PADI Assistant Instructor

WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:

Your trainer, Bruce, has extensive cold-water experience, more than 15,000 dives, and vast experience teaching and diving all over the world. Interested in living, diving and working in often challenging conditions? Become an Assistant 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!

COURSE SCHEDULE:

This course will be conducted during the IDC – contact Bruce for the specific days and locations in each IDC – see the Instructor Development Course schedule here.

WHAT YOU LEARN:

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course marks a transitional step in the journey of professional dive educators, bridging the gap between Divemaster and Open Water Scuba Instructor. This comprehensive program is designed to give you the tools to take on a more substantial educational leadership role in diver education as a credentialed PADI Assistant Instructor. You learn to teach in the Confined Water, Open Water, and Classroom. Once you are a PADI Assistant Instructor, you can teach certain PADI programs independently and assist Instructors in conducting a wide range of PADI Courses.

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If you’re unsure if you want to fully commit to the role of Instructor, this is an excellent midpoint. If you choose to create your path to become a PADI Instructor in incremental steps; this is that first step; when you’re ready, you’ll already have met the requirement to transition to complete the PADI OWSI portion of the PADI IDC/IE.

IMPORTANT INFO & LINKS:

COURSE PRICING: $3,300

• Materials & Administrative Fees*: $2,050

  • *Includes: IDC Crew-Pak; Skill Development Prep Slate​

• Tuition: $1,250 (payable at first in-person session)

• Plus: $135 Certification & Processing Fees (payable to PADI)