Being a scuba instructor might be the coolest job in the world. The road to instructor is filled with the most intense and demanding dive training in scuba and it's the best time you'll have.Becoming a scuba instructor isn't easy, but it's some of he most rewarding and intense training you'll do in your scuba diving career. 

The Instructor Development Course at Eco Dive Center is intense (PADI IDC). Our IDC Staff instructors are the best in California. When Eco-trained candidates arrive at the Instructor Examination at PADI's headquarters, they stand out from the crowd as the most prepared, most thoroughly trained and highly qualified candidates in the group.

In the PADI IDC you will intern with PADI Open Water classes and assist instructors as they teach. You'll review physics and physiology and expand on the knowledge base you built in the Divemaster course.

You'll learn about the law and business of diving and you'll get a chance to put it all to use as you are guided through the program by our cadre of IDC Staff Instructors.

Because Eco Dive Center is one of the busiest scuba shops in California, instructor candidates are constantly able to take part in a variety of interning situations. Interning is among the most valuable aspects of the PADI IDC because it gives you a chance to see a variety of instructors' styles and techniques as they work with students of all levels from beginning to Rescue Diver and even Divemaster.

If you dream of ditching the 9-5 daily grind and setting off for a distant tropical lifestyle, you'll find that having Eco Dive Center on your resume is like having a key that opens all the locks. Our staff is connected with many tropical operations around the world, so we can assist you with resort placement in a locale of your choice. 

OR...

If you dream of teaching on the weekends and showing others the underwater world.

Here's what's entailed:

Here you will find quick and easy step-by-step instructions on how to complete your training....

Step One - CALL AND REGISTER!

"Registration & Orientation Night" Scheduled two weeks before the start of your IDC and generally 7pm to 11pm.

You'll need to provide...

1. Photo Copy & Submit a current CPR certification
2. Photo Copy & Submit a current First Aid certification
3. Confirmed Divemaster Certification
4. Submit a MEDICAL EXAM FORM completed & signed by a Medical Doctor.
5. Minimum of 60 logged dives to enroll in IDC
6. 100 logged dives to complete IDC and attend the IE (copy of last logged dive)
7. Photo copy & submit copies of your certification cards and last logged dives.
8. Purchase all required instructor materials before orientation night.
9. Pre-plan over night stay near PADI Headquarters (45 miles south) Directions to PADI HQ & See IE Dates
10. Bring personal appointment book to schedule the IDC sessions

Step Two: The following self-assignments must be completed prior to Step Three.

1. 1. Read & Complete the Independent learning section of the Instructor Candidate Workbook.
   2. Instructor Standards Examination found in Study Tools section of the Instructor Candidate Workbook.
   3. Dive Theory Examinations found in the Study Tools section of the Instructor Candidate Workbook.
   4. Retake Open Water Diver Final Exams A & B, grade yourself & make sure you are scoring 100% (submit answer key with scores).
   5. Retake Rescue Diver Final Exams A & B, grade yourself & make sure you are scoring 100% (submit answer key with scores).
   6. Retake Divemaster Final Exams A & B, grade yourself & make sure you are scoring 100% (submit answer key with scores).

Note: Due to the compressed schedule of the Instructor Development Course (IDC), We require that the Self Study Assignments (above) be completed prior to the start course.

Step Three - " The Classroom Sessions" Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Nights 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. 

Classroom Subjects and Topics:

Open Water Diver Course
Adventures in Diving Program
Emergency First Responder
Advanced Diver Course
Rescue Diver Course
Divemaster Course
Physics
Decompression
Physiology
Environment
Teaching Children and Elders
Teaching Styles
Psychology / Panic
Equipment
CPR & Advanced First Aid
Deep Diving & Narcosis
Importance of Con-Education
Compressor Operations
Dive Boat Operations
Ocean Prep

Workshops for the...

Adventures in Diving Program
Emergency First Responder
Advanced Diver Program
Rescue Diver Course
Divemaster Course
Diver Retention Programs

Required Equipment (Free rentals and huge discounts are avalable for canadates):

Buoyancy Control Device
First, second and alternate regulators
Submersible Pressure Gauge
Timing device other than a dive computer
Appropriate exposure suit for environment where IDC and IE will be held.
Whistle attached to your BCD flex inflator hose
Compass
Knife
Mask, snorkel, boots, gloves and fins
Boots and gloves
Surface Marker Buoy
Slates
Tool Box
First Aid Kit
Logbook Binder
Steel or aluminum tank

After The IDC: Upon completion, a PADI Course Director verifies that the instructor candidate has successfully completed an IDC by signing an IDC Certificate of Completion and registering the candidate with the PADI Local Area Office. When the instructor candidate successfully completes all requirements of the IDC, he/she is eligible to participate in a PADI Instructor Examination (IE) as long as he/she has been a certified diver for at least 6 months and has proof of at least 100 logged dives. After successful completion of the IDC, a candidate has 12 months from the course completion date to attend an IE. It is the candidate's full responsibility to be prepared for the IE.

Tuition: Complete PADI IDC - $1190.00
Study Tools: $430 (complete instructor crewpac)

Call to Pre-Register and ask for our friendly in-house PADI Course Director.