PADI Assistant Instructor Course  

Looking for the next step on the professional ladder? Then you need to be a PADI Assistant Instructor.

 

Working closely with our PADI Staff Instructor, in this program you as a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education.

You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities.

It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

 

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

What You Learn

You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills.

You learn through:

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

 

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:

Module 1:

· Academic Training

· PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs

· Developing Knowledge Development Presentations

· Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties

· Teaching in Confined Water

· Conducting Open Water Training Presentations

 

Module 2:

· Independent Study

· Knowledge Development

 

Module 3:

· Practical Application

· Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations

· Standards Exam

· Dive Rescue Skills Assessment

What You Can Teach

In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can:

• Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor during confined water dives
• Present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor
• Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
• Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
• Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
• Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
• Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

 

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education by clicking here

 

The Learning Materials You Need

The PADI IDC Candidate kit includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor includes:

 

PADI Guide to Teaching

Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue )

Presentation Slates

Digital Specialty Course Instructor manual

Lesson planning slates for confined and open water

Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses

Children and Scuba Diving CD Rom

PADI Backpack

(Materials are available from our Dive Centre at only 350 Euros)

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must be:

Be a PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization

Be 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

Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months

Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

Want a fun and exciting career!

 

How long does it take?

Just 5 days

 

 

How much does it cost?

A life changing career for only 350 Euros

 

 

Interested ? Just send us an e-mail for more details