The Instructor Training Course is designed to teach current Divemasters or Assistant Instructors certified with a recognized dive training organization the knowledge to effectively function as a scuba instructor.

Who this course is for:

• Individuals that wish to share their love for the underwater world with others

Course prerequisites:

• Minimum age 18
• Certified diver for a minimum of 6 months
• Proof of 100 logged dives completed in a number of different environments with varying depths
• Be certified as a Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, or equivalent
• Provide proof of current CPR, first aid and oxygen provider*, where local law permits
• Ownership of your own Scuba Equipment.

* Note: CPR, first aid, and oxygen provider courses may be combined with the IDC Program by qualified instructors

What you can expect to learn:

The Instructor Training Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• Standards and Procedures
• History of the agency
• Products and procedures
  
  • How to place an order
  • Registration procedures
  • Yearly renewals
• Liability and insurance
  
  • Risk management
  • Waivers and releases
• Filling out an accident report
• Methods of instruction
  
  • Teaching theory, methods and oral communications
  • Lesson preparation
  • Use of training aids
• Successfully selling scuba
  
  • Budgeting courses
  • Recruiting students
  • Organizing and scheduling a course
  • Retail sales
• Instructor ethics
• Physics and physiology of diving