Thailand IDCThe PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC), provides a professional learning experience in which you will learn how to teach diving skills within the PADI system. As an added bonus, all IDC Candidates receive a FREE IDC Prep Course.

You learn the technique of classroom and lecture presentations, confined and open water tuition and the use of the PADI teaching aids, such as video, CD-Roms and manuals.

October 2007
PADI Fees for 2008...

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September 2007
5 New PADI Specialty Instructors at Crystal Dive Resort...

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September 2007
Hugely successful IE results for the Crystal team...

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August 2007
IDC Koh Tao & Crystal Dive Resort prove to be the winning combination...

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August 2007
Crystal Master Instructors complete Course Director Training Course pre-requisite exams...

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July 2007
Crystal Dive Resort’s new PADI Course Director...

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THE FULL PADI IDC

Split into two main sections, the full PADI IDC comprises Assistant Instructor (AI) and Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI). You must complete the AI before progressing to the OWSI. The IDC is designed to lead you into your Instructor Exam (IE) with confidence.

MATT'S IDC PROGRAM:
Day 1
.Course Orientation
.Learning Instruction and the PADI System
.Lunch
.Knowledge Development presentation
.Prepare Knowledge Development presentation
Day 2
.Knowledge Development Presentation 1
.Teaching in confined water
.Prepare Confined Water presentation 1 & 2
.Lunch
.Confined Water presentation 1 & 2
.Skills x 5
Day 3
.Knowledge Development presentation 2
.Teaching Project Aware / PPB Specialty
.Lunch
.PADI Discover Scuba / Discover Snorkeling
.PADI Standards exam 1
Day 4
.Conducting open water dives
.Dive theory exams 1
.Lunch
.Open Water presentation 1 & 2
.Rescue Workshop
Day 5
. EFR Instructor course
Day 6
.Day Off!
Day 7
.Dive Industry Overview
.General Standards & Procedures
.Lunch
.PADI Scuba Diving / PADI Open Water Course
.PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
.Prepare Open Water presentation 3 & 4 (homework)
Day 8
.Role of Media & Prescriptive Teaching
.Adventures in Diving Course
.Lunch
.PADI Standards Exam 2
.Open Water presentation 3 & 4, AOW Workshop
.Prepare Prescriptive Teaching presentation 1 (homework)
Day 9
.Prescriptive Teaching presentation 1
.Teaching Children
.Lunch
.Dive Theory Exams 2
.Business Principles for the Diving Professional
.Rescue Diver Course
.Prepare Confined Water presentation 3 & 4 (homework)
Day 10
.Confined Water presentation 3 & 4 (pool)
.Skills x 5, Rescue workshop
.Lunch
.Specialty Diver / Master Scuba Diver Program
.Legal Responsibility & Risk Management
Day 11
.Confined Water Presentation 5
.Final Skills x 5
.Lunch
.PADI Standards Exam 3
.Prescriptive Presentation 2
.Divemaster Course
.Diver Retention Programs
Day 12
.Prescriptive Teaching presentation 3
.Dive theory exams 3
.Lunch
.Open Water presentation 5 & 6
.Final counseling & IE recommendations
Day 13
.Mock IE
Day 14
.Mock IE

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