PADI Instructor Development Course, Feb 2012 at Emperor Divers with Platinum PADI Course Director.
OneTeam – The A and B Teams
Every PADI IDC we teach is unique because of the different mixture of personalities involved. The Feb 2012 IDC is the A and the B Team. Both working towards the same goals.
The A Team is made up of Ian, Istvan & Saad and they are all set on becoming PADI Scuba Instructors at the end of this PADI IDC. The B team is the Bigger Team that is surrounding them on their journey and is made up of Lorraine, Scott, Paul and Kristopher.
PADI IDC Staff Instructor offers support – literally!
Lorraine has been Istvan’s Instructor and mentor throughout his diving career and she is quietly watching Istvan the Instructor take shape. Lorraine will qualify as a PADI Master Instructor at the end of this PADI IDC.
Scott and Paul keep their hand in with the scoring criteria
Scott works at Emperor Divers in Sharm and is already a Master Instructor. He is here, coaching his Emperor Diver’s colleague Saad, through the PADI IDC. Scott has played a huge part in Saad’s diver training so far and really wanted to be part of this next step.
Paul runs his own dive centre; Deep Blue Scuba in Edinburgh. Paul is a familiar face at Emperor Divers, Sharm because he constantly brings his divers on holiday to the Red Sea. Paul is well on his way to qualifying as a PADI Master Instructor.
Kris and PADI Course Director discuss the finer points of scoring
Kristopher completed his PADI Instructor Status Update with us last year and enjoyed it so much that he decided to come back for more. He will qualify as a PADI IDC Staff Instructor at the end of this PADI IDC.
Course Director PADI Course Director thinks it’s brilliant to have so many Staff Instructors around on this Instructor Training Course. It’s great for the candidates because they have a wealth of knowledge and experience to tap into.
I love to hear Staff Instructors feedback when they have tried something new
“Personally, I am more pleased to see that professionals in the Industry want to be around during PADI Instructor training to see what’s new in the PADI system and to keep themselves up-to-date and fresh.”
“I enjoy talking to the Staff Instructors about fun and exciting ways to implement the latest changes to PADI standards and Procedures in their own teaching. I find these conversations energising and love getting their feedback when they have tried something new as a result”.