If you love to dive, teaching new divers will be the most rewarding career you will ever experience. Along with the adventure, friendships and lifestyle however, comes a responsibility to teach your students to be safe divers and instill in them a desire to appreciate and protect the aquatic realm.

The BICD Instructor Development Course is a candidate centered 11 day program. Our IDC is longer because as the Instructor Examination has evolved to include assignments from more PADI programs (Adventures in Diving, Rescue Diver and Specialties) so has our IDC. We have designed our IDC to be stress free, so you can learn more comfortably and be better prepared for the IE and more importantly, the path ahead of you.

The IDC is comprised of two modules: the Assistant Instructor (AI) and Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI). Completion of the AI allows you to go on to the OWSI. Completion of the OWSI allows you to challenge the Instructor Examination (IE) and become a PADI Instructor.

Our program involves more time actually working with all the programs you’ll be authorized to teach as an Open Water Scuba Instructor. You will learn the latest teaching techniques, use the complete system of PADI support materials and be given positive assessment of your improving instructional skills throughout the IDC.

During the IDC, you will learn to use and adapt the PADI System of diver education to individual student needs & the local environment. You will be given additional teaching presentations to refine your skills, which will better prepare you for the IE and in your new career.

Comprehensive training, supported by a wide variety of PADI educational materials, earns PADI Instructors respect from both students and peers. This means you will be entering into one of the most respected professions in the diving community. PADI Instructors are the most sought after in the recreational diving market. With the PADI instructor certification, you are going to be opening doors and working in places most people only dream about.

Our IDC is Defined by:

• An IDC every month followed by a IE held here on Utila
• Two resident Course Directors
• Language support in Spanish, Dutch, German & French
• Expanded IDC duration of 11 days
• Air conditioned IDC room with full multimedia technology and internet access
• Classrooms, Training Pool and Open water training site all in one location (the only shop on Utila that can offer this)
• Specialty Instructor and DAN Instructor courses scheduled following the IE 
• Extra confined & open-water workshops, extra knowledge development presentations
• Full support during your Instructor Examination from your CD
• A full range of Instructor Career Packages and Counseling directly following IE
• CV, Employment Assistance & gain experience team teaching with our Instructors

 Make the right choice...
At BICD we believe making an informed choice is always the best solution. We are always ready to answer your questions and look forward to helping you choose the package or program that is right for you.

Please contact us or call + (504) 425 3291 for further information.