IDC Prep ? : this FREE upon request two day orientation includes meeting
and working with our resident Course Director . This prep course includes
an overview of your , DM -Dive Knowledge Exams " Sorry " , Skills , Rescue assessment
and general Dive skills during a fun dive .
EFR - Instructor ? ( you will need to be certified as a
EFR Instructor prior to certification as a OWSI ).
Emergency First Response Instructor Training gives you the tools
you need to perform and Teach CPR and First Aid. Whether you
market a diver or a non-diver, Emergency First Response prepares
you to properly handle potentially life-threatening situations .
Your Comprehensive EFR Instructor Training covers
Primary and Secondary and Care for Children and usually
last a day depending on the class size . you'll be trained
by a EMT and Hyperbaric Dive Medic and EFR Instructor Trainer .
IDC ? - The IDC is short for Instructor Development Course includes a two part format firstly the Assistant Instructor Course ( 3 to4 days) The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You'll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional, but you'll also start learning the PADI System of diver education. if you are already an A.I then you only need to complete the following " OWSI " Open Water Scuba Instructor Course ( 6 to 7 days). Prices
We Guarantee you Pass the I.E or we'll pay for the required I.E Make Up ( cost $188 ) and All subsequent IDC's are FREE !!!
PADI - IE " Our Peace of Mind " Pass Guarantee: In the VERY unlikely event that you don't pass the PADI IE, we will invite you to do a second IDC with us for FREE . Our Pass Guarantee includes any One - IE segment covered by PADI's IDC Curriculum.
To qualify for our 100% IE Pass Guarantee, you must:
You are required to attend all sessions of the IDC.
There are cases where you may pass the IDC but the Course Director may advise that you not attend the Instructor Exam until you improve your skills or knowledge development in certain areas and save you $619 on an I.E you may not be successful . If this is the case you must do the extra days with the next IDC prior to attending the next I.E.
Participate and make a constructive good-faith effort to successfully pass all four segments of your instructor exam, even if you fail one part.
COURSE DIRECTOR -During the Course you will be guided under the direction of our Resident PADI Course Director Gary Miller C.D # 612338 . Gary will make your IDC Fun and Challenging at the same time , but you will be a competent Entry Level Open Water Scuba Instructor guaranteed by the end of your I.E.
Gary originally from the U.K became a PADI Divemaster in 1999 then became a PADI Instructor in 2001 , MSDT in 2002 , IDC Staff Instructor in 2003 , Master instructor in 2005 and a Course Director in 2008 .
He's been a full time Instructor on Roatan since 2001 and completed over 4000 dives here on Roatan and taken over 2000 people on PADI sanctioned courses in the last 9 years .
His family has been involved in the Dive Industry on Roatan since 1990 .
PADI - IDC and AI Course Specific - Prerequisites :
To enroll in an IDC or Assistant Instructor course, an individual must:
1. Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or hold a leadership level
certification with another recreational diver training organization.
An individual with leadership level certification with another diver
training organization can be:
a. an instructor member in good standing with one of the
following organizations: BSAC (Club Instructor or higher),
CMAS (one star Instructor or three star diver), FAUI, IDEA,
Los Angeles County, MDEA, NAUI, PDIC, SSI, SAA (Instructor
Grade 2 or higher) or YMCA (others may qualify - contact
PADI for verification).
b. Or, a diver with proof of certification in diver supervision
and management including proof of rescue diving certification.
2. Be at least 18 years old.
3. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months. A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving. The physician signing the form may not be the applicant.
4. Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives (as documented in the individual's log book) and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving. 100 logged Dives to be certified as a OWSI .
5. Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
6. Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entry level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization. (PADI Members who have these records on file at PADI do not need to resubmit.)
7. If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course diver rescue skills assessment.
Performance Requirements
8. Be certified as EFR Instructor ( as of 1st of March 2009 )
For the IDC Candidates , we'll collect you from your arrival point and take you to the Resort Location . Then if you have not already started you'll need to work on your IDC Knowledge reviews etc with your IDC Crewpack underarm . Hopefully you would have brought with you a good work ethic and most of all a sense of humour ?
The first couple of days includes a Free "upon request" IDC Preparation course which includes Theory , Skills , Lift bag use , Knots and etc or Efr Refresher if necessary . Then we'll move into the Emergency First Response Instructor course a Full day course depending on the class size, you'll learn how to teach the course plus teach to Demonstration quality Skills for both Adult , Child and Infant.
Then next day we move into the 9 day IDC with the IDC Orientation , skill circuit etc then it's approximately 8 more days of Fun and hard work , you'll make mistakes " So what " it's all about learning and being coached . Some of you will score a 1 some a 5 "Great" you'll learn from each presentation and each other . The Score of 1 is where your sense of humour comes in .
I take a personal interest in all my IDC Candidates , making sure your on the right track with your Skills , Presentations . I want to develop you for a Dive Career not just get you through the I.E . I'll extend my IDC a few days if required to develop a more relaxed experience with the ( FREE - IDC Prep ) course a more positive stress free environment. I'll make sure you absorb the concepts and information and I encourage Questions and note taking , I'll even include the Notebook and pen . We'll learn in the Largest 2 meter Pool on Roatan and also move into Confined Open Water environment all of two minutes walk to the beach from the Dive Shop this will enhance your abilities for dealing with both environments and using surface markers and learning about positioning students around the Surface marker to keep boat traffic away as you may not always be teaching in a Pool environment .
Our class sizes are kept to a maximum of 6-8 Candidates as allowed by PADI Standards we don't want to be labelled as a "Instructor Factory". This enhances the learning experience and you'll work with your fellow Candidates all the time helping each other as a team effort .
Like all things in life preparation is the key to success, as a Divemaster you've learnt the standard Dive Theory and have the same level of Theory as an Instructor prior to the IDC , it is not the job of the Course Director to teach you what you should already know but we will remediate as necessary to fine tune your knowledge . So review your Knowledge Workbook and Divemaster Exams , Tables & E-rdp-ML's etc . the wheel is dead , long live the Wheel ... Not !!
During the IDC you'll learn how to present a number of different Teaching Presentation including Knowledge Development in the Classroom, Confined Water in the Pool or Beach area and Open water on one of the local dive sites .
The presentation will be from any of the PADI Outlined Standard Courses , mainly the O/W Diver and Rescue Diver and Adventure Dives .
This will be guided by fully understanding the PADI Instructor Manual Standards and General Procedures and paper work , course record files and Pic - certification procedures .
You'll pratice your Rescue Skills and complete a DSD Workshop as well as practice Knot's and Lift Bag use
Also we will challenge your dive theory and PADI standards knowledge with a series of exams.
You'll learn in more depth about problem anticipation /solving and response with students , how to brief skills , de-brief and counsel your future students as PADI Instructor .
After the IDC is complete and you've met all the performance requirement your Course Director will accept you for registration for the I.E or Instructor Exam for short .
A two day Examination is by one of PADI's Instructor Examiner .
Here you will be assigned a number of presentations which you have practised many times during the IDC .
So really the I. E stands for is " It's Easy ".
By undertaking you MSDT Prep with your Course Director this means you can teach these Specialties without waiting until you have completed 25 PADI certifications . Prices
Forward an e:mail if you need any clarification on ANY points . Our IDC programs are available with Our All Inclusive ( All Meals "buffet style" inc desserts and recreational Drinks and Local Beer everyday ) Staff A/C Accommodation at MASSIVE DISCOUNTS just $100 per week inc tax for IDC Candidates Only !! contact us
