INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE
PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)
Turn your passion for scuba diving into a professional teaching career. Develop classroom, confined-water and open-water instruction skills through PADI's IDC.
Prerequisites & Registration
- Minimum age: 18.
- Hold PADI Divemaster or an accepted equivalent professional-level leadership certification; have been a certified diver for at least six months.
- At least 60 logged dives before IDC and 100 before the Instructor Examination (IE).
- EFR Primary and Secondary Care within the past 24 months or equivalent; dive medical clearance signed within the past 12 months.
- Provide one digital ID photo (or upload it in the PADI App).
Course Structure
Knowledge Development (Theory)
PADI standards, teaching theory, learning systems, risk management, lesson planning and evaluation.
Confined Water (Pool)
Scuba skills demonstrations and confined-water teaching presentations.
Open Water (Ocean)
Open-water teaching practice, briefings, risk management and student supervision.
IDC tuition includes course materials, training, and registration for the Instructor Examination (IE). Accommodation, meals, transport, personal scuba equipment, examination translation (if required), specialty applications, renewals and re-examination fees are charged separately. Please confirm the detailed inclusions when enrolling.
Course Enquiries
Current PADI course standards, medical clearance, required experience and certification conditions will be checked with your instructor before enrollment.
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