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PADI Course Director
The Course Director level is the pinnacle of the PADI System of diver
education, representing less than one percent of all PADI Members.
Course Director hopefuls submit an application for acceptance into one
of two annual Course Director Training Courses. From almost 200
applications submitted each year only about 70 participants are
selected to attend the two week long Course Director Training Course
(CDTC).
The Course Director rating is the equivalent of having a postgraduate
degree in scuba diving instruction, there is not a more prestigious
level of certification within the dive industry. Course Directors are
the only people who may conduct the Instructor Development Course
needed to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
What do I need to start?
Hold the PADI Master Instructor certification for at least six months
250 logged dives
Renewed EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE™ Instructor
What will I do?
You will need to successfully complete the PADI Course Director Training Course
How long will it take?
The Course Director Training Course lasts two weeks
PADI Course Directors hold the highest rating of dive
instructor in the PADI system of diver training. Course Directors are
instructor trainers and the most influential decision shapers within the dive
industry. To be accepted onto the Course Director Training Course (CDTC), which
is conducted twice annually, Master Instructors must meet certain
prerequisites.
At the Utila Dive Centre we have constructed a CDTC
preparatory program that will help improve your chances of being accepted onto the
CDTC. You'll be working directly under the guidance of our own in-house Course
Director and IDC Staff Instructors to gain additional experience in Instructor
development, continuing education, business seminars, certifications and career
counseling. The duration and cost of the program will vary depending upon each
candidate’s previous instructional experience, please enquire for more
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