{"product_id":"instructor","title":"Open Water Scuba Instructor","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDivemaster taught you to assist. This teaches you to lead.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere's a particular moment every Divemaster eventually reaches: watching an instructor run a class and thinking, I could do that better, or at least, I want to be the one doing it. The PADI Instructor Development Course is how that thought becomes a certification. It's widely regarded as the most respected instructor training in the diving world, and it's the single biggest step in the entire PADI system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis isn't about becoming a better diver. By this stage, your diving is already strong, that's what got you here. The IDC is about learning to teach: how to run a classroom presentation that actually lands, how to manage a confined water session with students at wildly different skill levels, and how to bring someone through their first open water dive without ever letting the moment feel like a test. All required training equipment and materials are included for the duration of the course, along with your Emergency First Response Instructor training, so there's nothing to source beforehand, you arrive ready to learn how to teach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe IDC itself has two parts, Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor, usually completed together. What follows is the PADI Instructor Examination, an independent, external assessment run by PADI staff, not by us. We prepare you for it properly. We don't get to grade it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhere the PADI Instructor Rating Takes You\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOnce certified, you're qualified to teach and certify Open Water Divers, Advanced Open Water Divers, and Rescue Divers, and to assist on Divemaster training. It's the certification that opens actual employment, at dive centres, resorts, and liveaboards, anywhere in the world that teaches diving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom here, the natural next step is Master Scuba Diver Trainer, earned by certifying a set number of divers across five specialties, which then opens the door to becoming a Specialty Instructor across the full PADI range, and eventually, for those who want to go further still, Course Director.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReady to teach what you love instead of just doing it? Book your IDC below, or get in touch with our team to talk through your logged dives and Divemaster status first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PADI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54355973341497,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/1730\/8473\/files\/OWSI.webp?v=1787394159","url":"https:\/\/scubaevolution.co.za\/products\/instructor","provider":"Scuba Evolution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}