Why waste more time doing something you don't like when you could be a Dive Instructor. Life's too short and there is a rewarding career for you just around the corner.

What is being a "Dive Instructor" all about? Is it about the people or the water? Why would you choose it as a career? Is it a lifestyle choice?

Being a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor is about all of these things and more.

Everyday you go to work as an Instructor you are rewarded for your abilities and skills as teacher and informer. Students of all ages and all nationalities will enter your classroom looking forward to learning the skills and knowledge you are about to provide them with. What you teach them will enable them to enjoy their new chosen hobby for the rest of their lives.

Becoming a Dive Instructor also allows you get out of the 9 - 5 grind and into an environment that is surrounded by colour, beauty and diversity. You can work across the globe and get paid to do what you love. Diving.

Pro Dive Cairns Instructor Development Course (IDC) is a two-week program combining a mixture of classroom academic modules presented by the course director, you the participant, fellow candidates, and training in the pool. Two days are spent on one of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef. An excellent combination of theory and practical tuition which will prepare you for a forfilling career. After the IDC we highly recommend an extra 2 day program called the IDC plus. This is a course designed by Pro Dive and is unique to our IDC training program. It offers additional training in classroom and pool presentation techniques that prepare you for the Instructor Evaluation (IE) exam.

During the IDC program we also run an "equipment/equipment sales" course. You also have the opportunity to further your education by completing the Emergency First Aid Instructor Course or other specialities. These can be done before or after your IE.

Becoming a dive instructor enriches your life. You are guaranteed personal satisfaction as you help other people achieve something that they thought was out of their reach and beyond their comfort zone.

Inclusions

• Student Kit
• IDC candidate workbook
• Air fills and pool fees
• 2-day 1-night trip to Fitzroy Island
• Professional tuition, counseling and career advice
• Morning/afternoon teas whilst in classroom
• "Reef Teach" Marine Biologist Presentation
• Professional Instructor briefcase, containing all stationary required for teaching.
• Passport photos

Extras

• PADI Fees: As per PADI price list.
• Additional books and materials are needed and will be charged according to the PADI price list:
  - Instructor Manual
  - The Law And Diving Professional
  - Aquatic Cue Cards - Confined Water
  - Aquatic Cue Cards - Open Water
  - The Best of the Undersea Journal
  - The Business of Diving
  - Children And Diving
  

Requirements

• Proof of at least 6 months as a certified diver.
• Dive Master member with a minimum of 100 logged dives.
• Minimum age is 18 years, with no maximum age.
• A First Aid (resuscitation) certificate less than 2 years old.
• Dive medical less than 12 months old.

Please Note: In the interests of safety we recommend that you should not fly or go to any altitude over 300m within 24 hours after your last dive. All prices are in Australian Dollars.

Booking Procedure

You are strongly advised to pre-book your course as availability may be limited if you wait until your arrival to Cairns. You can pre-book and confirm your place on a course by faxing or emailing us with your preferred commencement date, and your credit card number and expiry date. Once your booking is complete we will send you confirmation by fax or email.

Cancellation

• The full deposit of A$300 will be forfeited if a cancellation is made less than two weeks prior to course commencement date.

If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact us at Pro Dive Cairns.

See Also

• Learn To Dive - 5 Day Course, 4 Day Course, 2 Day Ocean Referral Course, 2 Day Pool Referral Course
  
  
• Continuing Education - Advanced Open Water Course, Rescue Diver Course
  
  
• Professional Training - Dive Master Course, Instructor Development Course, Specialty Courses