What are the pre-requisites?

– Teaching status PADI instructor for the current year.

– PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer

– Emergency First Response Instructor

– Agree to conduct all levels of diver training consistent with the standards and philosophy outlined in the PADI Instructor Manual and PADI’s Guide to Teaching.

– Agree to us the PADI System and its component in their entirety.

What are the duties of a PADI IDC Staff Instructor?

Teaching status, updated IDC Staff Instructors are authorized to staff instructor development programs and teach PADI Assistant Instructor courses. They work closely with PADI Course Directors to develop instructor candidates’ teaching abilities as well as shape their attitudes as dive professionals. As with PADI CDs, IDC Staff Instructors also are role models with regard to diver training and professionalism, and are responsible members of the dive community. IDC Staff Instructors counsel instructor candidates on improving skills and developing effective teaching presentations. As such, IDC Staff have a strong working knowledge of current PADI Standards, programs and procedures. IDC staff Instructors are influential in instructor candidate development and conduct.

What will I do?

The IDC Staff Instructor course is conducted in conjunction with an IDC and includes auditing an entire IDC or presenting all Assistant Instructor course components. IDC Staff Instructor candidates learn how to evaluate knowledge development, confined water and open water teaching presentations, as well as develop familiarity with the IDC curriculum.

What will I need?

– PADI Staff Instructor material pack.

How long will it take?

– You will be required to sit at least 1 full IDC  (+- 10 Days)