Another Spectacular Success at the PADI Instructor Exam 2014!
PADI Instructor Exam – Sharm Feb 2014 has been very successful for our Candidates. Over the past 2 weeks we have been having a lot of fun learning how to teach in the Classroom, the Pool and in Open Water.
We discussed psychology a lot, and we have laughed a lot too! As with a lot of things in life, teamwork is so important, and on this Instructor Exam, all of the candidates showed that they can work alongside others keeping motivation and energy throughout the whole process. Good characteristics of a good instructor.
I’m looking forward to seeing how they put everything into real life with real students.
The PADI Instructor Exam Feb 2014 ..
The exam started with written theory exams. Although the word “Exam” often stirs up some unpleasant emotions, our candidates were very well prepared. Over the 2 or 3 months leading up to their PADI IDC, they had signed up for my “Distance Learning” Preparation Course.
During that period, I sent them several mock exams via email. One by one they did these exams and sent me back their results. I marked them and gave advice on how to improve the scores, often referring them to videos and test questions from my website.
The PADI Standards exam is of course “Open Book” so the candidates were able to look up the answers either from their computer, tablet or paper version of the current PADI Instructor Manual.
All passed with flying colours, which gave a big sense of relief and a renewed enthusiasm for the next step of the PADI Instructor Exam Feb 2014.
the next stage of the PADI Instructor Exam Feb 2014 was teaching in the swimming pool.
All of the candidates were aware that long briefings and long demonstrations switched people off from learning. The modern customer “tunes out” very quickly if they are not satisfied immediately. With motor skills, it’s always best to get to the point where the new student can practice skills as soon as possible.
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PADI Instructor Exam Feb 2014 – Open Water
The last part of the PADI Instructor Exam Feb 2014 was the Open Water section. All of our candidates flew through the Rescue Demonstrations which left them with only the Open Water presentations to go.
During our PADI IDC, they had all practiced all of these skills many times before, so it was just a matter of going through the process again.
All of the candidates passed all sections with flying colours and are now looking forward to teaching real students in real courses.