PADI Assistant Instructor
The first half of the Instructor Development Course.
Assistant Instructor is the first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You learn how PADI teaches and start presenting knowledge development and skills to students under an instructor.
What you can do
- Teach academic sessions and confined water skills under a PADI Instructor
- Conduct some PADI programs on your own, such as Discover Scuba Diving (in a pool)
- Complete the IDC later to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor
Prerequisites
- PADI Divemaster (or a qualifying leadership rating)
- Certified diver for at least 6 months
- 60 logged dives
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care training within the last 24 months
- Medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
Summary of PADI standards. PADI sets and updates them; we confirm yours when you apply.
What the training covers
- PADI learning philosophy and the PADI System
- Knowledge development presentations
- Confined water teaching presentations
- Risk management and standards