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PADI IDC and OWSI Programs

The Instructor Development Process has two parts; Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor. These courses can be done individually or combined into an Instructor Development Course.

Instructor Development Course £700 7 days plus pre-course study. This course combines the AI and OWSI course.

Pre-requisites - PADI Divemaster or equivalent, 18 years age, 60 dives (100 dives before you take the IE) inc night, deep and navigation dives, Valid diving medical, In date First Aid & CPR qualification, have been a certified diver for at least 6 months.

Dates

August 2nd-4th & 9th-12th October 4th-6th & 11th-14th

          

Open Water Scuba Instructor £400 (£350 if you have completed your AI with us.) 4 days plus pre-course study

Pre-requisites - PADI Assistant Instructor (or Open Water instructor in good standing with another recognised training agency), 18 years age, 60 dives (100 dives before you take the IE) inc night, deep and navigation dives, Valid diving medical, In date First Aid & CPR qualification, have been a certified diver for at least 6 months.

Dates

August 9th-12th October 11th-14th

         

OWSI course:

• 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.)
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  Present at least two evaluated knowledge development teaching presentations and score a 3.5 or higher on at least one presentation.
  Present at least two evaluated confined water teaching presentations and score a 3.4 or higher on at least one presentation.
  Present at least one integrated (two skills) evaluated open water teaching presentations and score a 3.4 or higher on each skill.

• Demonstrate competence at performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation. Candidates must earn 68 total points, with no individual score below 3.
  Perform a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask,snorkel and fins.
  Score 75 percent or higher on all five sections of the Instructor Preassessment Exam.

Successful completion of the IDC or OWSI program prepares and qualifies you to attend the PADI Instructor Exams. PADI Instructor Examinations are conducted by PADI Examiners who independently assess all Instructor Candidates. Successful completion of the IE qualifies you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

As well as the course manual there are lots of other PADI materials that you must have for these courses. You probably already have some of these so please call or email us to check what you will need.