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Instructor Development Course (IDC)

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Key info

  • 11 days (approx.)
  • Incl. 6 dives
  • Dive site(s) determined on the dive day
  • English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Turkish
  • Max. 8 students / instructor
  • Meet at the dive center
  • Free Cancellation - 7days notice
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Highlights

Take the plunge and transform your life and the life of others. Make the sea your office, share incredible underwater moments with like-minded people. Inspire the next generation of divers, become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

  • 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.

Dive center

Divewise

PADI 5 Star Dive Center

Divewise, recognized as one of the pioneering dive centers in Malta, has continuously adapted to stay ahead in the realm of diving services.

With a family-oriented approach, the dive center offers courses for all levels, starting daily, from first-time divers to Divemaster programs. Instructor courses are available three times a year. The dive center encourages all open water divers and continuing education divers to become enriched air divers, providing recreational enriched air free of charge. The experienced multilingual team features a balanced mix of female and male instructors, showcasing the dive center's commitment to diversity and excellence.

Divewise has its own house reef for dives and two pools for training right on site. Divewise welcomes visitors and is happy to arrange dive packages, the majority of Malta's diving is shore based and boat dives are not available.

Note: Between the months of November and March, activities at 3:00 PM are not available.

As a PADI Career Development Centre, Divewise maintains a friendly and warm atmosphere.

PADI 5 Star CDC Wi-Fi (FREE) Dive shop 18 PADI Instructors Max. 4.0 divers / guide Free Nitrox

Address: 8113 Km from your location
Westin Dragonara Complex, St Julians, No State, STJ 02, Malta

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Package description

Inclusive of

  • 6 open water dives
  • 7 confined water dives (pool or shallow water)
  • Scuba equipment rental (full set)
  • Nitrox
  • Mask/snorkel
  • Fins (full foot)
  • Wetsuit (3mm)
  • Wetsuit (5mm)
  • Wetsuit (7mm)
  • BCD
  • Dive computer
  • Open water dives
  • Confined water dives
  • Fins (open heel)
  • Weights/Weight Belt/Tank(s)
  • Wetsuit (shorty)
  • Flashlight (torch)
  • Regulator

Requirements

  • Minimum age: 18+
  • Min. certification: Divemaster Certification required
  • Min logged dives: 60 logged dives required
  • PADI Divemaster Medical clearance attesting to dive fitness signed by a physician within the previous 12 months, and have had no medical condition changes. Certified diver for at least six months. Completed the EFR Primary and Secondary Care course, or other qualifying training, within the last 24 months. Finish the IE with 100 logged dives

What to expect

Are you looking for something extraordinary or to do something others can only dream of or even help people transform their lives? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. This program is one of two distinct components of PADI's Instructor Development Course (IDC).

The first few days of the Instructor Development Course if the Assistant Instructor Course, followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program. The course redefines the standard for instructor training. Coupled with PADI's educational materials, the PADI IDC allows you to learn quickly and effectively. The objective of the IDC is to prepare you for the PADI IE (Instructor Examination) and to prepare candidates for "Real World" teaching after the IDC/IE process. 

Your days will start at 8:00, when you will have an academic sessions with presentations and various workshops, and then in the afternoon you will complete the confined and open water presentations. Specifically during the course you will learn how to apply to the PADI System of Education by presenting at least:

- 3 confined water teaching presentations.

- 3 knowledge development presentations.

- Two open water teaching presentations integrating two skills.

We offer a package that includes the AI (Assistant Instructor Course), the OWSI (Open Water Scuba Instructor Course), the EFRI (Emergency First Responder Instructor, which is compulsory to do when becoming a PADI OWSI), and the MSDT prep (Master Scuba Diver Trainer Instructor). Does NOT include the materials, exam and application fees. 

Other Information

Confirmation

  • We’ll send you a final Booking Confirmation Email on average within 24 hours. We advise you to not make any other travel arrangements before that
  • In the event that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email

Meet at the dive center

Address: Westin Dragonara Complex, St Julians, No State, STJ 02, Malta

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Cancellation policy

  • Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 7 days prior to the activity
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