PADI Instructor Development Course Topics

• Course Orientation
The Orientation section will set the tone for the IDC. It will help reduce Instructor Candidate anxiety and answer any questions candidates may have about the IDC/IE process.
• Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
  
This presentation examines how people learn, when they learn best, and the Systems approach to diver training.
• Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
  
During the IDC and IE, the Instructor candidate may make presentations based on topics from the Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Adventure Diver, Rescue Diver or Divemaster courses. This will ensure the candidate's familiarity with the Knowledge Development portions of these classes, and make them a more prepared Instructor after the IE.
• Teaching the Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties
  
During this section of the IDC, the candidate will become aware of these program's goals, standards and marketing. The information-rich content of the Project AWARE Specialty instills a desire for action on the part of the participant. Peak Performance Buoyancy is the answer for divers who have buoyancy control issues and need additional assistance.
• PADI Discover Scuba and Snorkeling Programs
  
The discussion in this section of the IDC relates to the DIVE TODAY Philosophy that PADI has embraced over the past few years. We examine all the "Discover" programs that are offered, including Discover Scuba, Discover Scuba Diving, Discover Snorkeling, and Skin Diver.
• Teaching in Confined Water
  
This session will introduce important considerations for conducting confined water dives that allow for customization based on student diver needs. It will give candidates the recipe for preparing your open water teaching presentations.
• Conducting Open Water Training Dives
  
Like the confined water section, these presentations will give the candidate a solid foundation on how to organize, schedule and conduct open water training dives.
• Dive Industry Overview
  
In this presentation, the candidates will know where the dive industry is going, and determine it's potential for growth. We'll also examine the appeal of diving, and lookat future trends in the industry.
• General Standards and Procedures
  
Why do we have standards? What are various PADI Standards? How do we determine Mastery? What is Quality Management? Besides answering these questions, we'll delve into procedures to make the Instructor become more professional.
• How to Organize and Conduct the PADI Advanced Open Water, Emergency First Response, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Experience and Specialty Diver Programs
  
These presentation will give the candidate the goals, philosophy, and benefits to the student of each of the listed diver courses. Each course will be covered in detail, along with markeing and promotion suggestions for each.
• Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
  
This presentation provides a starting point for the PADI professional in the area of common law as it relates to scuba instruction.
• How to Teach The Recreational Dive Planner
  
This presentation gives the instructor candidate the basis for a sound foundation in how to teach the use of either version of the RDP to Open Water students, as well as continuing education students.
• The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
  
This session gives the instructor candidate the foundation for preparing Prescriptive teaching presentations. We'll examine the various media in the PADI system and how independent learning is the wave of the future when it comes to diver instruction.
• Adaptive Teaching
  
The future divers are our children. We'll look at how children differ in their approach to scuba training, and also how the instructor should modify their teaching techniques for younger divers.