You're getting close. Now it's time to start your PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). The IDC consists of two sections, the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. This structure lets you divide the course into two blocks for schedule convenience if you need to. However, you may prefer to complete the two portions together, going through the entire IDC in as few as seven days.

The first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the PADI Assistant Instructor course. This course provides you additional experience as a PADI Professional and teaches you the PADI System of diver education.

PADI Assistant Instructors:
Teach knowledge development (classroom) presentations (under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor)
Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills (under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor)
Teach the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
Teach the Project AWARE Specialty course
Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing the Emergency First Response Instructor Course

Prerequisites:
PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another organization
Be at least 18 years old
60 logged dives (with experience in night, deep and navigation)
Proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months

What it takes:
Self-study Knowledge reviews, quizzes, lectures and presentations
Confined water Skills review and assessment, workshops and presentations
Open Water Workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations

The Open Water Scuba Instructor program portion of the PADI IDC further hones your leadership and teaching skills to prepare you for life as a PADI Instructor.

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PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Program Course Prerequisites:

PADI Assistant Instructor certification
Certified diver for at least six months
60 logged dives (with experience in night, deep, and navigation)
Proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
What it takes:

Self-study Knowledge reviews, quizzes, lectures, presentations
Confined Water Skills review and assessment, workshops and presentations
Open Water Workshops, rescue assessment and presentations
You must have a minimum of 100 logged dives to become a PADI Instructor (though you can begin training as one with 60 logged dives).

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Instructor Examination
After you complete your IDC, you demonstrate what you've learned in the Instructor Examination (IE). Here 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 makes PADI professionals the most demanded and respected instructors in the dive industry.

Instructor Examination Prerequisites:
Successful completion of PADI IDC

What it takes:
Dive theory and standards and procedures exams
Waterskills and diver rescue assessment
Teaching presentations in classroom, confined and open water

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Please Contact  our PADI Course Director for more information on how to GOPRO.