If you really want to get ahead as an Instructor you need to be able offer your students a full range of courses to cater to their interest. What better start then being confident in teaching five specialties?
One of the biggest fears when graduating from an IE is facing a student and teaching a course for the first time - especially if you're not as familiar with as you are with the Open Water Diver Course. As experience dive educators we've been there before. Our Specialty Instructor training programs familiarize you with the course content and standards for each of you chosen Specialties.
As with the other programs we've mentioned we bring years of experience, offering you real life tips, hints and suggestions for each course, giving you additional confidence and your students a more complete education.
If you're still not convinced, let us remind you of some of the other benefits completing specialty instructor training with us:
To complete the MSDT prep course It is not required that you have 25 certifications. Note: You must have 25 certifications prior applying to PADI for your MSDT rating though.
You need only to document 10 rather than 20 logged dives in the area.
You submit the least expensive application to PADI
IDC Staff Instructor
As an Instructor, are you working hard towards the goal of becoming a Master Instructor or maybe you're looking higher to Course Director training?
In order to become a Master Instructor you must be certified as a Staff Instructor and have certified at least five Assistant Instructors.
There are also many other benefits to becoming a Staff Instructor, not least of which is reducing burnout by increasing the number of different courses that you are able to teach. Staff Instructor will add Assistant Instructor and teaching portions of the IDCs to your portfolio.
There are two days of preparation before you audit an entire IDC to earn this certification. You'll find the two-day run up to the IDC itself both challenging and rewarding. There's a chance to brush up you own demonstration and teaching skills as well time to learn about scoring and critiquing instructor candidates.
We expect the very best from our Staff Instructors and look for professional appearance and conduct trough the course. You'll see each and every aspect of the IDC along with all the required materials and paper work and be fully involved at all times ensuring that you're ready to assume the responsibilities of a Staff Instructor.