating. You must also have been a certified diver for at least six months and be able to prove that you have completed at least 60 dives (100 before attending the IE). If you have any questions as to whether you meet the necessary prerequisites, please contact David Taylor, our Platinum Course Director.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

After enrolling, PADI´s eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This let you move through the programme efficiently and at your own pace.

WHAT ELSE IS REQUIRED TO BECOME A PADI INSTRUCTOR?

You need to attend an IDC to complete any further presentations and all the practical segments of the course. Prior to attending the PADI IE, you need to complete the PADI Emergency First Response Instructor or hold an equivalent certification. Once you have successfully completed the IDC, you enrol in a two day Instructor Examination (IE). When you successfully complete the IE and all requirements are verified at PADI, you earn the PADI Instructor rating.

David and Yvonne at Tenerife Dive hope that you can come over and complete the inwater training parts of the course with us but of course understand that time and cost make it not always possible. We have many Instructor partners in various parts of the UK that we can put you in contact with or alternatively if you have a preferred PADI dive centre local to you, just print out the completion form and take that along to the PADI Instructor.

WHAT DOES IT COST?

The eLearning portion of the course is 195 pounds, non refundable, if purchased as an Access Pass through Tenerife Dive. Your PADI IDC centre will charge you for the practical application portion and any other sections not covered in the online course. After completion of the IDC, you must successfully complete a PADI Instructor Examination (IE). Other Costs - There are fees payable to PADI for the IDC registration, PADI Instructor Examination and PADI EFR Instructor application.

Materials - To take an IDC, you need a current PADI Instructor Manual and the IDC Crewpak that includes the PADI´s Guide to Teaching with verification sticker. There are other required materials and equipment, some of which you may already have. Please contact David or Yvonne for a list of required materials.

HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE PADI eLEARNING COURSE?

The eLearning segment of the course is available for 12 months from the time of course registration.

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

Very easy, just email Yvonne and ask for an ACCESS PASS for the IDC Online Course. If you wish to pay by Bank Transfer she will send back the details, or if you wish to pay by Credit Card we just need the number and expiry date. A Link to the PADI website and instructions on how to get started will be sent with the Access Pass. If you wish to purchase the Access Pass as a gift for someone else, no problem just let me know the name and if you wish to add any message, we can either send this back to you for forwarding or can send direct if you supply the email address.