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Instructor Development Course with Dixie Divers
Scuba diving is an exciting, dynamic recreation that supports a growing world-wide industry with many professional opportunities. A scuba diving career can break you out of inside a 8-to-4 office hour of job, but instead provide you with an enjoyable part-time or full time job and many opportunity for travel. With over 3500 PADI diving center in over 175 countries a PADI professional credential can be a passport to international employment.

New Progressive Program Offers More Flexibility with PADI Instructor Development Course encompasses both the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. This offers you several options for reaching your professional goals allowing you to plan appropriate breaks in training to further hone your knowledge, skills and leadership abilities or attend a continuous program that results in PADI Instructor certification.
Both programs begin with independent learning which means you can start your course today. By using the various PADI materials contained in the Instructor Crew Pack you can familiarize yourself with and refresh your knowledge of PADI courses, program and standards. Independent learning enables you to study using your own schedule ensuring a comfortable learning experience.

Here at DIXIE DIVERS you will be fully prepared for the PADI Instructor Evaluation with trained professionals on hand at all times to assist in every area of your skills and knowledge development. Knowing how important this qualification is to you and recognizing that your success is our success, our standards are never compromised. We maintain the highest level of diver training and do this by providing the best facilities and the most highly-qualified Instructors. Couple that with the all-important individual attention and you will know why our candidates enjoy unrivaled success at the Instructor Examinations (IEs).

Our candidates enjoy these benefits........

What do I need to start?

• PADI Assistant Instructor certification or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months ( check with a PADI Course Director or PADI Office for qualifying credentials.)
• Hold a dive certification for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include night, deep and navigation dives
• Proof of CPR training within the last 24 months
• Medical clearance signed by a physician

What will I do?

• Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
• Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
• Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
• Have at least 100 logged dives prior to entering a PADI Instructor Exam

• Times can vary from four days to three weeks or more

What materials are needed?*

• PADI Instructor Manual
• Instructor Candidate Workbook
• Open Water Lesson Planning Slate
• Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
• Open Water Aquatic Cue Cards
• Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
• The Law and the Diving Professional
• The Business of Diving
• The Best of The Undersea Journal
• Log Book
• Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
• Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
• Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
• Open Water Diver Manual
• Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel and table, and Instructions for Use Booklets
• Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
• Adventures in Diving Manual
• Rescue Diver Manual
• Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
• Divemaster Manual
• Divemaster Final Exams Booklet

*These are the same materials used in the PADI Assistant Instructor course.

COURSE INCLUDES: Extensive classroom sessions covering all aspects of the modular curriculum, Instructor Development Candidate Workbook, use of our pool, Tanks and weights (if required), Individual tuition from our highly experienced staff, Open Water scenarios for real-life teaching, We pick you up from the Airport (Miami or Fort Lauderdale) and four boat dive.
Not included: Registration fees and exam fees - these are payable directly to PADI.
COURSE DATES: Click here to go our online calendar.

If you are: Advanced Diver / Rescue Diver / Divemaster / Padi Instructor

IDC Weekend Format / IDC 7 Days Format / IDC Staff Instructor / Emergency First Response / Master Scuba Diver Trainer Prep.