Open Water Scuba Instructor
Description
This is a two-part course - the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills.
If you're sociable, passionate about scuba diving, and seeking an extraordinary life, consider becoming a PADI Instructor. As a scuba diving instructor, you get to share your love for the aquatic world with others while engaging in an activity you love—being in, around, and under water.
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and PADI Assistant Instructors are highly sought after globally as they have completed a program that sets the standard in dive professional training. Earning a PADI Instructor rating requires dedication and hard work, but it rewards you with a career that allows you to share remarkable underwater experiences with others, positively impacting their lives and enriching your own.
Are you prepared to join the ranks of committed professionals who teach the world's most advanced and popular scuba diving education programs? If so, advance your career with a Go PROSM Instructor Development Course.
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) consists of two segments: the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most dive professionals complete the full IDC and proceed to the Instructor Examination (IE), the final step in obtaining a PADI Instructor certification.
Completing the AI course alone grants you a PADI Assistant Instructor qualification. When ready, an AI can progress by taking the OWSI program, which leads to an IE and the complete PADI Instructor certification.
Dive professionals with an instructor rating from another training organization might be eligible to directly enter the OWSI program, acknowledging their previous instructor training and providing a pathway to becoming a PADI Instructor.
A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months is eligible to enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course. Additionally, you need:
- At least 60 logged dives and 100 dives to attend an IE.
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
- A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
You also need to be an Emergency First Response Instructor, but you can earn this rating during your instructor training.
Academic
Over a minimum of 10 days, but usually more like 2 weeks, the IDC teaches you to conduct all PADI core courses. You'll be able to organize and present information, conduct skill development sessions and control open water dives. Basically, you become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills while watching out for student diver safety. Key topics include:
- PADI Standards and Procedures for courses you can teach with in water workshops
- Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
- Risk Management and Diver Safety
- The Business of Diving and your role as an instructor
- Marketing Diving and Sales Counseling