PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE (IDC)

The IDC is a fun but challenging course for most people and the outcome is being able to follow your dreams of trading in that office for the ocean.
OVERVIEW

Overview

Congratulations! You’re obviously thinking about continuing your steps on the professional dive ladder and becoming a PADI Instructor, that’s great news! The Instructor Development Course is an amazing experience and Xcalak, Mexico is one of the best places to do it – we’re sure that you will enjoy hanging out in our marine park with our manatees and eagle rays whilst gaining this incredible experience!
At XTC we’re passionate about making responsible and professional Instructors that are ready to teach and are committed to environmentally-aware practices. We want to make sure that our future Instructors understand and know how to help preserve our fragile ocean environment for future generations, so we add some extra workshops into our IDCs for exactly that reason. The IDC is a fun but challenging course for most people and the outcome is being able to follow your dreams of trading in that office for the ocean. It’s calling you, will you answer?
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PREREQUISITES:

To enroll on a PADI IDC or AI course, candidates must have:

IE PREREQUISITES:

To enroll in the PADI Instructor Examination you must have:

*It is highly recommended that you complete the IE as soon as possible after the IDC program*

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AI & OWSI OPTIONS:

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The purpose of the Instructor Development process is to develop and fine-tune personal dive skills and leadership skills. The Instructor Development Course (IDC) can be separated into an Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program.

If you decide to complete the Assistant Instructor course separately, you will be able to conduct some PADI programs independently. You will also be able to complete an OWSI program in the future if you like.

If you decide to complete an entire IDC (or if you are an AI who is completing an OWSI Program) then, at the end, you will be able to enroll in a PADI Instructor Examination (IE). The IE evaluates your teaching ability, dive knowledge, skill level, understanding of the PADI System, attitude and professionalism. Upon successful completion of the IE, you will be awarded the rating of PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and be able to teach all PADI courses from Entry-level to Divemaster.

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT

We do not include the price of materials in our Professional level courses as we find that sometimes candidates prefer to buy them in advance. If you would like to purchase your required materials from us, then please let us know in advance so that we can have them shipped with enough time.
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MATERIALS REQUIRED:

You must have, in your possession, a personal, current set of the following materials for study and use during the course and for reference afterward;

Additional recommended materials are available in the Dive Center for you to use during your course.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

Tanks and weights will be available for use throughout your course. In addition, you will need to have:

You will need to bring with you your dive computer or time monitoring device, as well as a compass and delayed marker buoy. All other required equipment is available at a very reasonable price for you to rent for the duration of your course should you not wish to carry it with you. Do bear in mind though that, as a PADI Professional, you will be required to have this equipment in the future, particularly if you want to work in the industry.

what's involved in the course?

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Complete all 16 PADI IDC Elearning curriculum components.

2

Participate in the following IDC curriculum components:

3

Present three knowledge development teaching presentations, scoring a minimum of 3.4 on at least two.

Participate in the following IDC curriculum components:

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Present four confined water teaching presentations (wet), scoring a minimum of 3.4 on at least two.

5

Present at least two integrated open water teaching presentations (wet), scoring a minimum of 3.4 on each skill for one presentation.

6

Perform all 24 dive skills in the Skill Evaluation, scoring a minimum of 82 total points, with no individual score below 3 and with at least one underwater skill to a 5.

7

Score 75% on the PADI Systems, Standards and Procedures Exam.

8

Score 75% on all sections of the Dive Theory Exam.

9

Perform a 400 meter/yard continuous swim, without swimming aids.

10

Perform a 10-minute tread.

11

In confined or open water, demonstrate with role-model quality the rescue of a simulated panicked diver at the surface.

12

In open water, demonstrate with role-model quality the rescue of a simulated unresponsive, non-breathing diver at the surface.

13

In open water, participate in a rescue scenario from surfacing a simulated unresponsive non-breathing diver to providing first aid on boat/shore.

If you are enrolled in an AI or OWSI course, then you will not have to complete all of these requirements.

WHY XTC?

As well as the required PADI Performance Requirements, our full IDC also includes all of the following:

FEES

Booking & Prices

We believe in transparent pricing. As a PADI professional you will be responsible for paying application and on-going membership fees directly to PADI to keep your rating. We have outlined these costs here, to the best of our ability, so that you can work out exactly how much the course, materials and application fees are going to cost you. Let us know if anything is unclear.

XTC

$

2345

/TOTAL

PADI

$

1099

/TOTAL

Contact Details

Km 54 Camino Costero a, 77940 Xcalak, Q.R., Mexico

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