Instructor Development Programs
PADI Instructor Development Course
(PADI IDC)

The PADI Instructor Development Course (PADI IDC) comprises the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Curriculums. A comprehensive Scuba Instructor Training Program developed by PADI, the IDC is recogognized worldwide as the most in depth scuba instructor training program in the world. Evertything you've done in your scuba diving career has helped you prepare for this course.

In the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) there are two distict components.

The Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program.

PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) Course:

The AI course is a minimum of three days and includes classroom, confined water and open water teaching sessions. It intoduces you to the teaching techniques for scuba diving skills and knowledge development. The course concentrates on on duties and programs that PADI AIs may conduct independently.

Successfully completing this course earns you an AI certification and qualifies you to continue with the OWSI program.

Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Program:

The OWSI course is a minimum of four days. It builds on what you have leant as an AI, introduces you to the enitre PADI System of Education and focuses on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.

Ocean Turtle recognises that not all instructor candidates can readily take time off work and so we offer IDC programs on either a full or part-time basis.

We can also combine the IDC and Instructor Exam (IE) with a trip to Dahab in Egypt where we use the facilities at Fantasea Red Sea to complete the Open Water workshops of your IDC in the clear, warm waters of the Red Sea.

We are also a Ministry of Defence ELCAS approved education provider and offer instructor training programs to military personnel.

MSDT Preparation and Specialty Instructor Training

If you are in a hurry to get to MSDT then one otion is to complete specialty instructor training with one of our Course Directors. You can then issue certifications, not only for PADI core courses, but also for the specialities you hold instructor ratings in. A popular option for new instructors is to complete the MSDT preparation package of five specialities so that you can apply to PADI for MSDT as soon as you have issued 25 diving certifications.

Internship and On-going Mentorship

At Ocean Turtle we know that passing the IE is just the beginning of your career and that there will be times that you will have questions and occasionally doubts about how best to progress to the next stage. When starting out there seems a lot to learn about the dive industry nad we a re able to offer candidates the option of a three month internship program with Fantasea Red Sea and on-going career mentorship from our Course Directors to help you on your way. Pleae call and talk to one of our CD's for more information.