There are also many other benefits to becoming a Staff Instructor, not least of which is reducing burnout by increasing the number of different courses that you are able to teach.On completion of the Staff Instructor course, you will be able to teach Assistant Instructor courses and most parts of an IDC.
There are two days of preparation before you audit an entire IDC to gain this certification. You'll find the two-day run up to the IDC both challenging and rewarding, giving you a chance to brush up your own demonstration and teaching skills, as well as time to learn about scoring and critiquing instructor candidates.
We expect the very best from our Staff Instructors and look for professional appearance and conduct throughout the course. With our Course Director and Staff Instructors (Master Instructors), we will make sure you get the most out of your training. You will see every aspect of the IDC along with all the required materials and paper work, and be fully involved at all times ensuring that you're ready to assume the responsibilities of a PADI Staff instructor.
COURSE STANDARDS:
To enroll in a PADI IDC Staff Instructor course, you must meet the following pre-requisites:
- Be in renewed teaching status as a PADI Instructor for the current year.
- Hold a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating.
- Agree to conduct all levels of diver training consistent with the standards and philosophy outlined in the PADI Instructor Manual
- Agree to use the PADI system and components in its entirety.
Assignments:
- Read the Instructor Development Standards and Procedures and Curriculum sections of the PADI Course Director Manual and answer the corresponding questions in the Instructor Candidate Workbook.
- Prepare a knowledge development and confined water teaching presentation. Be sure to reference the " Developing Knowledge Development Presentations " and "Teaching in Confined Water " sections of the Instructor Candidate Workbook.
To be certified as a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, you must meet the Following performance requirements:
- Demonstrate acceptable performance on the Instructor Dive Theory exam by scoring 100 percent initially or scoring eighty percent or higher in each of the five sections, and having each missed item reviewed until mastery is achieved. If the IDC Staff Instructor candidate scores less than eighty percent on a section, the Course Director will administer a retest after reviewing the exam.
- Demonstrate acceptable performance on the Assistant Instructor Standards exam by scoring eighty percent or higher and having each missed item reviewed until mastery is achieved. If the IDC Staff Instructor candidate scores less than eighty percent, the Course Director will administer a retest after reviewing the exam.
- Score eighty points or higher (average 4.0 per skill) by demonstrating the twenty skills listed on the PADI Skill Evaluation scoring no less than 3.0 on each skill demonstration.
- Score a 4.0 or higher on a Knowledge Development teaching presentation.
- Score a 4.0 or higher on a Confined Water teaching presentation.
- Attend the four (Step Two) - Knowledge Development sessions.
- Demonstrate consistency in teaching presentation evaluation scoring, by meeting the following parameters:
- Score within plus or minus 0.4 of the control score of two out of the three Knowledge Development teaching presentation evaluations.
- Score within plus or minus 0.4 of the control score on two out of the three Confined Water teaching presentation evaluations.
- Score within plus or minus 0.5 of the control score on two out of the three Open Water teaching presentation evaluations.
- Audit a complete IDC by observing all twenty required IDC curriculum presentation sections.
PADI Staff Instructor Schedule (2 days, excluding auditing an IDC)
| DAY 1 | |
| Morning: | Course Orientation (I hr) Assistant Instructor Standards Exam (1.5 hrs) Instructor Dive Theory Exam (1.5 hrs) Lunch (1 hr) |
| Afternoon: | Instructor Development Standards, Procedures and Curriculum (1.5 hrs) How to Organize and Conduct the PADI Assistant Instructor Course (1 hr) Skill Evaluation Pre-assessment (Confined Water) (1 hr) Confined Water Teaching Presentation Pre-assessment (Confined Water) (1 hr) |
| DAY 2 | |
| Morning: | Knowledge Development Presentation Pre-assessment (1 hr) The Psychology of Evaluation and Counseling (1 hr) Evaluating Knowledge Development Teaching Presentations (2 hrs) Lunch (1 hr) |
| Afternoon: | Evaluating Confined Water Teaching Presentations (2 hrs) Evaluating Open Water Teaching Presentations (2 hrs) (Remedial session if necessary) |
IDC Staff Instructor Candidate Course Materials:
For class sessions and independent study, there are several required PADI manuals and
educational materials:
- PADI Course Director Manual
- PADI Instructor Manual
- Instructor Candidate Workbook
- Knowledge Development Presentation Evaluation Form
- Confined Water Presentation Evaluation slate
- Open Water Presentation Evaluation slate
- The Best of The Undersea Journal
- The Law and the Diving Professional
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
- Aquatic Cue Cards - Confined Water And Open Water
- Confined Water Lesson Preparation slate
- Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning slate
- Log Book ( Adventure Log - Pro Modules recommended )
Recommended materials include:
- This is PADI Video
- PADI Open Water Diver Manual
- PADI Open Water Diver Video
- The PADI Open Water Diver Course: Effective Marketing and Conduct Video
- Career Tracking Tips for the Dive Professional Video
- Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel and Table version
- Diving Knowledge Workbook
- Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
- Discover the Underwater World Video
- Discover the Underwater World, The Snorkelers Field Guide
- Scuba: Experience Your First Breath Video
- Discover Scuba Diving Flip Chart and Instructor Slate
- Scuba Tune-up Multimedia or Guidebook
- Skill Evaluation Slate
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Video