Ready To Help Out More With Scuba Classes?
Are you a Divemaster who has been working with students and leading dives but wants to do a little more? Maybe you would like to help an Instructor with classes while you learn better teaching practices. Perhaps, you know deep down you will be an Open Water Scuba Instructor. If that’s the case, becoming an Assistant Instructor (AI) is the next practical step to living your dreams!
What You Get to Do as an Assistant Instructor
Being an Assistant Instructor allows you to start practicing the skills you will use as an Open Water Scuba Instructor. By working under the guidance of an instructor you will be able to present the knowledge development elaboration for any PADI Diver course. Also, you can present initial skills training during confined water dives and conduct open water surface evaluations during Open Water Diver course dives. Moreover, you can teach and certify Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers.
Becoming an Assistant Instructor means you can start doing some things on your as well. As an AI you can independently teach non-diving Project AWARE courses and Coral Reef Conservation. And, you can conduct Discover Scuba Diving in a pool or confined water. Plus, you can teach the kiddos about scuba with the Bubblemaker and PADI Seal Team programs.
How You Assistant Instructor Course Works
Your Assistant Instructor course is held during the first week of the Instructor Development Course (IDC). These tend to fall just before the Instructor Examination (IE) weekend for our region as determined by PADI. During your course you will learn how to properly teach scuba to ensure the information is conveyed in a safe and fun manner. You will learn about many of the PADI programs and how to utilize the tools that they provide. Finally, you will learn how to take the next steps of becoming the Open Water Scuba Instructor you always dreamed you’d be!
