Become a PADI Professional SCUBA Instructor in the Rick’s Diving Locker Instructor Development Program.

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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 Rick’s Diving Locker is intense (PADI IDC). Our IDC Staff instructors are the best in California. When RDL 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 experienced  IDC Staff.

Because Rick’s Diving Locker is one of the most experienced Instructor Development Centers in Southern California, instructor candidates are  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 a PADI Instructor rating on your resume is like having a key that opens many doors. Our Dive Center is connected with many tropical operations around the world and works closely with PADI,  so we can assist you with resort placement in a locale of your choice. We also have opportunities for part time independent Instructors.

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!

You’ll need to provide…

  1. Photo Copy & Submit a current EFR certification
  2. Photo Copy & Submit a current EFR Instructor 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 well before your IDC starts.

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

    1. Complete PADI IDC online eLearning independently.
    2. Complete Rescue and Divemaster final exams for review. (should be passing 100%)
    3. Complete practice IE final exams during classroom sessions.
    4. Complete PADI Dive Theory online (highly recommended) use link at bottom of this page

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- Attend the IDC Class and Water Sessions

IDC Topics:

Open Water Diver Course

Adventures in Diving Program

Emergency First Responder

Advanced Diver Course

Rescue Diver Course

Dive Master Course

Developing Knowledge Development Presentions

Teaching the PADI RDP

Teaching in Open Water

Teaching in Confined Water

Teaching Children and Elders

Teaching Styles

Importance of Con-Education

Risk management

PADI Standards and Procedures

Workshops for …

Adventures in Diving Program
Emergency First Responder
Advanced Diver Program
Rescue Diver Course
Divemaster Course
Diver Retention Programs
Sales/Marketing
Continuing Education

Required Equipment (Free tank and weight rentals plus huge discounts are available for candidates):

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
Spare Parts/Tool Kit
First Aid Kit
Logbook
Scuba Cylinder

After The IDC: Upon completion, our 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: PADI IDC – $999.00  *New Lower Price For 2010!
Study Materials: $499.00 for IDC crewpak  plus $320 for online academics

Click this big orange scuba time button, select the “Instructor Development” dropdown then click “Start Today”, create an account, pay $320.00 to register and start your online academics then pay the balance of your tuition when you start your IDC. Don’t forget to print your certificate of completion and bring it with you.

Call to Pre-Register and speak with our PADI Course Director.

Call: (760)746-8980
Email: ricknare@sbcglobal.net
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Click the banner below to start the online portion of your IDC


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Start your PADI Instructor career today with Rick’s Diving Locker just minutes from San Diego, San Marcos, Poway, Vista, Temecula, Escondido, Encinitas