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Diverse Borneo

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About PADI IDC

Diverse Borneo - PADI Five Star (IDC) Instructor Development Center offers a complete Instructor Course in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a 100% pass rate in IDC and IE.

As a PADI professional Divemaster or equivalent from a different scuba diving agency you have already mastered the knowledge, skills and attitude of becoming a great mentor. The Padi Idc in Kota Kinabalu will develop the experience you have gained by introducing the skills needed to become an effective and quality PADI scuba instructor.

Why Kota Kinabalu?

One of the best places in the world to learn how to become a PADI diving instructor as the PADI Course Director training course is in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Kota Kinabalu. The islands are only 10 minutes by boat from Kota Kinabalu which offers great places to stay, eat and drink :) Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in Asia is seen from confined open water.

Who Will teach You?

Mark Hedger, the only active full time teaching PADI Course Director in Kota Kinabalu. The youngest in Malaysia and one of the youngest in the world, PADI Asia Pacific Award winner for 'The Young Achiever in Diving Award' 2006, more than 7,000 logged dives and a 100% record of first time success at the IE.

Ian Edwards, a PADI Master Instructor will assist during the IDC, has been teaching for more than 18 years. Brings a mass of experience and knowledge to the classroom and open water training.

Please see the PADI IE Schedule for dates.

Schedule

Duration

The Padi Idc runs for ten days. Two day preparation course, two day Emergency First Response Instructor course, and six days IDC. The PADI Instructor Examination runs for two days at Kota Kinabalu and Semporna. The Next IE in Kota Kinabalu is on the 26th & 27th May 2012. Preparation course will start on the 16th. EFR Instructor will be on the 18th & 19th May. IDC will start on the 20th May.

The Prep Course

Two days of theory review covering, open water, advanced, EFR, rescue, and Divemaster knowledge development. Water skills workshops, including skill demonstration, ascent and descent work shop, knot-tying and more.

EFR Instructor Course

Two days of EFR And CFC Instructor learning techniques for training CPR and first aid. This is required to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

IDC

The PADI Instructor Development Course is in two parts, the Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor section. You must complete both sections to participate in the PADI Instructor Examination. You will learn how to teach knowledge development, confined and open water teaching presentations, PADI Dive Courses standards, risk management, business of diving, marketing diving and more. Diverse Borneo PADI Instructor Course will begin in the comfort of your own home starting with IDC online, meaning that you would have completed nine (9) sections of the course before meeting our PADI Course Director gifting you with more quality time in the water and not in the classroom.

IE

Two days to prove PADI you have what it take to be a PADI instructor.

Package Includes

  • Course Director fee
  • IDC online
  • Boat fee
  • Equipment rental
  • Sabah park dive permit
  • Jetty fee
  • Lunch on diving days
  • Drinking water
  • Prep Course
  • EFR instructor course fee
  • IDC fee
  • Three Instructor Specialty Courses from a choice of - Digital underwater photographer, Deep Diver, Enriched Air Diver, Underwater Navigation, Night diver, Search and Recovery Diver, Wreck Diver, Underwater Photographer, Emergency Oxygen Provider and Multilevel Diver.
Excludes
  • Accommodation
  • PADI EFR Instructor Application Fee
  • IDC Application Fee
  • Complete Instructor Examination Fee
  • Specialty Instructor Fee
  • Meals

IDC Crew Pak Contents

  • Instructor Application
  • Brochures and other course documentation
  • Confined & Open Water Instructor Cue Cards
  • Adventures in Diving Instructor Cue Cards
  • Rescue Dive Instructor Cue Cards
  • OW & CW Lesson Planning Slates
  • PADI Professional Training Log
  • Law and Diving Professional Book
  • CD containing - Best of UJ
  • Children & Diving
  • Business of Diving (3 PDF manuals)
  • Rescue Diver Exam
  • PADI`s Guide to Teaching Manual w/hologram
  • Positive Approach Selling DVD
  • Specialty Course Instructor Manual
  • OW Quizzes and Exams
  • DM exams
  • Backpack.

Dive Theory Online

Afraid of dive theory that you learnt in your Divemaster course or need some touch ups. Diverse Borneo offers theory online lessons before arriving at Kota Kinabalu. Please click on the link to start the learning all over again

IDC Online

Do not want to sign up for the complete IDC just yet but fancy starting the online IDC first, then click on this link - online Padi Idc and online theory lessons which will help prepare you before choosing on where to complete your IDC

The PADI Way

Not sure what course to take next? check out What PADI Course Should I Take next.

More Info

Please take a look at our IDC Malaysia page that has more information about the PADI Instructor Development Course.

Pricing

RM6500.00

Includes IDC, Online IDC, Prep Course, EFR Instructor course, PADI's guide to teaching pack, EFR instructor manual, 3 specialty instructor training courses. If you sign up for this package we will send you the online IDC course to complete prior to coming to Kota Kinabalu. We also provide one (1) weeks free diving with us prior to the start of the IDC. This includes up to 3 boat dives per day or assisting on PADI Dive Courses.

RM4800.00

If you have your own full set of the current materials.

Fees You Pay Directly to PADI
  • PADI EFR Instructor Application Fee at AU$120.00
  • IDC Application Fee at AU$188.00
  • Complete Instructor Examination Fee at AU$710.00
  • Specialty Instructor Fee per cert at AU$69.00
Guaranteed Pass

Diverse Borneo guarantees that you will pass at your first attempt at the IE. We maintain our 100% record at the IDC and IE as we are fully dedicated to maintaining this status during your course. If in the unlikely event that you fail at the IE, Diverse Borneo will pay for your second attempt at the IE in Kota Kinabalu.

Internship Option

Want to ensure you are fully prepared? Then join us earlier up to four (4) weeks before the IDC begins. We will only charge an additional RM2000.00. You will be able to dive everyday up to 3 dives a day, assist on real life PADI Diving Courses and get hands on tips and techniques from the Diverse Borneo team.

Accommodation & Food

You can stay for as little as US$5.00 per night and eat for US$2.00 per meal. We can help out by prearranging the accommodation for you.

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