Koh Tao PADI Instructor Development Course Information
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) consists of two courses; the PADI Assistant Instructor course (AI) and the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course (OWSI).
We also include the Emergency First Responder Instructor (EFRI) course into our IDC program.
Classroom & Land Section
Knowledge Development; both a self-study e-learning curriculum and Course Director led presentations
Dive Theory
The PADI system General Standards & Procedures
Sales techniques workshop
Social Media & Online Marketing workshop
Reef Ecology for beginners’ program workshop
Knowledge Development Presentation Workshops & Candidate Knowledge Development teaching presentations
Confined Water (or Pool) Section
Skill development workshops; the basic 25 skills & Rescue diver skill circuit to a demonstration quality standard
Discover Scuba Diving confined water workshop
Confined Water Training Workshop and Candidate Confined Water Teaching Presentations
Our Fluid mechanics buoyancy clinic & neutral buoyancy skill circuit.
Open Water Section
Descent & Ascent workshops
Roll model quality Divemaster course Rescue assessment
Discover Scuba Diving conduct and control workshop
Advanced Open Water workshop
Rescue Exercise 7 workshop
Open Water Training Workshop and Candidate Open Water Teaching Presentations Neutrally Buoyant
Stamina tests; 400 metres freestyle & 10-minute float.
The knowledge development section of the IDC is divided between independent study (E-learning) and a series of in-class knowledge development presentations and workshops, led by one of our Platinum PADI Course Directors.
The e-learning section covers the following subjects:
Getting Started
Dive Theory for Dive Leaders
PADI System Overview
Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
Discover Scuba Diving and Experience Programs
The PADI Open Water Diver Course
Risk Management and Legal Considerations
Managing Risk
PADI Quality Management and Licensing
Introduction to Teaching Presentations
Conducting and Evaluating Knowledge Development
Confined Water Training
Open Water Training
Continuing Education and Leadership Courses
The Business of Diving
We recommend that you complete all independent eLearning before you begin the Instructor Development Course.
