Instructor Development Course

Instructor Development Course

$1300.00 Plus Course Material

APRIL , 2016

(Assistant Instructor and Divemaster course also available)

Steve Scigliano PADI Course Director

Steve Scigliano

PADI Course Director

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Prerequisites

Instructor Candidates MUST meet the following requirements prior to enrolling in an Instructor Development Course:

  • Be 18 or older
  • Submit a medical statement signed by a physician that states you are fit for diving
  • Be certified for 6 months
  • Have 60 logged dives with experience in navigation, deep and night diving
  • Be certified in first aid and CPR within the last 2 years.
  • Be a PADI certified Divemaster or equivalent

If this is the case, call, email or stop by the shop to enroll today!

Study and Preparation

Materials that are recommended or Required Include: (If you completed a PADI divemaster course you will already have some of these items)

PADI Instructor Candidate Crew Pack

  • PADI Instructor Manual
  • Instructor Candidate Workbook
  • Best of the Undersea Journal
  • Law and The Diving Profesional
  • The Business of Diving
  • Children and Scuba Diving
  • Confined Water Instructor Cue Cards
  • OW Instructor Cue Cards
  • AOW Instrcutor Cue Cards
  • Rescue Instructor Cue Cards
  • OW Lesson Planning Slate
  • Confined Water Lesson PLanning Slate
  • Teaching/Supervising Logbook Pages
  • OW quizzes and Exam
  • Rescue Exam
  • Divemaster Exam
  • Project Aware Specialty Outline
  • PPB Specialty Outline
  • Coral Reef Outline
  • Instructor Certificate of Completion
  • Candidate Training Form
  • Application
  • Evaluation Enrollment Form
  • Application
  • PADI Back Pack
Other items you should probably have:

  • Encylopedia of Recreational Diving
  • Diving Knowledge Workbook
  • PADI Manuals (OW, AOW, Rescue, Divemaster)
  • Your Log Book
  • Recreational Dive Planner table and electronic versions
The PADI Instructor Candidate Crew Pack is available for $700.00

Classroom and Pool Sessions

The duration of the course will be seven or eight days. During this time Instructor Candidates will work both in the classroom and in the pool.efrit512Emergency First Responder InstructorIn addition you will be required to complete the Emergency First Response Instructor course prior to taking the IE.There are additional fees for this course and an Instructor Crew Pack to be purchased.  The course will require two additional classroom days and must be scheduled prior to taking the IE.  Coordinate the course with Swim and Scuba beforehand.

Open Water Sessions

Several outings will be made to local dive sites to practice the supervision and organization of open water dives. These will be made during the 7-8 day course.

Open Water Scuba Instructor

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors can teach nearly anywhere in the world

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

View the Instructor Development Calendar

The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC)—the core of PADI Instructor training. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.

The OWSI program is a minimum of four days. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.

As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you’ll make life long friendships

The Fun Part

It’s about life transformations—both yours and those around you.

The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes.

You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification.

Get College Credit

You may be able to earn college credit for the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor course.

The Challenging Part

The challenging part of this course is your personal commitment to the training. The course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare daily assignments for teaching presentations daily. Organization and dedication are key.

What You Learn

Get a Life—an exciting one as a PADI Open Water Scuba InstructorDuring the course you’ll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least

  • Two confined water teaching presentations
  • Two knowledge development presentations
  • One open water teaching presentations integrating two skills

You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:

  • Course Orientation
  • Dive Industry Overview
  • General Standards and Procedures
  • The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
  • Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
  • PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
  • Adaptive Teaching
  • The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
  • Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
  • Adventures in Diving Program
  • Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
  • Rescue Diver Course
  • Divemaster Course
  • Diver Retention Programs
  • How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.)

You will demonstrate competence at

  • performing all 24 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.
  • performing a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins.

During the course you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part .

Teach scuba lessons as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and transform the lives of others

What You Can Teach

After becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster. You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photographer or Enriched Air Diver.

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

The Scuba Gear You Use

You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as two scuba signaling devices —one audible and one visual.

Check with your Swim and Scuba to purchase equipment needed for the course.

PADI IDC Crew Pak for PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor 60034The Learning Materials You Need

The PADI Instructor Development Course crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for the Instructor Development Course. The 23-item pack includes:

  • Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (Open Water and Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster)
  • Instructor Development Course Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
  • Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
  • Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
  • Specialty outlines for Project AWARE
  • PADI Instructor Manual

To purchase this program, contact Swim and Scuba!

Next Steps

View the Instructor Examination (IE) Calendar

Prerequisites

To qualify for training as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you must:

  • Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or Contact Us for qualifying credentials.)
  • Be certified as an Emergency First Response Instructor
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be certified as a diver for at least six months
  • Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You’ll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams
  • Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response course meets this requirement
  • Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

If you are looking for information on where to go pro, please contact your PADI Instructor Development Center or Career Development Center and sign-up today!

Your Next Adventure:

You’ll want to continue your professional training by completing courses that allow you to teach beyond the core courses. For example, Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor, and specialty instructor courses complement your Open Water Scuba Instructor rating and add to your professional portfolio leading you to become a Master Scuba Diver Trainer.