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Course Overview	[back]
The PADI IDC Staff Instructor Course is designed to provide PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers with additional training necessary to staff PADI Instructor Development programs. This course builds upon the IDC Staff Instructor candidate's experience and abilities as a dive educator while concentrating on developing evaluation and counselling skills. Through independent study, classroom sessions, guided evaluation training and an internship, IDC Staff Instructor candidates learn to teach the PADI Assistant Instructor Course and assist with instructor development programs.
Duties of the I.D.C. Staff Instructor
A renewed IDC Staff Instructor is authorised to:
Independently teach and certify PADI Assistant Instructor Conduct specific IDC/IOC training segments under the direct supervision of a PADI Course Director. Evaluate and critique IDC/IOC candidate academic, confined water and Open Water teaching presentations. Provide counselling and remedial training for IDC/IOC and IDC Staff Instructor candidates. Assist with training during instructor-level continuing education programs, such as PADI Speciality Instructor training courses. Observe the orientation and closing sessions of a PADI Instructor Examinations
Performance Requirements
To be certified as a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, an individual must meet the following performance requirements:
Demonstrate acceptable performance on the Instructor Pre-assessment (dive theory) Exam by scoring 100% initially or scoring 80% or higher on each section and having each missed item reviewed until mastery is achieved. Demonstrate acceptable performance on the Assistant Instructor Standards exams by scoring 100% initially or scoring 80% or higher and having each missed item reviewed until mastery is achieved. Scoring 72 points or higher (average 4.0 per skill) by demonstrating the 18 listed on the PADI Skill Evaluation with no skill demonstration scoring less than 30 Score a 4.0 or higher on an academic teaching presentation. Additional presentations must be assigned until the IDC Staff Instructor candidate meets this requirement. Score a 4.0 or higher on a confined water teaching presentation. Additional presentations must be assigned until the IDC Staff Instructor candidate meets this requirement. Attend the four module two academic training classroom sessions. Demonstrate consistency in teaching presentation evaluation scoring by meeting the following parameters: Score within plus or minus .5 of the control score on two out of three academic teaching presentation evaluations Score within plus or minus .4 of the control score on two out of three confined water teaching presentation evaluations. Score within plus or minus .5 of the control score on two out of three open water teaching presentations evaluations.
Training Materials Required
IDC Staff Instructor Candidate Course Materials. Each candidate is required to have each of the following:
PADI Course Director Manual PADI Instructor Manual Instructor Candidate Workbook Academic Teaching Presentation Evaluation Form Confined water teaching Presentation Evaluation slate Open Water teaching presentation Evaluation slate Assistant Instructor Workbook Best of the undersea Journal The law and the Diving professional Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality Instructor Outline Aquatic Cue Cards - Confined Water and Open Water Confined Water lesson Preparation slate Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning slate Log Book
Course Schedule
All IDC Staff Instructor Courses are run in conjunction with the PADI Instructor Development Courses. The Staff Course starts 2 days before the IDC starts.
Course Price Excludes
All PADI Materials PADI Registration fees Equipment hire Accommodation
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