PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

The PADI Instructor Development Course combines both the PADI Assistant Instructor program and the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program into one single course. The PADI Assistant Instructor portion of the program is designed to set the foundation of teaching in the confined, classroom and open water environments. The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) course is the second part of the PADI Instructor Development Course.  The focus on this program is to continue building your teaching skills while assisting you in learning how to conduct and market the various programs you can conduct as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

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The Ocean Quest Difference…

Ocean Quest is the only PADI Career Development Centre in Canada – The PADI 5 Star Career Development Center classification is an award achieved by elite dive centres worldwide. It denotes a dive centre which excels in PADI Instructor Training and in preparing individuals to succeed as dive professionals through specific career training.

Experienced Instruction – Instructor training is organized and conducted by Greg McCracken and Fabiola Ruiz Aquilar.

Greg is both a recreational and technical Instructor Trainer. He has been actively teaching diving for over 30 years and has issued over 2200 professional level certifications and over 4600 certifications in all levels. Greg continues to be enthusiastic for teaching and diving. Every year, he makes a strong effort to learn and evolve as an instructor and as a diver. Greg truly enjoys assisting his students in meeting their goals as divers and diving professionals.

Fabiola is a PADI Course Director (Instructor Trainer), Technical Diving Instructor and Rebreather Diver. She has been long-time fixture at Ocean Quest. Fabiola graduated 2009 from an Ocean Quest conducted career program. After spending time working in the diving industry in Mexico, Australia and Ireland, Fabiola made her way back to Vancouver and started working at Ocean Quest. Fabiola is directly involved in all of our Career Development Scuba Dive Instructor programs. Aside from being an active diving instructor, Fabiola is also the Dive Safety Officer at the University of British Columbia.

As a team Greg, Fabiola and the rest of the Ocean Quest staff will work with you to help you reach your goals as a highly skilled and qualified diver and diving professional. They are committed to making your course the best possible program available and constantly work to add value above and beyond the basic credentials.

Cold Water Training – British Columbia has some of the best diving in the world. Being cold water trained will offer you many advantages over tropical training.

• Drysuit diving – Drysuit diving requires more skills and mastery of buoyancy control. By completing all of your diving in a drysuit you will achieve a higher skill level than divers in the tropics.
• More Challenging Diving Environment – Our local diving consists of cold water and variable visibility. This environment requires us to adjust the way we dive. We have to have better awareness of our depth, dive buddies and navigation. You will find that we teach many techniques that are specific to diving in our local environment that are not taught in other areas of the world. The techniques that you learn here, however, can be applied to anywhere you go.
• More respect – Our instructors are highly respected around the world. We are focused on quality instruction. We are not focused on seeing how many instructors we can train in a year.

Next Level Skills – Although you are training to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, there is always more room to improve your personal skills and awareness. During your PADI Instructor Training with Ocean Quest, we will help you develop your skills and awareness to the next level. We will also give you insight on how to impart a higher level of skills development to your future students

Fun – This is why we all dive right? We will make sure that your instructor training is balanced with fun, humor, real world application and professionalism ensuring that you have a great time while you learn!

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Your PADI Instructor Development Course will include:

•  IDC Digital Crew Pac – includes eLearning, access to the PADI Instructor Digital Platform offering access to teaching outlines, forms and other recourses. As part of your PADI IDC Crew Pac you will also receive teaching slates
• Emergency First Response Instructor Training – Certification as an EFR Instructor (or other qualifying) is a requirement to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Tuition includes training and materials
• Staff-led workshops emphasize realistic scenarios that encourage candidates to Think Like an Instructor
  • Options to first practice confined and open water teaching presentations in dry simulation mode better prepare candidates for in water presentations
  • Candidates practice teaching with and without an assistant
  • Increased emphasis on rescue skills
• Integrated approach to dive theory review within the IDC through a workshop and an updated digital Diving Knowledge Workbook
• Hands-on training using PADI digital materials and resources
• Current updated evaluation criteria

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Prerequisites – Detailed Pricing – Course Requirements

As there are many details in becoming a PADI Instructor, please Download our Full PADI Instructor Development Course Brochure for more info