PADI Instructor Development Program - Orpheus Dive Center - PADI 5 Star Scuba Diving Centre | Singapore | Malaysia | Asia

PADI Assistant Instructor Fancy living an alternate lifestlye as a PADI Professional? Waking up to the morning sun and sea breeze? Your office need not be a small cubicle anymore.

PADI Instructor Development Course is one of the most important steps in becoming a successful dive educator. You want to have FUN and you need to feel comfortable while going through this process with us.

PADI Instructor IDC is divided into 2 components: Assistant Instructor course (AI) and the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI). You can do the entire IDC at one go or you can choose to do it part by part by doing the PADI Assistant Instructor course (AI) first, then continue on to the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program later on.

The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the heart of the PADI Instructor training process. During the IDC, you will apply your diving skills and knowledge to learning to conduct knowledge development, confined water dives and open water dives of PADI courses using the entire PADI System of Diver Education.

New PADI IDC curriculum - The most comprehensive instructor program in the industry

By far, PADI IDC is the most comprehensive and intensive instructor-training program in the diving industry!

Pre-requisite

PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization other than PADI
At least 18 years old
Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation scuba dives
Have been a certified scuba diver for at least 6 months
The PADI Assistant Instructor certification is a prerequisite for attending PADI IDC Course.

IDC is a developmental process; you can relax while learning, knowing that mistakes are part of the process. It prepares you to function as a PADI Instructor. You gain knowledge, skills and teaching techniques to use the PADI System effectively. Throughout the program you have opportunities to measure your performance and improve your abilities. Our job is to coach you towards your success!

	Knowledge Development Session
	To be certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, an individual must meet the following performance requirements: Attend the seven IDC Curriculum Components for Assistant Instructor portion including Course Orientation Learning, Instruction and the PADI System PADI Discover Scuba and Snorkeling Programs Developing Knowledge Development Presentations Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties Teaching in Confined Water Conducting Open Water Training Presentations Attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations. Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must also complete How to Teach the RDP. Course Orientation Dive Industry Overview General Standards and Procedures The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching Legal Responsibility and Risk Management PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course Teaching Children The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy Business Principles for the Dive Instructor Adventures in Diving Program Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program Rescue Diver Course Divemaster Course Diver Retention Programs How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.) Present at least two evaluated knowledge development teaching presentations and score a 3.5 or higher on at least one presentation. Score 75 percent or higher on the Instructor Standards Exam and have any missed questions reviewed until mastery is achieved. Scores less than 75 percent require a retest Score 75 percent or higher on all five sections of the Instructor Preassessment Exam.

	Skills Development Session
	After the necessary knowledge development segments, candidates will proceed to skills development session conducted in the pool. During the training, candidates will go through the necessary skills demonstration and will be taught how to deliver confined water teaching presentations. Candidates will go through the following presentations. Present at least two evaluated confined water teaching presentations and score a 3.4 or higher on at least one presentation. Demonstrate competence at performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation. Candidates must earn at least 68 points in total, with no individual score below 3. Perform a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins.

	Open Water Evaluation
	This is the final stage of the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course. Candidates will need to fulfil the following Present at least one integrated (two skills) evaluated open water teaching presentation and score a 3.5 or higher on each skill.

For updated prices and packages, please visit our pricing page . Fees stated on the page include the following: Confined Water Training Classroom Developments Open Water Training Weights and tanks For Dayang and Tioman training, 2 way land and sea transfers are included, arranged by Travel Avenue, TA01375 Prices EXCLUDE Certification Cost (Payable to PADI) All Scuba Diving Equipment needed for training. PADI Instructor Manual and all other necessary training manuals needed.

