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Start your Scuba Instructor carreer here with us

logo padi gold palm 5star idcWelcome to the start of your PRO-Carrer as PADI Instructor!

Participating in an PADI IDC/IE program you start your professional carreer as a PADI Instructor working in dive resorts all over the wourld.

We will use all our experience from thousands of courses and dives with divers from all over the world, to prepare you during your Instructor Development Course (IDC) for the PADI IE (Instructor Examination).

We want you to be successful in the examination, so soon you will be a PADI Instructor in "teaching Status".

Thomas - PADI Master InstructorThomas Christoph
PADI MASTER INSTRUCTOR
General Manager WOBBEGONG S.L. (Dive Centre ATLANTIK)

 

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Your way to become PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)

The training to PADI Instructor starts always with an IDC (Instructor Development Course) - the preparation for PADI Instructor and an IE (Instructor Examination) - the exam for PADI Instructor.

The IDC and the IE do not have to take place in the same place or at the same time. Me myself for example had my IDC here in Tenerife while my IE took place 4 weeks later in Lanzarote.

As it is better for planning, easier and less expensive we do plan our IDCs always at times when there will be an IE here in Tenerife. As mentioned before, you decide where you sign in for your IE and when you like to take the exam, but we recommend to do this asap after your IDC. 

PADI IDC Open Water Skills - Dive Center ATLANTIK TenerifeWe offer a nice and quiet lerning atmosphere to our IDC candidates. For classroom presentations we have a seperate seminar room equipped with modern multimedia equipment and WIFI. Skills will be practised in our heated training pool in the hotel PRECISE RESORT. For open water skills and dives we may use beaches on both sides of the island, this way we are independet to sea conditions. The water temperature is between 18°C to 25°C depending on season. The incredible variety of fishes of the Canary Islands make even the training dives interesting.

For accommodations, we recommend the PRECISE RESORT****, where our dive center is located. This means you're very close to everything. For IDC dates, we always offer candidates a special deal on accommodation at PRECISE if they register early.

 

Prices for reservations during the IDC period 01.05.-09.05.2025

  Price per room and night
Single bedroom with breakf. 95€
Double bedroom with breakf. 110€
Supplement half board per person and night 20€
Supplement sea view per day 20€

Hotel Precise Resort
Hotel Precise Resort

Prices valid for reservation until 07.04.2025. Payment until 21 days before arrival, flexibel cancellation; cancellation fees: from 20 days before arriovl 80 % of total price

Reservation by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Code: IDC Atlantik

If you wish, we can also recommend other accommodations in the area which are not directly near the diving school.

 

IDC - Instructor Development Course

IDC - Instructor Development Course - from Divemaster to PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

PADI IDC Open Water Skill training - Dive Center ATLANTIK TenerifeFirst you need to attend an Instructor Development Course (IDC).

In 8 days you will learn to teach and to act as a PADI Instructor in theory and in practise and which standards you need to follow.

This course is totally different to all courses you have done before. It is not about diving, it is about teaching diving. In the seminars you learn how to conduct theory lessons as an instructor.

In the pool you will practise to present your PADI skills in a perfect and exemplary way and how to instruct your students.

In the ocean, you'll practice safely and correctly conducting and supervising a wide variety of course exercises with your students, from PADI Open Water Diver (OWD) to Divemaster. Potential errors and risks associated with the skills will be constantly simulated, allowing you, as an instructor, to quickly identify and correct mistakes in your students, minimizing the risks in your courses.

The IDC consists of two sections: the PADI Assistant Instructor training and the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor training. The two parts flow seamlessly into one another. In principle, a certified PADI Assistant Instructor is not required to attend the entire IDC, but only the second half. However, if you are not actively employed as a PADI AI and therefore work in diving operations on a daily basis, or if it has been some time since your AI training, you should definitely attend the entire IDC.

During your IDC, you will also receive training to become an EFR instructor. Optionally, you can also participate in the Specialty Instructor training dives to earn five Specialty Instructor licenses immediately and at a lower cost. This will also significantly accelerate your progress to the next level of your instructor license, the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

With us, the complete IDC includes the training to become a PADI AI + PADI OWSI plus EFR Instructor and the Specialty Instructor training for Underwater Navigator Instructor, EAN Instructor, Deep Diver Instructor, Wreck Diver Instructor and Digital UW Photographer Instructor.

The IDC course days begin at 8:50 a.m. and end, depending on the schedule, between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Afterward, you still have to prepare your presentations for the next day. There are no days off; the 8-day program also extends over the weekend. The IDC program is very comprehensive; after all, it's a complete professional training program! Therefore, bringing distractions such as a spouse, children, or friends is absolutely not recommended.

The exam, the PADI IE, lasts 2 days and takes place immediately afterwards in the south of the island in Adeje. Including arrival and departure days, you will need 12 days, or 11 overnight stays. You should arrive one day before the IDC and book accommodation at the Hotel PRECISE RESORT in Puerto de la Cruz or nearby for 8 nights (please contact us before booking; as an IDC candidate you will receive a discount on your accommodation at the PRECISE RESORT). On the evening of the last day of the IDC, you will move south to Adeje. Here you will need accommodation at the Hotel El Duque or in the surrounding area for 3 nights. The PADI IE usually ends in the early afternoon of the second day of the exam. However, since you were diving, your return flight should not be until the following morning. If you are arriving here for the IDC/IE from another Canary Island, you can take the ferry back on the same day.

Participation in the complete IDC costs 1400 €

 

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