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.
- Be an in-status Emergency First Response Instructor
- 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:
- Prepare a knowledge development and confined water teaching presentation.
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 PADI Systems, Standards and Procedures 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 IDC Staff Instructor Knowledge Development sessions.
- Meet evaluation scoring parameters:
a. Match the control score on four out of six knowledge development
evaluation criteria sections for two out of three teaching presentations.
b. Match the control score on three out of the five confined water evaluation
criteria sections for two out for three teaching presentations.
c. Match the control score on three out of the five open water evaluation
criteria sections for two out of three teaching presentations. - Audit a complete IDC by observing all required IDC curriculum sections or
present all components from the Assistant Instructor course, scoring at least a
3.5 on each presentation.
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
- PADI guide to teaching
- 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
- 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