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We at Scuba Fusion Dive Center™ look forward to helping you get trained as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. In training to become an Instructor, you will concentrate on developing your Knowledge Development (Classroom), Confined Water (Pool), and Open Water (Ocean) presentations to Instructor demonstration quality. This course, called the Instructor Development Course (IDC) prepares you for an evaluation by a PADI Instructor Examiner over a period of two days. Upon successful completion of this Instructor Exam (IE), you will be certified by PADI as an Open Water Scuba Instructor - the most revered instructor rating in the world! Here at Scuba Fusion Dive Center - our focus is NOT to help you pass the IE - but rather, help you become an Open Water Scuba Instructor ready to help people learn to dive. This philosophy is reflected in the smaller class sizes and the added pool/ocean sessions, where, in addition to learning how to teach, you'll learn control methodologies, staff/student ratios/placement, and problem resolution (preferably, before the problem even happens). If you have any questions, or would like to sign-up, stop by, call us, or send us an e-mail.

Instructor Candidate Information Packet: To receive more information, please click to receive the Scuba Fusion Dive Center Instructor Information Packet (pdf format) for the August 2006 IDC.

Training Fees
The PADI Instructor course consists of the following fees:

Enrollment Prerequisites
To qualify for the IDC, an individual must:

1) Be certified as a PADI Divemaster (or equivalent) or PADI Assistant Instructor. Or, an individual must be an instructor for another major agency.
2) Be at least 18 years old.
3) Submit a PADI Medical Statement signed by a Physician current within twelve months of the start of the IDC..
4) Have been certified as a diver for at least six months and have logged at least 60 open water dives.
5) Proof of current CPR and First Aid Certification within 24 months of the start of the IDC.

Performance Requirements To successfully complete the Scuba Fusion Dive Center PADI IDC, an individual must meet the following performance requirements:

1) Instructor Candidates must attend and participate in all 18 curriculum presentation sessions as outlined in the PADI Course Director Manual.
2) Present at least four evaluated Knowledge Development teaching presentations. Candidate must score at least a 3.5 or higher on one presentation.
3) Present at least four evaluated Confined Water teaching presentations. Candidate must score at least a 3.5 or higher on one presentation.
4) Present at least three evaluated combined Open Water teaching presentations. Candidate must score at least a 3.5 or higher on one presentation.

Instructor Examination Requirements: An Instructor Candidate who successfully completes a PADI IDC is eligible to participate in a PADI Instructor Examination as long as he or she has been a certified diver for at least six months and has proof of at least 100 logged dives. A candidate has 12 months from the completion of an IDC to attend an IE.

Class Schedule
The Scuba Fusion Dive Center PADI Instructor Development Course is 76 hours long, with a maximum of 8 Students. The schedule: Attendance is required for all portions of the IDC. The exact schedule for the IDC will be given on the first day of class.

IDC Dates

What you will need to buy
You will need the PADI Instructor Manual, Instructor Candidate Workbook, Confined Water cue cards, Open Water cue cards, the Confined Water presentation slate, the Open Water presentation slate, The Best of the Undersea Journal, The Business of Diving, Children and Scuba Diving, and Law and the Diving Professional, and PADI's Open Water Diver Manual, Adventures in Diving Manual, Rescue Diver Manual, and Divemaster Manual. Your Instructor will inform you of any other books and other materials you may need. You will need your own personal snorkeling gear (which includes masks, snorkel, fins, boots, gloves, PADI RDPs (wheel and table versions), and wheel, whistle, and a timing device).

What you may rent
While we expect dive professionals to have their own equipment, you may rent the rest of your scuba diving equipment from Scuba Fusion Dive Center. This includes your wetsuit, regulator (with non-integrated alternate, weight belt, buoyancy control device (BCD), and tanks.

Medical Concerns or Questions: You will need to have a Signed Medical Release before any in-water activities. PADI Medical Release Form.