PADI Assistant Instructor Course (AI)

The first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

The PADI Assistant Instructor course provides PADI Divemasters and leadership level dive professionals from other training organizations the opportunity to further their training as instructional assistants and dive educators.

  • 6 day program on Koh Tao
  • 2 Day optional Prep course (theory and skill reviews)

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). Successful completion allows a candidate to start Part 2, the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI).

What Will You Learn?

Building on skills and abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, during the Assistant Instructor course we will focus on developing teaching skills.

Some of the things we will cover include:

  • Instructor level dive theory
  • Instructor level demonstration quality skills
  • Learning Instruction and the PADI system
  • How to teach in the classroom, swimming pool and open water
  • General Standards and procedures for the courses and programs a PADI Assistant Instructor is certified to teach

Course Price: 20,000 THB

What Can You Teach?

In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a certified PADI Assistant Instructor you can:

  • Teach academic presentations (under the indirect supervision of a PADI Istructor)
  • Present initial skill training during Confined water training (under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor)
  • Evaluate Open Water diver course surface skills (under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor)
  • Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers (under the direction of a PADI Instructor)
  • Teach AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty courses
  • Conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diver experience in a swimming pool or an open confined water environment
  • Conduct PADI Seal Team Aqua Missions
  • Teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photography specialty course (under the direction of a PADI Instructor) after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photography Specialty Instructor rating

PADI Fees

The application fee for the PADI Assistant Instructor course is $AUS 130. This is paid by the candidate, directly to PADI via credit card.

PADI Materials

For your own set of PADI Instructor Manuals & Materials, you can purchase our IDC “Crew Pack”.

Price: 17,500 THB

The PADI IDC Crew Pack includes:

  • PADI Backpack
  • PADI Guide to Teaching (Paper version & CD-Rom)
  • Diving Knowledge Workbook
  • PADI Quizzes & Exam Booklets [Open Water, Rescue Diver, Divemaster]
  • PADI Specialty Course Instructor Manual (CD-Rom)
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor Outline
  • PADI Open Water course Prescriptive Lesson Guides (CD-Rom)
  • Positive Approach Selling (DVD)
  • Dive Lesson Planning Slates [Confined and Open Water)
  • Open Water, Advanced, Rescue Diver, Divemaster course Instructor Cue Cards
  • Hologram Decal
  • Instructor Candidate Information
  • PADI Dive Planning & Skill Practice Slate

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