Become a PADI IDC Staff Instructor

 

Overview

Congratulations on your decision to become a PADI IDC Staff Instructor. You'll find the course challenging, hard work and very rewarding.

Soon you will become a mentor to many future Assistant Instructors and Open Water Scuba Instructors. Your actions, attitude, knowledge, sense of professional pride and strong desire to be the best of the best will influence these future diving professionals.

As with most things in life, preparation is the key to success. Your previous teaching experience and familiarity of the PADI system will prove to be invaluable however, in this course, we will step things up a few notches. Therefore you will need to crack the books, polish your skills and open your mind. There's a lot I can teach you but I can't do it for you so you will need to dedicate yourself to a great deal of self-study.

So are you ready to start? Read through this information very carefully and be sure that you understand everything. If not, I'm just a phone call or email away.

Prerequisites

• Be a teaching status PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
• Agree to conduct all levels of diver training consistent with the standards and philosophy outlined in the PADI Instructor Manual and PADI Course Director Manual.
• Agree to use the PADI System and its components.

 

 

Current Training Materials Required

• All materials required of instructor candidates
• PADI Course Director Manual
• Knowledge Development Presentation Evaluation Form
• Confined Water Presentation Evaluation slate
• Open Water Presentation Evaluation slate

 

 

 

Performance Requirements

 

Prior to auditing the IDC there are a number of Performance Requirements that you must meet:

1. Score 80 percent on each of the Dive Theory Exams and have any missed questions reviewed until mastery is achieved. If you score less than an 80 percent on a section you will need to retest.
2. Score 80 percent on the PADI Systems, Standards and Procedures Exam and have any missed questions reviewed until mastery is achieved. Candidates scoring less than 80 percent are retested.
3. Perform all 20 dive skills in the Skill Evaluation, scoring 80 total points, with no individual score below a 3.
4. Score at least a 4.0 on a knowledge development teaching presentation.
5. Score at least a 4.0 on a confined water teaching presentation.
6. Attend the four IDC Staff Instructor Course Knowledge Development sessions.
7. Meet evaluation scoring parameters:
   a. Match the control score on four out of six knowledge development evaluation criteria sections for two out of three teaching presentations.
   b. Match the control score on three out of five confined water evaluation criteria sections for two out of three teaching presentations.
   c. Match the control score on three out of five open water evaluation criteria sections for two out of three teaching presentations.
8. Audit a complete IDC by observing all required IDC curriculum sections or present all components from the Assistant Instructor course, scoring at least a 3.5 on each presentation.

Schedule

Due to the number of pre-audit requirements, we generally schedule one long evening and a very full day (prior to the start of the IDC) in order to complete everything. Be sure to ask for a current schedule.

 

Includes

• Pre-IDC requirements
• Auditing the IDC

Not Included

• Materials
• Transportation
• Meals Lodging
• Entry Fees
• PADI IDC Staff Application fee

And Finally...

It's my sincere pleasure to welcome you to this program. You will soon discover the unending gratification and rewards gained by investing your time and effort in the course. Our expectations are high, yet we can promise you that your hard work, great attitude and a strong desire to learn will help assure your success as a PADI IDC Staff Instructor.

Welcome to the course!

Scott Taylor
PADI Course Director

 

GO PRO!