About Chris Owens PADI IDC Course
Why choose Chris’s PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) ?We run the most dynamic, innovative, updated to the minute PADI IDC Instructor Development Course and Diving Internships and Career Development on Phuket, Thailand, keeping you always on the cutting edge and one step ahead – vital when looking for work in such a competitive industry. Since 1999 Chris has taught over 90 IDCs, more than 80 as The Course Director, and certified over 1000 PADI Instructors to varying levels !!! Not only are Chris’s PADI Instructor Development Course s (IDC s) some of the best available in the world but they also produce unmatched pass rates year after year with his IDC Candidates regularly scoring way above average:
With state of the art full multimedia computerized classrooms: laptop, LCD projector, DVD etc, by teaching the very latest PADI Courses as soon as they are released and by using all the very latest PADI materials as soon as they become available, we ensure that your PADI Instructor Development experience is the most updated, comprehensive and professional available.
Chris’s Indepth PADI IDC includes:
Some examples of extra workshops include: Ascents & Descents, Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent (CESA) pool and open water, Student Control both under water and at the surface, Pocket Mask use amongst others. We work hard to keep this an efficient and relaxed program, important because people are most receptive to learning and perform their best in a low stress environment, whilst keeping it fun and “hard work” Small Classes = Personal Attention !!!
It is only by limiting Candidate numbers that ANY Course Director can spend the necessary time and give you the personal attention that YOU need and deserve to fully develop your abilities. Our staff are dedicated to YOUR IDC program and are available 24 hrs a day to answer any queries or questions you might have. Extra remedial lectures and workshops are ALWAYS available and are scheduled during the evenings as required. Although PADI allows a maximum ratio of 8 candidates to one Course Director / IDC Staff Instructor, we limit our candidate to staff ratio to 5:1 with no more than 10 total Candidates per IDC !!! Working in groups of 5 gives everyone time for discussion and individual feedback and is ideal for the Confined and Open Water Presentations you will be giving during the IDC. You will also profit enormously from the contributions and ideas of your fellow candidates. Due to the continued success rate of Chris’s Indepth PADI IDC programs on Phuket and Phi Phi, Thailand, Chris is happy to offer you the following guarantee : “Should you attend anyone of our IDC packages which includes our IDC Preparation Program – in the unlikely event that you should not be successful – then you will not only be invited to attend our next (or any other) whole IDC free of charge – BUT CHRIS WILL PERSONALLY PAY YOUR NEXT IE FEE TO PADI !!!!!” Early Bird Discount & Cash Incentive Program !!! Chris’s “Early Bird Discount Program” was introduced try and ease the chaos of last minute bookings – you wouldn’t believe how late some people leave it !! Chris is now trying to encourage IDC Candidates to book as early as possible to ease our last minute IDC logistics and to avoid disappointment: Receive a 10% discount off any IDC bookings made 30 days prior to the start of your IDC program !!! ….. be organised and reap the rewards!! The Cash incentive program is simple … By paying by credit card we lose 3.75% to the bank … so as someone has to lose this money we thought it might be nicer to give the money to YOU rather than the bank Pay in cash and receive a further 5% discount off your IDC package price. For details of how to book and pay please contact Chris See “Our Training Facilities” and “Our Accommodation” Team spirit and the ability to work with people are crucial to your success as an instructor. We try to help to get you “in the mood” by offering: Luxury twin share aircon bungalow accommodation offered to all candidates for duration of the Prep / IDC / EFRI packages You are very much encouraged to work together on your “home work assignments” and we have found that staying at the same location helps this enormously.… and with the classrooms open until midnight and the pool until 20:00 you will have ample time to practice by yourselves or with the staff !!!
The second and more important reason is that because the dive industry is such a huge, diverse and truly international business, although you might plan to teach only in your native language, chances are your going to find yourself doing a lot of teaching in English. Our aim is to prepare you for this from the beginning. During the IDC Chris will be assisted by various PADI IDC Staff Instructors. These instructors are fluent in a number of languages and will be able to clarify any language related questions you might have. Staff languages currently include French, Dutch, German, Danish and Swedish and Thai. Should you wish to give a presentation during the IDC or the IE in your own language, with prior notice we can arrange for a suitable translator. You are however encouraged to give your presentations in English. If you have any doubts about language please don’t worry – just contact Chris. DAN Oxygen Provider Course included !!!
What is even sadder is that a large percentage of dive professionals, both divemasters and Instructors have NEVER received training in this field and are untrained in oxygen administration. The DAN Oxygen Provider Course is an option available as part of your Indepth IDC Preparation program. Mandatory for Instructors and Divemasters in most countries throughout the World this course gives candidates a basic knowledge for the practical administration of oxygen using various delivery systems, including demand, oronasal mask, constant flow and pocket mask. When possible Recompression Chamber Orientation is organized for those interested: this gives Instructors the complete picture of how they would manage an Emergency right from when they start administering Oxygen at the site of the incident right through to the arrival at and treatment at the Recompression Chamber. Please note: course materials and certification fees are not included. National Geographic Diver Course Orientation ! At the end of July 2004 Chris returned from Sydney and the attendance of the FIRST Orientation in Asia Pacific for Dive Centre Owners and Managers for The National Geographic Diver Course, this is going to be absolutely HUGE and will be essential to all successful Dive Centres and their employees i.e. YOU ! Learn about this incredible course: the orientation on Chris’s Indepth IDC includes a look at the NEW national Geographic Diver Course Instructor outline, various video clips and introduction to the materials and more !!! Most Course Directors and IDC Centers do not accompany their candidates during the Instructor Examination. Although we know that your preparation is completed and our job over at the end of the IDC, we also take care of all the logistics during your IE and Chris your Course Director will accompany you through out the IE program. This guarantees that you can concentrate 100% on your IE without wasting time worrying about paperwork, payments, transport, equipment and the like. Looking for work as a PADI instructor … !?!? Should we not be able to find work for you within our own operations in Chalong, Kata, Patong or Khao Lak, we have many, many contacts in Phuket, Phi Phi, Thailand, Asia, Europe and throughout the rest of the world. Having lived and worked in Thailand in the diving industry for the past 14 years and having worked in Ko Samui, Ko Tao, Pattaya and Bangkok, Chris has a wide network of contacts and is pretty successful in placing instructors within Thailand. The other thing you can do to increase your chance of getting a job is to increase you qualifications and be able to offer the dive centre’s customers more. Emergency First Response Instructor Training and Specialty Instructor Training are a good way to do this: we offer a full range of Specialty Instructor training immediately after all IEs. So far every one of Chris’s IDC Candidates who has wanted a job in Thailand has been successfully employed !!! For more information re: job opportunities, visa requirements etc: contact Chris Upon completion of your IDC you will receive your “Quality Divers Membership card”.
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Although PADI requires an IDC to have a minimum duration of 7 days we have found some extra presentations and workshops highly beneficial to our candidates’ success. To accommodate these extra presentations, workshops that we have integrated into our program, we have found a 10 day program more suitable.
Chris is proud of his IE Pass Rate: one of the ways this fantastic pass rate, the highest in Thailand, has been maintained has been by limiting class sizes to no more than 10 IDC Candidates / IDC !!!
Chris teaches his IDC programs in English – although he teaches in both English and French. There are two main reasons for this – the first of course being that Chris is English!!
Unfortunately it is a sad fact that people do suffer accidents and as we are all aware the most important first aid for diving related accidents is that of immediate oxygen provision.
