Just as scuba divers look to divemasters, Instructor Candidates truly respect IDC Staff Instructors. As their name suggests, IDC Staff Instructors help train instructors and share their knowledge and experience with new PADI leaders. Taking the IDC Staff Instructor course provides you with an in-depth understanding of the instructor development process and prepares you to train the next generation of PADI professionals. It is also a great advancement in your professional career.
Master Scuba Diver Trainers (MSDTs) who are prepared to be excellent role models and agree to use the PADI System and its components in its entirety may participate in an IDC Staff Instructor course.
After a prior evaluation of your instructor level knowledge of diving theory, your exemplary diving techniques and presentation techniques that can serve as models, you will participate in these sessions:
In addition, you will participate as an audit in an IDC or you will practice teaching many components of programming.
As an IDC Staff Instructor, you can independently teach PADI Assistant Instructor courses in addition to assisting with IDCs and other instructor-level continuing education courses.
Philippe Taquin
Course Director PADI
Emergency First Response Trainer