Instructor Development Course (IDC)
If you have a passion for scuba diving and want to share your passion – become a PADI Instructor! Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy – being in, around and under water. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors (OWSI) are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world because they’ve completed the program that sets the standard for training dive professionals.
Additional Costs Include:
- IDC Crew Pack w/Slates - $1181.88
- EFR Instructor Course - $199
- EFR Instructor Crew Pack - $597.60
- PADI IE Fee (Paid Directly To PADI) - $825
Package Discount when purchasing all of the above is $600
All of the additional costs (except the PADI IE Fee) will be added to your cart when you purchase our IDC Class. Please feel free to remove any items you may already have, all the items are required for the course.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is made up of two sections – Academics/Confined Water and Open Water/Rescue.
Instructor Examination (IE), the final step for Instructor certification is a two day examination of Academics and Confined Water and Open Water and Rescue.
Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll in the OWSI program.
A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course.
You also need:
- Instructor Crew Pack (available at Columbus Scuba)
- Complete the eLearning for Instructor Development Course (included in the Instructor Crew Pack)
- At least 100 logged dives to attend an IE.
- Emergency First Response Primary & Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
- A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
- You also need to be an Emergency First Response Instructor, but you can earn this rating during your instructor training.
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