Force-E Dive Centers have over 30 years of Florida Diving experience and became a PADI 5 Star IDC Center. Force-E's Instructor team is comprised of some of the most respected and experienced dive professionals in the industry.

Your academic portion of the IDC will have lectures by the teaching staff. The topics include: Developing Knowledge Development Presentations, Prescriptive Teaching Presentations, Teaching in Confined Water, Conducting Open Water Dives, General Standards and Procedures, and how to conduct PADI courses. There are teaching presentation requirements (classroom, confined water, and open water) and Theory exams that each candidate will be tested on before going to the PADI IE.

Another portion of the IDC is the confined water sessions in which we test your demonstration quality of skills, complete a facedown non-stop 800 m/yd snorkel swim, and rescue skill demonstration preparation for the PADI IE.

Force-E open water training dives are conducted in the Atlantic Ocean on the many natural and artificial reefs bordering our shores. When accessing our reefs we utilize different dive boat operators, which are all US Coast Guard certified vessels. It is only a 30 to 40 minute trip from the dock to many of our dive sites - with 15 minutes of that time in the protected waters of the Intracoastal Waterway.

We also utilize Fort Lauderdale Beach and Phil Foster Park for beach diving and Tigertail Lake, a diving friendly, manmade freshwater lake. Tigertail Lake is where the PADI Instructor Exams are held.

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For lodging recommendations please contact the stores or refer to our website. There are two major airports that are in our store locations: Ft. Lauderdale International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport.

Course Material:

The following books and materials are required for the PADI Instructor Development Course:

PADI IDC Crew-Pak w/ Guide to Teaching Manual

This Crew-Pak includes the following PADI materials:
Guide to Teaching, Law & the Diving Professional, Children & Scuba, Best of Undersea Journal, Business of Diving Books on CD-ROM, Adventures in Diving Instructor Cue Cards, Rescue Cue Cards, OW Lesson Planning Slate, OW Lesson Prep Slate, CW Aquatic Cue Cards, OW Aquatic Cue Cards, PADI Pro Logbook, OW Quizzes & Exams, Rescue Diver Final Exam, DM Final Exam Booklet, 2010 Specialty Instructor Manual CD-ROM, Positive Approach Selling DVD, PADI Backpack

The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is an 8 or 10-day class, depending on your choice of eLearning or traditional method, designed to prepare qualified candidates to become PADI Instructors.

The IDC is divided into two distinct segments. The first segment is the 3-day(eLearning) or 5-day(traditional) PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) course. The second portion is the 5-day PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) course. Together the two courses combine to encompass the entire IDC. Both courses must be completed before attending the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). Schedules may vary. Please contact the stores for details.

IDC Candidate Requirements:

• Proof of PADI Open Water, Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster certifications (or qualifying certification from another training organization).
• Certified Open Water Diver for at least 6 months
• First Aid and CPR training for Adult, Infant and Child within the last 24 months (PADI Emergency First Response certification recommended)
• PADI Diving Medical Statement signed by a physician and dated within the last 12 months
• Proof of at least 100 logged open water scuba dives before going to the scheduled PADI IE

PADI Professional Level Class

Assistant Instructor

Learn the PADI standards and procedures and gain experience in the assumption of limited instructional responsibilities. Have the ability to conduct Discover Scuba Experiences, Scuba Refresher Courses and assist PADI Instructors with training courses. Now you are on the way to becoming a PADI Open Water Instructor!

Course Fees: $1720.00*
Includes pool, boat or lake fees, tanks and weights, PADI Certification fee, and PADI student materials (IDC Crew Pack)

Instructor Development Course

Share the joy of diving with people and supplement your income as well! As a PADI Open Water Instructor you'll have the ability to teach the entire range of PADI courses, from Open Water to Divemaster. Learn to apply the PADI System of Education and demonstrate competence in watermanship skills. Have your own business, be your own boss, get paid to dive!

Course Fees: $2669.00*
Includes pool, boat or lake fees, tanks and weights, PADI Certification fee, PADI Instructor Exam Fee, PADI OWSI materials (IDC Crew Pack), and IDC E-Learning Modules.

*Prices may be subject to change