Required Gear for Course
BCD Complete Set of Regulator System with Alternate Air Source Compass Underwater and Surface Signalling Device Diver's tool - Knife or Shears Exposure Suit Mask, Snorkel & Fins Underwater Communication Device Surface Marker Buoy
Required PADI training materials for this program:
1. PADI Instructor Manual 2. Instructor Candidate Workbook 3. Open Water Diver course Instructor cue cards 4. Adventures in Diving Instructor cue cards 5. Rescue Diver instructor cue cards 6. Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor outline 7. Project AWARE Specialty Instructor outline 8. RDP Table 9. RDP Wheel 10. eRDP

Via Phone

Contact Us through our scuba diving hotline at +65 6292 0096. Our Course Consultant will be waiting for your call and offer you any assistance if needed.

Upon confirmation on the availability of your selected classes, there are two options for you.

Option 1 :

Make an appointment to visit us at our dive centre to make a non-refundable deposit of SGD$ 150.00.

Option 2 :

You can request for an online deposit with our course consultant.

Please note, your space in class is only confirmed with a non-refundable deposit of SGD$ 150.00.

Via Email

You can use the form below to send us your booking. Upon receiving your booking enquiry, our Course Consultant will call you at the stated time and date and advise you of your options.

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Walk-in

You can come to the dive centre and our Course Consultant will be there to assist you.

Location	Duration
Perhentian Flora Bay Divers, Malaysia	17 Mar - 26 Mar
Perhentian Flora Bay Divers, Malaysia	10 May - 19 May
Perhentian Flora Bay Divers, Malaysia	12 Jul - 21 July
Perhentian Flora Bay Divers, Malaysia	9 Sept - 18 Sept
Singapore Orpheus Dive	Nov (To be scheduled)

There are about 18 PADI Dive Centres in Singapore and only a handful of them has the rating of a PADI 5 Star IDC - one of the highest rating given to a dive centre.

Read more about PADI Dive Centre Rating here.

Short of telling you why we are good, we will tell you what it takes to become a proper PADI 5 Star IDC Centre. Even though there are some PADI 5 Star Facilities which only meet minimal requirements, Orpheus Dive has superceded the minimal requirements, ensuring that our divers have a one stop dive centre and dive club.

Checklist for a PADI 5 Star Dive Facility

	Equipment Retail
	As a PADI 5 Star Dive Facility, a dive centre must provide in-house retail. Orpheus Dive has a well stocked inventory store covering major brands such as Scubapro, Zeagle, TUSA, Seac Sub, Beauchat, Trident, XS Scuba, Underwater Kinetics and Problue. In Singapore, there ARE ONLY TWO dive centres that are into full retail business. Note to diver : There are dive centres that make claims that they do have a retail business. However, they only have an online retail arm that purchase stocks when a customer makes an order. Unlike us, our well stocked store has everything that a diver needs. And because of the volume purchase, we are able to offer lower prices compared to the rest of the dive centres. See our Absolute Campaign for more information

	Equipment Servicing
	Orpheus Dive Singapore is an Authorized Service Centre for Scubapro, Apollo, Zeagle and Seac Sub. We have a fulltime service technician that is solely in charge of helping divers service their equipment and handling their annual servicing needs.

	Equipment Rental
	Orpheus Dive services and manages their own rental gear, unlike many independent dive centres and instructors who are dependent on others for their rental needs. All rental gears are serviced on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are kept in prime conditions. For more information on rental gears

	Dive Courses
	We offer all level of courses from programs for kids of 8 years old to Professional courses such as the PADI Instructor Development Program. For the past 7 years, we have held a Instructor Development Program with PADI Course Director Azman Sulaiman. Orpheus Dive is also one of the very few dive centres in Singapore that has co-written Distinctive Specialties - Specialties that can only be taught by us, which is approved by PADI. View PADI Specialties

	Dive Travel Program
	All Dive Centres MUST BE REGISTERED as a legitimate company with a travel license to conduct business such as dive courses and dive trips. All our fulltime staff and independent instructors working for us has dived from virtually unheard of destinations such as Raja Ampat to Mozambique. We will be able to customize your dive travel needs based on your experience and budget. Note to Diver : Diving with a dive centre without a valid travel license can spoil the entire weekend. Singapore Tourism Board and Land Transport Authority has the right to suspend the entire trip as this is legally not allowed.