ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
Course Overview
The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the beginning of the PADI Instructor training process. During the PADI Assistant Instructor Course, you will learn to apply your diving skills and knowledge to learning to teach the PADI System in the classroom and in confined water with the PADI Discover SCUBA Program. All Assistant Instructor Courses are conducted by PADI Course Directors who are highly experienced instructor trainers and have met strict educational proficiency requirements.
The PADI Assistant Instructor Course stresses development. As a result you can relax while learning, knowing that mistakes are part of the learning process. Although there are performance requirements for successfully completing the course, there are no time limitations, so you may continue to progress under your Course Directors guidance. The goal is to create a low-stress environment in which you can learn to function as a PADI Assistant Instructor. This makes the Assistant Instructor Course a challenging, yet enjoyable learning experience.
The PADI Assistant Course is also ideal preparation for the PADI Instructor Development Course. On completion of your course, as an Assistant Instructor you will be qualified to:
Present academic elaboration under Instructor supervision
May teach Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality under Instructor supervision
May conduct Discover SCUBA independently
May teach and certify in non-diving specialities (e.g. oxygen) and Medic First Aid following the appropriate Speciality Instructor course
Prerequisites
To enroll on the PADI Assistant Instructor Course:
You must be at least 18 years old
You must be a PADI Divemaster, or leadership level with another recreational diver training organisation and complete a PADI Divemaster rescue and skills circuit successfully
You must be fit for diving and submit a medical completed in the last twelve months
You must have a minimum 60 logged dives
You must successfully complete a knowledge and skills pre-assessment exam
Course Schedule
Please contact the shop for information on the Assistant Instructor course dates. The course can be completed intensively in one week, or we can work out a flexible schedule to meet your needs.
Course Standards
To complete the Assistant Instructor course successfully, you will be required to present a minimum of:
4 Academic Teaching presentations
2 Confined Teaching presentations
2 Open Water presentations
2 Open Water Dives
Pass the Assistant Instructors Standards exam
Price Excludes:
All other PADI course materials
PADI registration fees (Approx £30)
Equipment hire
Accommodation
Candidate Course Materials
Each candidate is required to have each of the following:
PADI Instructor Manual
Assistant Instructor Workbook
Best of the Undersea Journal
The Law and The Diving Professional
Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality Instructor Outline
PADI Open Water Manual
Log Book
Assistant Instructor
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