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The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI
Instructor Development Course (IDC). You'll not only gain additional
experience as a PADI Professional but you'll also start learning the
PADI System of diver education.
What can PADI Assistant Instructors do?
Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
Teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
Teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course
What will I need to start?
PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization
At least 18 years old
Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
What will I do?
Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
How long will it take?
The course can vary from as little as three days to more than two weeks
The Assistant Instructor portion is the 1st component of the PADI
Instructor Development Course and builds upon Divemaster
training.
The Assistant Instructor course is a 5-day program that introduces you
to the role of an instructional assistant, both in academic teaching
and in confined & open water training. As an Assistant
Instructor you immediately improve your employability within the dive
industry and increase your earnings potential.
This program credits towards the PADI Instructor Development Course and
allows you to gain experience as an instructional assistant before
deciding to commit to the IDC. The Assistant Instructor
course can be conducted as part of the PADI IDC or as a stand-alone
program.
After certification many of our PADI Assistant Instructors go on to
work closely with our Instructors, at Utila Dive Centre, and gain
practical real world teaching experience, plus get paid for it!!!!
Call us +1-305-4205959, we'll call right back for a personal discussion
about your professional training goals, specific course prices,
requirements and other questions, or e-mail