IDC Guide

PADI IDC Schedule

This is a guide or sample PADI IDC schedule, it allows IDC Online candidates to be instructed with those who were opting for full live IDC course delivery. Below is a schedule that should accommodate this method of teaching .

The first two days are compulsory for candidates who did not study independently online

Day One Hours
Morning
Welcome and Introduction  (0.5 hour)
Business of Diving – online version (1 hour)
Learning, Instruction and the PADI System – online version (1 hour)
General Standards and Procedures – online version (1 hour)
Afternoon
Marketing Diving – online version (1 hour)
Start Diving – online version (1 hour)

Day Two
Morning
Risk Management – online version (0.5 hour)
Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses – online version (1 hour)
Keep Diving – online version (1 hour)
Afternoon
How to Teach the RDP (optional for PADI members but required for crossover candidates) 1 (0.5 hour)
Remediation

Candidates who have complete online independent study will join the IDC on Day Three

Day Three
Morning
Course Orientation 1 (0.5 hour)
General Standards and Procedures 1 (0.5 hour)
Afternoon
Open Water Diver Course 1 (0.5 hour)
How to conduct Confined Water Teaching (2 hours)
Skill Demonstration Workshop (and 800 m/y swim) 1 (0.5 hour)

Day Four
Morning
Confined Water Teaching Presentation 1 (2 hours)
Developing Knowledge Development Presentations (2 hours)
Afternoon
Adventures in Diving Program 1 (0.5 hour)
How to Conduct Open Water Dives (2 hours)
Risk Management (2 hours)
Exams

Day Five
Morning
Open Water Teaching Presentation (3 hours)
Discover Scuba Diving Workshop (1 hour)
Adventure Dive Workshop (2 hours)
Afternoon
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation (1 hour)
4 Es Counseling Workshop (1 hour)
Rescue Diver Course 1 (0.5 hour)

Day Six
Morning
Open Water Teaching Presentation (3 hours)
Rescue Exercise Workshop (3 hours)

Afternoon
Confined Water Teaching Presentation (3 hours)
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation (3 hours)

Day Seven
Morning
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation (3 hours)
4 Es Counseling Workshop 2 (1 hour)
Afternoon
Divemaster Course (2 hours)
Confined Water Teaching Presentation 4 (2 hours)
Makeups

Complete AI

The first two days are compulsory for candidates who did not study independently online

Day One
Morning
Welcome and Introduction 1 (0.5 hour)
Learning, Instruction and the PADI System – online version (1 hour)
General Standards and Procedures – online version (1 hour)
Afternoon
Marketing Diving – online version (1 hour)
Start Diving – online version (1 hour)
Risk Management – online version (0.5 hour)
Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses – online version (1 hour)

Day Two
Morning
Business of Diving – online version (optional) (1 hour)
Keep Diving – online version (optional) (1 hour)
How to Teach the RDP (optional for PADI members but required for crossover candidates) 1 (0.5 hour)

Candidates who have complete online independent study will join the AI course on Day Two in the afternoon

Day Three
Afternoon
Course Orientation 1 (0.5 hour)
Developing Knowledge Development Presentations (2 hours)
How to conduct Confined Water Teaching (2 hours)

Day Four
Morning
How to Conduct Open Water Dives (2 hours)
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation 1 (3 hours)
Afternoon
4 Es Counseling Workshop (1 hour)(1 hour)
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation 2 (3 hours)

Day Five
Morning
Skill Demonstration Workshop (and 800 m/y swim) 1 (0.5 hour)
Confined Water Teaching Presentation 1 and 2 (4 hours)
Afternoon
Open Water Teaching Presentation 1 (and rescue assessment) (3 hours)

Complete OWSI

The first two days are compulsory for candidates who did not study independently online

Day One
Morning
Welcome and Introduction 1 (0.5 hour)
Business of Diving – online version (1 hour)
Learning, Instruction and the PADI System – online version (1 hour)
General Standards and Procedures – online version (1 hour)
Afternoon
Marketing Diving – online version (1 hour)
Start Diving – online version (1 hour)

Day Two
Morning
Risk Management – online version (0.5 hour)
Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses – online version (1 hour)
Keep Diving – online version (1 hour)
Afternoon
How to Teach the RDP (optional for PADI members but required for crossover candidates) 1 (0.5 hour)
Remediation
Candidates who have complete online independent study will join the OWSI course on Day Three

Day Three
Morning
Course Orientation 1 (0.5 hour)
General Standards and Procedures 1 (0.5 hour)
Open Water Diver Course 1 (0.5 hour)
Afternoon
Developing Knowledge Development Presentations (2 hours)
Skill Demonstration Workshop (and 800 m/y swim) (1 hour)
Confined Water Teaching Presentation 3 (1 hour)
Exams

Day Four
Morning
Confined Water Teaching Presentation 4 (1 hour)
Knowledge Development Presentation 2 (1 hour)
Adventures in Diving Program 1 (0.5 hour)
Rescue Diver Course 1 (0.5 hour)
Afternoon
Divemaster Course (2 hours)
Risk Management (2 hours)
Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation 3 (1 hour)
4 Es Counseling Workshop (1 hour)(1 hour)

Day Five
Morning
Open Water Teaching Presentation 2 (2 hours)
Discover Scuba Diving Workshop (2 hours)
Afternoon
Adventure Dive Workshop (2 hours)
Rescue Exercise Workshop (2 hours)
Makeups

DC Curriculum Changes

Since the new 2010 IDC Curriculum, that specifically caters for IDC online candidates, was introduced, Course Directors in have been updating their own dive center’s IDC schedules ensuring that the schedule works for them. This recent 2010 update to the IDC curriculum comes after previous updates that occurred in 1985, 2001 and 2006.

The reason for the 2010 update to the PADI IDC Curriculum is due to the fact that PADI has now, in line with all other PADI courses, introduced part of the IDC online via their website, so you can do part of the course via the Internet., You are given an option to present the on-line presentations “live” as opposed to you having to do it online and then coming to a Course Director and presenting it.

The most efficient IDC curriculum will ensure that those who do the IDC online segment can do so, without wasting their time while others that haven’t done the IDC online segment have the live presentations presentations from the Course Director, or IDC Staff / Master Instructor.

One answer is to create a curriculum whereby all the on-line presentations are done in the first days and then go into the main curriculum presentations which everyone has to attend live, however this would cause problems if someone has done the IDC online option but wants to do the IDC Prep course which runs prior to the IDC. Another solution would be to have the online presentations scheduled prior to the idc-prep, this may be the most efficient option to allow for accommodation, students to book the minimum time off for their IDCs and for booking flights into their IDC location.

The IDC online segment does cost you extra and this payment goes direct to PADI so your Course Director should offer you a reduction to the IDC course ‘standard’ cost if you opt to do the IDC online segment.

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