INSTRUCTOR TRAINING WITH A.A.U.

Would you like to earn money from your hobby or just start a new carrier and forget about the 9 till 5 office job? These courses give you the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to be able to work with students, lead dives, get experience on boats and much more in a fun and exciting environment; maybe get a fulltime job somewhere in the tropics or during the weekends here, in California waters...

Aqua Adventures is a premier PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center in the Los Angeles area. We are totally self-contained, fully equipped, dedicated to diver training and setting very high standards in customer service. All diver training is done to PADI’s 5* level. Divers and instructor candidates can be sure that their training will be done at the highest standard. Instructor Development Courses & Instructor Examination (IDC& IE) take place at anytime upon your desire at Aqua Adventures. The IDC Staff of Aqua Adventure is proud to have a 100% success rate in the U.S. Every candidate we prepared for the Instructor Exam, not only have passed, but stood out from the crowd as the most prepared, most thoroughly trained.

What is a Scuba Instructor?

The role of the scuba instructor is vitally important - instructors are ambassadors, delivering enlightened and innovative scuba instruction to those wishing to learn to dive. People put their trust in you and you teach them to breathe underwater for the first time! It is an exciting and rewarding career - but it is also a responsibility not to be taken lightly.

Once qualified as a diving instructor you can work all over the world. You can supplement your income and teach part time or follow a full time in exotic locations - the choice is yours. If you have a passion for diving and believe it is crucial people receive the best instruction, then this program can give you the skills to deliver.

There is two ways to reach the goal of becoming a PADI Instructor.
- First, complete the AI (Assistant Instructor) Program (3 days), than the OWSI (Open Water Scuba Instructor) Program (4 days)
OR
- Complete the IDC (Instructor Development Course) over 7 days.
 

PADI Assistant Instructor Course

The PADI Assistant Instructor program provides PADI Divemasters, and those certified to leadership levels with other diver training organizations, with additional training as instructional assistants and dive educators. This program builds upon your abilities to organize and supervise dive activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills.

As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you'll be able to act as an instructional assistant, assume limited teaching responsibilities.

Prerequisites: Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or leadership level with another recreational diver training organization, be at least 18 years old, be in good physical condition for diving and submit a medical exam form signed by a physician, have completed and logged at least 60 open water dives with experience in night, deep and navigation.

Inclusions: Air Fills, Tank & Weight Belt use, Pool Fees, Professional tuition, counseling and career advice.   
Price: $750 Training starts anytime upon request.

PADI Instructor Development Course

The PADI Instructor Development Program prepares you to function as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. In addition, it further develops your leadership and teaching abilities to the instructor level and prepares you to teach PADI programs. As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you can conduct the entire range of PADI experience programs and PADI diver programs, from Open Water Diver through Divemaster (except for specialties and PADI Emergency First Responder, which require specific Specialty Diver Instructor and Emergency First Responder® Instructor ratings).

During the PADI Instructor Development program, you’ll learn the PADI System of diver education, standards and procedures, effective academic teaching presentations, teaching in confined water, conducting open water training dives and additional related topics.

After successful completion of the IDC, you must successfully complete the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). You will be evaluated on dive theory, academic teaching, confined-water (pool) teaching, open-water teaching and general diving skills and professionalism.

Topics: Orientation, Diving Industry Overview, Learning, Instruction and the PADI System, Developing Knowledge Development Presentations, The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching, Standards Exam/Dive Theory Exam, Legal Responsibility and Risk Management, Teaching in Confined Water, Business Principles for the Dive Professional, How to Organize and Conduct PADI Experience Programs, PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course, Teaching Children, PADI Discover Scuba and Snorkeling Programs, General Standards and Procedures, Teaching Project Aware and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties, The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy, Adventures in Diving Program, Adventure Dive /Specialty Dive Workshop (Open Water), Prescriptive Teaching Presentations, Diver Retention Programs, Rescue Exercise Workshop (Open Water), Divemaster Course, Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program, Conducting Open Water Dives

Prerequisites: Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or a PADI Divemaster, or as an instructor with another recreational diver training organization, be at least 18 years old, be fit for diving and submit a medical form signed by a physician, have been a certified diver for at least six months and logged at least 60 open water dives with experience in night, deep and navigation prior to beginning the Instructor Development Program, and have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and logged at least 100 dives prior to entering the Instructor Examination, submit proof of CPR training within 24 months.

Inclusions: Air Fills, Tank & Weight Belt use, Pool Fees, Professional tuition, counseling and career advice.   
Training starts anytime upon request.
Price  $850 for OWSI OR $1600 for a complete  IDC. Courses do not include equipment rental, PADI course materials or PADI fees.

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