Who should take this course?

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. 
Are you ready to join the ranks of the dedicated professionals who teach the world’s most progressive and popular scuba diver education programs? Then Go PRO with an Instructor Development Course. 
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is made up of two parts – the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most dive professionals complete the entire IDC and go on to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), which is the final step to earn a PADI Instructor certification. 
Successfully completing just the AI course results in a PADI Assistant Instructor qualification. When an AI is ready to progress, attending an OWSI program allows entry into an IE to earn a full PADI Instructor rating. 
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.

Why train with us?

Torpedo Rays Scuba is Nova Scotia's only PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center, we meet the highest standards PADI has set for Student Training and Dive Centers. Torpedo Rays uses a team approach to training professionals so you learn from multiple instructors allowing you to gain personal insights from varying viewpoint. 
We train hundreds of students every year. As a OWSI Candidate, that means you'll learn from actual dive training and not just simulated courses. Real scenarios, unscripted, as they happen. 
One of our student's favourite benefits of training with Torpedo Rays is that we offer work to almost every Instructor we train. So you can start making money as a professional diver almost immediately. We have the highest paid Instructors around, and the courses for them to work on.

What will you learn?

Over a minimum of five 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:

• PADI STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR COURSES YOU CAN TEACH WITH IN WATER WORKSHOPS

• LEARNING, INSTRUCTION AND THE PADI SYSTEM

• RISK MANAGEMENT AND DIVER SAFETY

• THE BUSINESS OF DIVING AND YOUR ROLE AS AN INSTRUCTOR

• MARKETING DIVING AND SALES COUNSELING

Course Pre-Requisites

Pre-Requisites

• PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months.
• At least 60 logged dives and 100 dives to attend an IE.
• Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
• A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.