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If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary life - become a PADI Instructor. Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy - being in, around and under water. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and PADI Assistant Instructors are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world because they've completed the program that sets the standard for training dive professionals. You earn a PADI Instructor rating through hard work and commitment, but you're rewarded with a job that lets you share incredible underwater adventures with others - transforming their lives for the better and enriching yours.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program. This recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI Instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course. You also need:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over a minimum of 10 days, but usually more like seven, the IDC teaches you to conduct all PADI core courses. You'll be able to organize and present information, conduct skill development sessions and control open water dives. Basically, you become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills while watching out for student diver safety. Key topics include:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes! The PADI eLearning program allows you to complete the knowledge development sessions online at your leisure, leaving you free to concentrate exclusively on the IDC presentations and skills development.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What do I need to start?<\/h5>\n
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