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ABOUT INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE (IDC)
Starting your PADI instructor development course at Big Bubble Dive Resort, you will gain experience in developing skills to become a professional diving instructor at PADI, one of the world's most networked diving teaching institutions. The big bubble dive resort, which has been open since 1994, has been operating since 1994. PADI accredits us as PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive Resort, where we can offer diving courses from beginner to professional instructor level, with PADI Course Director supervising the training process.
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) combines AI, OWSI, and EFRI courses, with a total of 14 days of instruction divided into E-Learning and workshops, and we also include EFR instructors. If you'd like to participate in an instructor internship, we'd love to provide free support at no extra cost. This ensures that you get additional knowledge that is definitely worth the price.
E-learning topics covered are:
– Getting Started
– Dive Theory for Dive Leaders
– PADI System Overview
– Learning, Instruction, and the PADI System
– Discover Scuba Diving and Experience Programs
– The PADI Open Water Diver Course
– Risk Management and Legal Considerations 8 – Managing Risk
– PADI Quality Management and Licensing
– Introduction to Teaching Presentations
– Conducting and Evaluating Knowledge Development
– Confined Water Training
– Open Water Training
– Continuing Education and Leadership Courses
– The Business of Diving
– How to Teach the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) – required for crossover candidates; optional for PADI Members
Classroom Presentations
– Orientation
– Dive Theory Workshop
– PADI System Workshop
– Learning and Teaching Workshop
– Discover Scuba Diving Workshop
– Open Water Dive Course Scheduling and Set Up Workshop
– Risk Management and Licensing Workshop
– Knowledge Development Presentation Workshop and Candidate Knowledge Development Presentations
– Skill Development Workshop
– Confined Water Training Workshop and Candidate Confined Water Teaching Presentations
– Open Water Training Workshop and Candidate Open Water Teaching Presentations
– Continuing Education Workshop
– Advanced Open Water Diver Course Workshop
– Rescue Diver Course Workshop
– Sales Techniques Workshop
– Course Close
After you have completed the Diving Instructor Course (IDC), you will be required to take the Instructor Exam (IE) for 2 days with a staff member from the PADI.
- Diving Theory and Standards Exam
- Knowledge development presentation
- Confined water
- Open water
- Rescue Exercise 7
Once you have completed the instructor development course, you will be able to teach the following courses.
- PADI Scuba Diver/ Open Water Diver
- Adventure Diver/ Advanced Open Water Diver
- PADI Rescue Diver
- Divemaster
- Discover Snorkeling
- Discover Scuba Diving
- PADI Seal Team and Bubblemaker
- Reactivate and Discover Local Diving
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty
- Project Aware Specialty
- Coral Reef Conservation
Course Prerequisites
- PADI Divemaster, or leadership level with another diver training organization.
- 18 years old
- Certified diver for 6 months
- Medical clearance attesting to dive fitness signed by a physician within the previous 12 months
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care course completion (or qualifying training) within the last 24 months
- Has at least 100 dives or more
Tuition fees
- The IDC Course fee is 33,900 bath
- EFR instructor course fee 6,000 bath
- PADI Instructor Crew Pack 20,500 bath
Instructor Examination (IE) fees are paid directly to PADI offices.
- Instructor Examination (IE) 1,055 AUD
- PADI Instructor registration fee 312 AUD
- PADI EFR Instructor registration fee 215 AUD