About the Instructor Development Course #IDCwithDevocean
An IDC with Devocean Divers offers the option to the candidates to join the famous ‘early morning’ Thresher Shark dives, or one of the spectacular night dives of Malapascua, during their training. We believe that starting the day with a great dive is the best way to clear one’s mind and start fresh, ready to learn!
In 2018, Devocean Divers Malapascua started to develop teaching at professional levels. At that time Course Director Walter G Schmit joined the Devocean Divers’ team, and it felt just natural that Devocean Divers started to run its own Instructor Development Courses. At the start of 2019, a modern classroom was built at the dive shop, providing a place where students can focus and learn the more advanced diving theory. The courses were running very well with a superb number of candidates passing and being welcomed into the ranks of professional PADI Instructors. Then, the tourism here collapsed, and Walter had to leave the Philippines. In 2022, at the restart, Devocean was without an in-house course director but through the dive industry grapevine, we were introduced to Scuba Dive Online. And soon after we started cooperating with them, Scuba dive Online shall be supplying the course directors for our 2023 IDC’s programs.
About our Course Directors from Scuba Dive online
We always make sure our students learn from the best! The Scuba Dive online team are all award-winning PADI Course Directors. They have collectively taught over 10,000 student divers and bring 60+ years of professional experience in the industry. Most importantly we genuinely they like what they do and care about our divers.
The Pro team consists of Course Directors who have worked as PADI Regional Managers and PADI Instructor Examiners. They know how to get you prepared for a successful career as a PADI Instructor and they share in your enthusiasm for teaching others about our oceans. Course Directors Neil Richards, Tim Hunt, and Monique Richards will be your main mentors and can answer any questions you have regarding preparing for your Instructor Development Course (IDC). Scuba dive online create memorable and personalized scuba experiences through its unique online diver education system and international network of PADI professionals. They enhance the PADI eLearning experience with personalized, online, and face-to-face presentations. They provide the in-water training at the dive center over 8 days getting you ready for your Instructor Exams and prepared for your career as a PADI dive instructor. They provide the full classroom curriculum online. Candidates are then ready to get underwater with them. This all saves the students time while maintaining, quality, consistency and standards.
Their way of teaching and scheduling is unique. The courses are split into live theory online face to face sessions and onsite practical in water training. The theory online 3-hour sessions are run over 7 evenings giving you the option to continue with your daytime job thus saving money and precious vacation time. These are run on the 1st and 15th of every month. The practical in water training is conducted at the dive center over 8 days. You will then be ready for your Instructor Exams.
The dates we have for our Instructor in water training and the Instructor Exam dates for Malapascua for 2023 are:
- March 11-18 – IE 19-20
- July 21-28 – IE 29-30
- September 27-4 October – IE 5-6
- December 1-8 – IE 9-10
Why choose us and Malapascua Island?
Because Malapascua is a great place to learn. The dive sites are nearby, the options are varied, and you might be practicing skills with nudibranchs and seahorses around you. Devocean Divers is located in Hippocampus Beach Resort. Facing the ocean, it offers tables on the beach which you can use to drink a cup of coffee or enjoy a meal before or after your dives. As a DMT or an IDC candidate at Devocean Divers, you will benefit from a discount from their restaurant and bar. The Hippocampus bar offers live music twice a week, making it THE place to come for a drink and maybe even some dancing, or at least a fun party. You will notice that the facilities are well kept and allows our divers to feel comfortable.
Choosing Devocean Divers for your IDC is also choosing the quality of an experienced dive center. The staff has been working for Devocean Divers for many years, the dive guides have many years of experience with Devocean Divers, the two big boats are well maintained and often repainted and refreshed. The fleet is also composed of 3 smaller boats which can accommodate a more private experience and take students to the perfect location for training.
Instructor Development Course
Becoming a PADI diving instructor is the big step that will allow you to live a new dream: teach diving and live from your passion. There are few things more satisfying then seeing the sparkles in the eyes of a diver who tried his first dive. A student who achieved a new skill. A diver proud of what he spotted underwater. During the IDC, you will be taught how to keep your student safe, how to follow the standards to make your student become good divers. You will review the Physics and Physiology that you have learnt during the divemaster course and you will practice the skills to a “instructor level demonstration”.
