Instructor Development Course (IDC)
Become an Open Water Scuba Instructor!
Join Dane Durand, our Silver Course Director, and Bruce Weitzenhoffer, our Gold Course Director, for your Instructor Development Course! Both Dane and Bruce have extensive cold water experience, a combined 20,000 dives+ and vast experience teaching and diving all over the world. Interested in living, diving and working in temperate water? Become an instructor in the environment where you’ll teach. Even if you are planning on spending time in the tropics, the skills you learn here, in cold water, will serve you well anywhere in the world!
This is a three-part course - the Assistant Instructor (AI) course, the Emergency First Responder (EFR) Instructor course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program.
Course Pricing
Materials & Admininstrative Fees*: $2,299 (plus tax)
Tuition (payable to Course Director at first in-person session): $2,700
Course Total: $4,999
Plus: Examination, Certification & Processing Fees (payable to PADI): $1,200
*Includes IDC Crew-Pak, Skill Development Prep Slate, Dive Theory eLearning, EFR Instructor Digital Crew-Pak
For more information: contact us at pro@aquariusdivers.com and one of our Course Directors, Bruce or Dane, will get back to you promptly.
Availability: In Stock
Here at Aquarius Dive Shop, we schedule our IDC to meet the challenging time constraints of our candidates who are local as well as those who have chosen to come to Monterey for the IDC. Our program is designed to synch with the two-day PADI Instructor Exam (IE) administered by PADI Staff scheduled for the weekend immediately following the completion of our course. This timeline reinforces mastery retention of knowledge and skills to best prepare you for success at the IE and when teaching.
2024 Schedule
*Additional days may be added as necessary. Dates below will not change.
April/May IDC/IE
April 18; 5pm-9:30pm
April 19-21; 7am-7pm
April 26-28; 7am-7pm
May 3-5; 7am-7pm
May 11-12 IE at Monterey
MSDT Prep Course is included within the IDC Schedule - additional highly recommended optional program.
August/September IDC/IE
August 15; 5pm-9pm
August 16-18; 7am-7pm
August 23-25; 7am-7pm
August 30-September 1; 7am-7pm
September 7-8 IE at Monterey
MSDT Prep Course is included within the IDC Schedule - additional highly recommended optional program.
November/December IDC/IE
November 15-16; 7am-7pm
November 24-27; 7am-7pm
November 30-December 3; 7am-7pm
December 7-8 IE at PADI Headquarters (Rancho Santa Margarita)
MSDT Prep Course is included within the IDC Schedule - additional highly recommended optional program.
Click here for a complete program overview
Links:
Instructor Development Course Program Learning Agreement
IDC Candidate Information Sheet
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