PADI Assistant Instructor

Share your passion for diving as a PADI Assistant Instructor

Step into the world of dive leadership with the PADI Assistant Instructor course! This dynamic program is your gateway to becoming a teaching professional under the sea. You’ll develop your leadership abilities by learning to conduct dive knowledge development sessions and confined water dives under the supervision of a PADI Instructor. Gain hands-on experience in teaching scuba skills, managing student divers, and fine-tuning your own dive techniques. By the end of the course, you’ll not only enhance your expertise but also be equipped to assist in training the next generation of divers. Dive into this exciting opportunity, where teaching and passion for the underwater world meet!

Instructor candidates teaching skills in the water during an Instructor Development Course.

About the Assistant Instructor Course

During the PADI Assistant Instructor course, candidates undergo a structured training program that equips them with the skills needed to assist in teaching PADI courses and take on instructional responsibilities under the supervision of a PADI Instructor. Here’s a breakdown of what typically happens during the course:

Academic Training: Candidates engage in classroom sessions where they learn about PADI standards, teaching methods, learning principles, and the business of diving. They also enhance their theoretical knowledge of scuba diving to ensure they can effectively teach student divers.

Teaching Presentations: Participants are required to prepare and conduct teaching presentations in the classroom and in confined water (like a swimming pool). These presentations help develop their ability to organize and deliver course content clearly and effectively.

Skills Assessment: The course includes a thorough assessment of the candidate’s diving skills and rescue techniques. They must perform these skills to demonstration quality, showing their ability to model proper practices for student divers.

Workshops and Practical Application: Workshops on various topics such as risk management, customer service, and PADI procedures are conducted. Candidates also participate in practical sessions where they learn how to manage actual training scenarios, both in confined and open water settings.

Evaluation: Throughout the course, candidates are evaluated on their knowledge development presentations, confined water teaching presentations, and ability to handle open water training scenarios with real or simulated students.

Certification: Upon successful completion of all assessments and meeting all performance requirements, candidates are certified as PADI Assistant Instructors. This certification allows them to teach certain PADI programs independently and assist in a broader range of PADI courses under the supervision of a PADI Instructor.

The course is intensive but rewarding, offering a significant step forward for those looking to pursue a career in dive instruction.

Independent Study

Screen shot of the PADI Dive Theory eLearning.

PADI's eLearning option that lets you study independently at your own pace before class. There are nine interactive knowledge development sections. Pre-study online saves classroom time, which allows more time for practicing the skills that distinguish you as a PADI Instructor.

Also, sign up for Dive Theory Online, if you haven't already completed it or it's been more than a year since you went through it. The program is a straightforward review of dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment and environment, plus using the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP). By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for the dive theory exam requirement during your IDC.

Assistant Instructor

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Independent Study

You'll be able to organize and present information, conduct skill development sessions and control open water dives. Basically, you become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills while watching out for student diver safety. Key topics include:

PADI Standards and Procedures for courses you can teach with in water workshops
Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
Risk Management and Diver Safety
The Business of Diving and your role as an instructor
Marketing Diving and Sales Counseling

PADI Assistant Instructor

Share your passion for diving as a PADI Assistant Instructor

About the Assistant Instructor Course

Independent Study

Independent Study

Independent Study

with me

Independent Study

Independent Study

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