The before and after your IDC
Be prepared to live a life changing time of your life. You will enter as a divemaster, certified to guide people and share the excitement of what you see underwater. You will leave as a PADI instructor, qualified to teach people their first diving experience. You will become the one who allows unexperienced divers to get the sparkles in their eyes because their managed to breath under water, to become neutrally buoyant or to find their way with a compass.
The IDC is one time in your life experience, it will be intense, and stressful and full of moments which you will never forget.
Some more benefits
- We are a PADI 5-star IDC dive center in Malapascua with a full-time PADI Course Director running regular IDCs.
- Our new IDC facility includes an air-conditioned classroom with up-to-date materials, large visual aids, and interactive teaching aids. We also have all the materials you need to conduct successful teaching presentations such as descent lines, lift bags, first aid mannequins and oxygen kits.
- Possible to rent all diving equipment. Discounts on our diving retail.
- Our confined water training site is in the ocean, preparing you to teach in saltwater environment. The open water training site is located minutes away from the dive center, no need to spend hours on the boat for a dive.
- Emergency First Response Instructor is included.
- The Course Director will be present at the Instructor Examination for support, you won’t be alone.
- Free wireless internet access is available. Coffee, tea and water refills available for Free.
- Travel and visa assistance provided.
Prerequisites
To join an IDC, you should:
- Hold a PADI Divemaster or Assistant Instructor qualification with current membership of PADI, or an equivalent leadership level certification with another training organization.
- Have proof of 60 logged dives.
- Have medical clearance of fitness to dive, signed by a doctor within the past 12 months.
- Hold proof of first aid/cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training within the last 24 months.
- Have been a certified diver (Open Water Diver course or equivalent) for at least 6 months.
- Be at least 18 years old.
To join an IE, in addition to the above you must have proof of a minimum of 100 logged dives, and have successfully completed the IDC.
How to prepare
By preparing thoroughly in advance, you will benefit most from your IDC, and avoid feeling overloaded. Before starting the IDC, we recommend that you:
- Familiarize yourself with the PADI Instructor Manual and the Guide to Teaching.
- Revise the five theory topics (Physics, Physiology, Equipment, Dive Skills and the Environment, Recreational Dive Planner), using the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving and Diving Knowledge Workbook, or enroll online for Dive Theory eLearning.
- Make sure you have the latest version of the PADI Instructor Manual or update yours with the latest Training Bulletins.
- Review the 24 skills you practiced during your PADI Divemaster course.
- Practice the ‘Unconscious Diver at the Surface’ exercise from your PADI Rescue Diver course.
Required materials (Instructor Crew Pack, included in the price)
- PADI Instructor Manual (paper or digital version)
- Guide to Teaching with hologram
- Specialty Instructor Manual CD-ROM
- Open Water Diver cue cards (confined water)
- Open Water Diver cue cards (open water)
- Confined water lesson preparation slate
- Open water lesson preparation slate
- Adventures in Diving cue cards
- Rescue Diver cue cards
- Divemaster cue cards (included in your Divemaster Crew Pak)
- Discover Scuba Diving cue cards (included in your Divemaster Crew Pak)
- Instructor for Divemaster cue cards
- Open Water Diver quizzes and exams
- Rescue Diver final exams
- Divemaster final exams
- Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving (included in your Divemaster Crew Pak)
- Diving Knowledge Workbook
- eRDPml and RDP (table version) with instructions for use booklet
- Manuals from Open Water to Divemaster
- How to use and choose dive computers
Instructor Examination
Upon successful completion of your IDC, you will attend a PADI Instructor Examination (IE), a two day evaluation program which will give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt.
During the IE, a PADI Instructor Examiner independently and objectively assesses your knowledge and skills, testing everything from dive theory to PADI training standards.
PADI is the only certification organization that requires an objective, independent examination to qualify as a professional instructor. This balanced and consistent evaluation process is one of the hallmarks that make PADI professionals the most demanded and respected instructors in the dive industry.
Provisions may be made during written examinations for instructor candidates with learning disabilities and for those who must take the exam in another language. If you have any special needs, please let us know.
