The guide truly will accept only the best course directors and from time to time we receive reports of less than perfect service that we take seriously. James that started this guide is a Staff Instructor that previously ran a dive center in Phuket (2006-07) and can relate to the business pressures of running a […]
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Really proud to have Andy as one of the founding Course Directors at IDC Guide especially now that his Utila Dive Centre has been voted by Sport Diver magazine which is the official publication of the PADI Diving Society as the best PADI IDC (Instructor Development Course) centre Worldwide in its 2010 awards. The award
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We have pleasure in including Phuket top Course Director within this Guide. Scubacat’s Christopher Pace has been helping Instructors become great dive educators for many years, he works with Course Director Sarah Kench in Patong, Phuket in Thailand. We are pleased to have found a Course Director in Phuket that reaches our standards and have
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We welcome our newest Course Director to the IDC Guide, we now feature Joey Ridge from Easy Divers Cyprus and was impressed to read this information about his IDCs
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The most popular dive theory subjects broadly correspond with the ‘difficulty’ that IDC students have with the subjects, here are our latest most popular Dive theory pages by website visits: 1, Physics 2, RDP 3, Physiology 4, Equipment 5, Environment
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To enrol in a PADI Instructor Examination, you must: 1. Successfully complete an IDC or OWSI program within 12 months of the start date of the IE. 2. Have documentation of at least 100 logged dives including experience in deep, night and navigation diving. 3. Present an Instructor Certificate of Completion that has both the
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Instructor Development Course – required material At the beginning of an IDC program you will need from you (original or photocopy) : PADI OWD certification card or equivalent PADI AOWD certification card or equivalent PADI Rescue certification card or equivalent EFR certification card or equivalent incl. CPR, not older than 24 months PADI Divemaster certification
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Our goal to make your journey to become a PADI Instructor a stress-free and enjoyable one, You’ll find that the professionalism, friendliness and helpfulness of the dive educators / Course Directors chosen by this guide will make our IDC program one of the most rewarding and satisfying experiences of your life. We will ensure you
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PADI International have informed us that anything between 4,000 and 6,000 people from the UK are completing the PADI Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) course each month, so if you take an average of 5,000 people, times that by 12 and then take into consideration that there is about a 90% drop-off from Discover Scuba Diving
Just been looking through my old emails and found the email I sent to potential employers / dive centers once I was ready to work as a Scuba Instructor, for more examples of covering letters and scuba instructor CVs look at our dive jobs page Teaching Status Open Water Scuba Instructor, EFR Instructor and DAN
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