Duration: 9 days (including prep day and EFR Instructor)

The PADI instructor Development Course (IDC) is the heart of the instructor training process. During the IDC, you will apply your diving skills and knowledge to learn to teach the PADI system in the Classroom, Confined Water (Pool) and in Open Water. Daniel Martin, a PADI Platinum Course Director for the past 9 years, is a highly experienced Instructor Trainer who has met strict educational proficiency requirements and conducts all IDC’s.

Daniel Is the only South African Platinum CD to have registered 300 students in 2007.

The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) consists of 2 training phases – The Assistant Instructor (AI) Program and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Program.

The IDC is then followed by a two day Instructor Examination (IE), conducted by PADI Worldwide.

Completion of the training phase may be met by taking either an Instructor Development Course (AI) plus (OWSI), or by completing the programs individually as it suits you.

However, it is highly recommended that you complete the IE as soon as viable after the OWSI program.

PADI Divemasters or PADI Assistant Instructors and qualified Divemasters from other recreational scuba-training agencies may enroll in an IDC.

Renewed in-date PADI Assistant Instructors that have upgraded with the 2001 update are only required to complete the OWSI program.

The PADI Instructor Examination (IE) is the evaluation phase of the PADI IDC.

Candidates who have successfully completed an IDC enroll in a PADI IE. .

To be certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, an individual must successfully complete a PADI IE conducted by a PADI Instructor Examiner.

To enroll in an IDC, an individual must:

Be at least 18 years of age.

Submit medical clearance for diving signed by a physician, attesting to fitness to dive. The medical clearance must be current within the previous 12 months. The physician signing the medical clearance cannot be the applicant.

Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and have completed and logged at least 60 dives. (As documented in your own logbook.)

To attend an Instructor Examination (IE), the instructor candidate must have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and have logged at least 100 logged dives.

Submit proof of Instructor CPR and 1st Aid training within the past 24 months. Preferably the PADI EFR course. 

Submit documentation of any equivalent certifications for entry level advanced and rescue certifications issued by another recreational diver training organization. If submitting an equivalent rescue diver certification, also include copies of first aid training documentation. 

Duration: 2 days

After successfully completing the IDC the only thing left for a candidate to successfully become a PADI scuba instructor is for the candidate to complete a PADI Instructor Examination. This is independent of the IDC and is conducted by specially trained PADI staff. The evaluation is conducted over 2 days. The IE is an evaluative program that tests the instructor candidate’s teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, waterskill level, understanding of the PADI system and attitude and professionalism.

Duration: 3 days

Course Overview

The course includes training in 5 specialities in preparation for applying for Master Scuba Diver Trainer. The course consists of knowledge development sessions and open water dives.

Prerequisites qualification

Instructor (candidates need to have had successfully completed the PADI IE and have at least 10 dives in each of the specialities prior to applying for speciality ratings and have certified 25 divers to apply for the MSDT rating)

Duration: 1.5 days

This course introduces candidates to teaching DAN courses.

Duration: In addition to auditing the IDC the course is a one-day course.

Course Overview:

The PADI Staff Instructor Course is designed to provide PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers with additional training necessary to Staff PADI Instructor Development programs.

This course builds upon the IDC Staff Instructor candidate’s experience and abilities as a dive educator while concentrating on developing evaluation and counseling skills.

IDC Staff Instructor candidates learn to teach the PADI Assistant Instructor Course and assist with Instructor Development Programs.

With the 2001 upgrade in line with essential change, Staff instructors are now able to conduct the AI section of the IDC.This provides good income and a great opportunity for involvement in the IDC program. However you need to have completed the upgrade.
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