Meet your Course Director
~ Peter Payne ~
CD – 103593

• Peter started diving in 1985 and moved into the Scuba Instructor ranks in 1990.

• He has managed three PADI 5 star IDC centres in Newcastle, Cairns & Airlie Beach. He also worked for PADI Australia as the National Field Services Representative.

• In 1995 Peter became a PADI Course Director and set up his own training company offering Instructor courses around Australia. Since then he has become, without exception, Australia's most active and successful Instructor trainer.

• He has achieved the Instructor trainer rating with four different agencies: PADI, DAN, TDI & ANDI.

• By mid 2003 he had conducted over one hundred ( 100 ) PADI Instructor Development Course programs at venues all around Australia.

• He has certified over 1,000 Instructors. ( over 650 PADI Instructors and 350 DAN / TDI / ANDI Instructors )

• His Instructor Development Course programs have been recognised for their excellence with PADI awarding Peter the prestigious " Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Training " award on two separate occasions.

• He has recently been honoured with the Divers Alert Network, South East Asia & Pacific region " Instructor Trainer of the Year " award for 2001.

• What this all means to you is a motivated, vastly experienced, informative and quality approach to Instructor training.

• PADI Instructor Development Course Candidate Workbook

• PADI IDC registration fee

• All air fills during the program

• Use of Scuba tanks and weight belts

• IDC certificate of Completion – required to attend the Instructor Examination

• A minimum of 4 Confined Water dives

• A minimum of 3 Open Water dives

• PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy outline

• PADI Project AWARE outline

• Tea, coffee and refreshments

• Professional Career advice

• Counselling and assistance

1 Be certified as a PADI Divemaster

2 Provide a current Diving Medical ( dated within the last 12 Months ) in accordance with AS 4005.1

3 Provide proof of certification in CPR ( dated within the last 24 Months )

4 Provide proof of at least 6 Months diving experience with a minimum of 60 logged dives

5 To attend an Instructor Examination ( I.E.) you require at least 6 months diving experience with a minimum of 100 logged dives

6 Provide photocopies of both sides of your certification cards. Open Water, Advanced, Rescue & Divemaster

7 Provide one ( 1 ) passport photo

8 Be able to snorkel ( mask, snorkel & fins only ) 800m

9 Obtain the following PADI materials for the program:
   PADI Instructor manual
   Open Water Diver manual
   Adventures in Diving manual
   Rescue Diver manual
   Divemaster manual
   Recreational Dive Planner ( Table & Wheel )

( a ) Complete SCUBA equipment including:
Fins, Mask, Snorkel, BCD, Regulator, Alternate Air Source, Submersible Pressure Gauge, Exposure Suit, Underwater Timing Device, Depth Gauge, Dive Knife, Compass, Slate, Emergency Signalling Device, Scuba Tank & Weight belt.
( Note: We can supply a Tank & weightbelt if required - at no charge )

( b ) Calculator, Note Pads, Pens, Pencils, Highlighter Pens, Eraser,Swim wear & Towel.

1 Academic Modules:
There will be 21 Academic modules presented to you by your Course Director throughout the program. These topics are listed on the program schedule.

2 Orientation to Academic Teaching:
You will participate in a workshop designed to accustom you to preparing and giving Academic presentations. The workshop will demonstrate two different methods of presenting – Micro Teaching & Prescriptive Teaching. During the program you will deliver at least 2 presentations using each style, you will be evaluated on each and suggestions will be given for improvement.

3 Orientation to Confined Water Teaching:
In this section you will be shown how to prepare a confined water presentation. This will involve a briefing, demonstration, problem solving, controlling the group & a de-brief. You will be given a demonstration of how to conduct a confined water presentation by one of the staff. You will give at least 4 confined water presentations during the program, during your presentations you will be in charge of a number of ‘students’ (other IDC candidates) who will mimic problems that real students do.

4 Orientation to Open Water Teaching:
This section is conducted the same as ‘confined water’ with the only difference being that you do not give a demonstration in Open Water. Similarly you will give at least 2 open water presentations (consisting of 2 skills in each presentation) during the program.

5 Water Skills:
During the program you will go over the 18 skills from the Divemaster skill circuit to ensure you are comfortable with your demonstrations. Your rescue skills will also practised practiced in the Rescue workshop.

6 General:
The program orientation conducted at the start of the program will outline all activities and requirements.
Each candidate will be individually counselled at the end of the program as to how they have performed in regard to attending an Instructor Examination.

INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Day 1                8am ~ 6pm

• Registration                                                 • Course Orientation                                                 • Teaching in Confined Water                                                 • PADI Discover Scuba and Snorkeling Programs                                                 • Developing Knowledge Development Presentations

Day 2               8am ~ 6pm

* CONFINED WATER PRESENTATION 1 *                                                 • Pool Skills Workshop – Confined Water Session                                                 • Conducting Open Water Training Dives                                                 • Teaching Project Aware and PPB Specialties                                                 * MICRO – TEACHING PRESENTATION 1 *

Day 3                8am ~ 6pm

* OPEN WATER PRESENTATION 1 *                                                 • Learning, Instruction and the PADI system                                                 • General Standards & Procedures                                                 • Standards Exam

Day 4               8am ~ 6pm

* MICRO – TEACHING PRESENTATION 2 *                                                 • Business Principles for the Dive Professional                                                 • Dive Industry Overview                                                 * CONFINED WATER PRESENTATION 2 *

Day 5                8am ~ 6pm

* CONFINED WATER PRESENTATION 3 *                                                 • Diver Retention Programs                                                 • Specialty Diver Courses & Master Scuba Diver Program                                                 • The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy                                                 • Adventures in Diving Program

Day 6                8am ~ 6pm

* CONFINED WATER PRESENTATION 4 *                                                 • PADI Scuba Diver & Open Water Diver Course                                                 • Legal Responsibility & Risk Management                                                 • The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching                                                 • Dive Theory Exams

Day 7               8am ~ 6pm

• Advanced Diver Workshop – Open Water Session                                                 * OPEN WATER PRESENTATION 2 *                                                 • Rescue Diver Workshop – Open Water Session                                                 • Teaching Children                                                 * PRESCRIPTIVE TEACHING PRESENTATION 1 *

Day 8               8am ~ 6pm

* PRESCRIPTIVE TEACHING PRESENTATION 2 *                                                 • Divemaster Course                                                 • Rescue Diver Course                                                 • Course De-Brief                                                 • Discussion about Instructor Examination