PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE INDONESIA

All our Padi GoPro Programs, Divemaster Internships or IDCs, aim to turn you into a successful instructor by building your knowledge, self-confidence, and ability to mold your future students into confident divers.

As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be part of an elite group of highly sought after dive professionals. Those that have completed the program will be able to show that they have the credentials to teach others the art of scuba diving. This is something that is earned through hard work and committment. Furthermore, a PADIC IDC Indonesia under the Dive-Careers organization will give you a vast network to find your dream dive job all over the world.

Course Orientation

This will set the structure for your next two weeks with us. We’ll be able to clear up any anxiety you might have and go over what you’ll be doing. Additionally, you will also be able to do practice exams and explain the Instructor Examination.

Learning, Instruction, and the PADI System:

During this module, we’ll go over how people learn, how they learn best, and the PADI system approach to training future divers.

Knowledge Development Presentations:

You will create presentations for your fellow IDC candidates based on topics varying from open water, advanced open water, and other courses. This is to help you gain familiarity with teaching in a classroom setting. Furthermore, it is a practical exercise that will expand your breadth of knowledge and help fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Thus, you will be able to be a more prepared instructor after passing your exam.

Teaching PADI Specialty Courses:

We will go over the various Specialty Courses that PADI offers. You’ll become aware of each program’s goals, standards, and marketing. Doing your PADI IDC Indonesia with us will give you the special advantage of free workshops ranging from Self Reliant Diving to Adaptive Techniques!

Start Diving – PADI Diver Acquisition Programs:

Here, we will go over the DIVE TODAY Philosophy that PADI has promoted in the past few years. We’ll learn about the different discovery programs offered, including Discover Scuba Diving, Discover Snorkeling, and Skin Diver.

Teaching in Confined Water:

We will go over practical scenarios for conducting confined water dives. Practicing skills and adapting to different skills and needs of each diver is a cornerstone of this section. This will prepare you for the Open Water Teaching Presentation section of your Instructor Exam.

Conducting Open Water Training Dives:

Similarly, we will go over the foundation of teaching students in open water. Besides adapting to each unique student, we will also focus on how to organize and schedule open water training dives. There are special considerations and exercises needed for this section.

Business of Diving:

Here, we’ll go over we’ll exam the business aspects of the dive industry. We will further our understanding of where the industry is going and determine the potential for growth. Furthermore, we’ll examine what appeals to people about diving and predict future trends. As a future dive instructor, you will have a very important role to play within the dive industry.

General Standards and Procedures:

A strong degree of professionalism is the key to becoming a dive instructor. Therefore, we’ll go over what exactly are the PADI standards, how we can determine mastery, and what is quality management? This is a key module that will separate the good dive instructors from the best ones.

Organizing and Conducting Programs:

In this section, we will learn how to conduct the PADI Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Experience, and Specialty Diver Programs. This is also where you will learn to become an Emergency First Response Instructor. Overall, you’ll master the understanding of the goals, philosophy, and benefits of each course. Additionally, we’ll also go over the marketing and promotion aspects for each course.

Legal Responsibility and Risk Management:

Though scuba diving is very safe when done properly, it is an extreme sport that carries out its risks. We will learn to manage the risks, as well as understand the area of common law as it relates to scuba instruction.

How to Teach The Recreational Dive Planner:

We will firstly go over the RDP tables, refreshing our understanding of them. Then, we will acquire a basis of how to best teach the RDP to our future students.

Marketing Diving:

Lastly, we must learn how to use the skills we have mastered throughout the IDC by finding students to apply them to. There are many approaches to marketing diving, each with its unique advantages and challenges. You will be able to carefully consider which will work best for you in reaching new potential divers.

After having completed the instructor examination, you will become a full fledged PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor! You’ll be able to conduct all PADI courses and programs from Discover Scuba Dives up to training Divemasters. In the future, you can continue your training by acquiring specialty instructor ratings, as well as moving your way towards becoming a Master Scuba Diver Instructor. An MSDT certification will consist of learning to teach 5 different PADI specialties. It usually takes 3-4 days and can be arranged to follow your PADI IDC Indonesia if  interested.