The PADI Instructor Development Program prepares you to function as a
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. In
addition, it further develops your leadership and teaching abilities to the instructor level and
prepares you to teach PADI programs.
To qualify for the PADI Instructor Development program, you must:
During the PADI Instructor Development program, you’ll learn the PADI System of diver education,
standards and procedures, effective academic teaching presentations, teaching in confined water,
conducting open water training dives and additional related topics. You’ll learn these topics
one of two ways; through the PADI Instructor Development Program (IDC) or the PADI Instructor
Orientation Program (IOC).
After successful completion of the IDC or IOC, you must successfully complete the PADI
Instructor Examination (IE). You will be evaluated on; dive theory,
academic teaching, confined-water (pool) teaching, open-water teaching and general diving skills
and professionalism.
As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you can conduct the entire range of PADI
experience programs and PADI diver programs, from
Open Water Diver through Divemaster (except
for specialties and Emergency First Response, which require
specific Specialty Diver Instructor and
Emergency First Response Instructor ratings).
After successfully completing your PADI IDC/IOC and IE, you receive a certification card and
certificate denoting this rating. You’ll also become a member of PADI and receive benefits,
including the ability to purchase professional liability insurance (which may be required to
conduct some activities).