PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)
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Become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary life – become a PADI Instructor with us here at LSD. Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy – being in, around and under water. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world because they’ve completed the program that sets the standard for training dive professionals. You earn a PADI Instructor rating through hard work and commitment, but you’re rewarded with a job that lets you share incredible underwater adventures with others – transforming their lives for the better and enriching yours.
Duration
• 6 Days IDC
Pre-requisites
• Divemaster with 60 logged dives
• Certified diver for 6 months with a current medical statement signed by a physician
• EFR Instructor
Whats Involved
• Online pre study with interactive presentations and videos
• Classroom Workshops from the IDC team
• Candidate teaching presentations
• Confined water workshops in our pool
• Open water workshops at a local lake
• Dive Theory & Standards exam Click here for more information on whats involved
Why Choose LSD?
• PADI CDC rated centre
• Personal IDC Staff Instructor assigned as course mentor
• Unlimited pool use for practicing skills
• Free hire of kit for the IDC & IE
• Unlimited shadowing of LSD courses prior to IDC
• Free make up sessions should your IE be unsuccessful
• Guaranteed work at LSD after successfully passing your IE
| Packages | ||
| IDC Basic | £1000 | • Full IDC course • Dive Theory Online |
| IDC Gold | £1500 | • Full IDC course • Dive Theory Online • Emergency First Response Instructor course • Emergency First Response Instructor course materials |
| IDC Platinum | £2000 | • Full IDC course • Emergency First Response Instructor course • Emergency First Response Instructor course materials • Dive Theory Online • 5 Instructor Specialties (Dry Suit, Enriched Air, Deep, Wreck and Emergency Oxygen Provider) |
| Extras | £500 £211.20 £132 £738 | • PADI Instructor crewpack - includes PADI IDC eLearning & Digital Diving Knowledge Workbook (2020 edition) • IDC Application for PADI membership payable directly to PADI • EFRI Application for membership payable directly to PADI • IE Application payable directly to PADI |
| START DATE (2023) | END DATE | EFRI - 1 day | IE - 2 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | 27 May | 27 May | Whittlesey 10 & 11 June |
| 3 July | 8 July | 8 July | Leicestershire 22 & 23 July |
| 21 August | 26 August | 26 August | Wraysbury 9 & 10 September |
| 16 October | 21 October | 21 October | Whittlesey 4 & 5 November |
| IE Start Date | IE End Date | City / Region |
|---|---|---|
| 12 March 2022 | 13 March 2022 | Whittlesey |
| 09 April 2022 | 10 April 2022 | Newcastle |
| 30 April 2022 | 01 May 2022 | Bristol |
| 11 June 2022 | 12 June 2022 | Whittlesey |
| 23 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | Leicestershire |
| 10 September 2022 | 11 September 2022 | Wraysbury |
| 08 October 2022 | 09 October 2022 | Bristol |
| 15 October 2022 | 16 October 2022 | Pontefract |
| 05 November 2022 | 06 November 2022 | Whittlesey |
| 10 December 2022 | 11 December 2022 | Leicestershire |
What is the PADI IE?
The Instructor Examination (IE) is a two-day evaluative program that tests an instructor candidate’s teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, skill level, understanding of the PADI System, and attitude and professionalism. PADI IEs are standardized and conducted by specially trained PADI Instructor Examiners. The IE location, testing environment and examination sessions are organized to be as objective as possible to fairly and consistently evaluate a candidate’s abilities. Only those who meet the IE performance requirements earn the respected PADI Instructor certification. There is a fee for attending an IE.