You’ll benefit from Parrots 5 Star IDC Resort’s IDC Staff instructors who will assist, advise and support you. They are ready to share with you their experiences of working in diving, and the challenges and rewards of being an instructor. You’ll enjoy the same high level of professionalism, high-quality facilities and friendly atmosphere that we offer to everyone diving with us.
Facilities
Parrots Dive Center is a -certified 5-star resort located on-the-water, in the heart of Utila–just steps from the ferry dock, the bank and tons of restaurants, shops, bars, the beach and of course the best dive sites for diving in Utila!
We have 1 Course Director, 3 IDC Staff Instructor and 9 Instructors.
Within the dive center itself is numerous air-conditioned classrooms (you’ll know what a treat this is once you get to Utila), lounge, dock with two dive boats, kitchen, outdoor patio, our office (with cold water, computer and a library of diving and fish-identification books)–and of course, our resident talking parrots, Polly and Olly.
Whether you’re a budget-conscious backpacker or a person who likes the finer things in life Parrots Dive Center has you covered. For accommodations we have two options, the Parrots Inn or Rubis Inn.
Within our accommodations (inquire as to prices) in Utila we offer:
We are proud to announce our all new classroom and IDC training center. For the most effective knowledge development and academic parts of the Instructor Development class (i.e. when you aren’t diving or in a pool), we have set up a dedicated classroom just for IDC candidates that is spacious, comfortable, and quiet. This overall environment is most conducive for presentations, learning and studying. Our Staff, with more than 8 years of experience will help you in your transformation as professional.
Water skill training location
Parrots is located directly in front of the sea, our open water training sites are a stone’s throw away and easily accessible via one of our own spacious and comfortable dive boats.
Our location and efficient logistics give us the advantage of minimal time wasting and more time to work on those crucial confined and open water training sessions. Our training sites are warm, calm and usually have excellent visibility.
Utila provides the perfect conditions for Instructor training!
The PADI Instructor Development Course
The PADI Instructor Development Course is split up into two distinct components; the first portion is the Assistant Instructor (AI) course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program (OWSI). These courses can be taken separately, but are usually combined as the Instructor Development Course (IDC).
PADI Assistant Instructor (AI)
As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. The PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) Course is the first of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC).
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)
The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is the final part of the two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC), the core of PADI Instructor training. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.
PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT
You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:
You will demonstrate competence at:
During the course you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part.
Pre-requisites for the PADI Instructor (AI) Course
Pre-requisites for the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Program
IDC Course Overview
The IDC is designed to prepare candidates to work as confident, prepared and professional Instructors. As a PADI Instructor you will be able to teach the full range of PADI courses as well as the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty, Project Aware and Coral Reef Conservation.
To achieve this we ensure that candidates are fully versed in the Standards and Procedures that apply to all PADI programs. In addition you will gain experience teaching in a classroom setting, working with students in the pool and managing open water training. You will participate in workshops on open water skills with an emphasis on how to control the Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent and various descents. You will also learn how to manage the performance requirements from Adventures in Diving and Rescue courses and participate in skill workshops.
In the classroom you will present knowledge development topics from the Open Water, Rescue, Divemaster and Project Aware courses. In the pool you will learn how to manage and conduct all of the skills contained within the open water course.
As a PADI professional you will also receive training on the business side of the dive industry, how to market yourself or your dive centre, and how to manage risk and legal responsibility.
Our schedule is split evenly between classroom sessions and in water training; we start each day with knowledge development presentations and move to either the pool or open water for the afternoon. This is one way to keep our candidates fresh, focused and having fun during their training.
Pre IDC Preparation (2 days)
Candidates will need to pass exams in each of the 5 dive theory subjects. To ensure candidates are ready we include free preparation days that we offer in advance of the course; a sample schedule is included below but we are happy to tailor preparation training to each candidates needs or take the dive theory elearning option available through PADI.
The topics to cover in our Pre IDC are:
What materials are required?
The PADI Instructor Development Course crew pack includes all the materials needed to prepare for the Instructor Development Course.
The PADI Instructor crew-pack includes: