PADI
IDC Thailand Diving Instructor Development Courses (IDCs)
and Diving Internships on Phuket & Phi Phi:
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 and Phi Phi, 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 :
- 2000 100% First IE Pass Rate
- 2001 100% First IE Pass Rate
- 2002 100% First IE Pass Rate
- 2003 First unsuccessful candidate at
first IE !!!
- 2004 Two Candidates unsuccessful at
first IE
- 2005 100% First IE Pass Rate
- 2006 Two Asian Candidates unsuccessful
on English Written Exams !!
- 2007 100% First IE Pass Rate
- 2008 100% Pass Rate
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.
- April 2008 taught Thailand’s
first NEW PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Course
- April 2008 started teaching PADI Dive
Centre Employee
- April 2006 taught first Digital Underwater
Photography
- May 2005 the eRDP is introduced into
the IDC Prep
- November 2004 Chris introduces the
Rescue Diver Prescriptive Teaching Lesson Guides into the
IDC and IE
- June 2004 Chris trains the first ever
Sri Lankan PADI Instructor
- November 2003 Chris teaches the first
EFR Care for Children Instructor Course in Asia and Thailand
- June 2003 Chris became the FIRST AND
ONLY COURSE DIRECTOR IN THE WORLD to use the NEW PRESCRIPTIVE
TEACHING LESSON GUIDES at both the IDC and IE !!!
- April 2003 As Director of Training
Chris received the PADI Industry Award for “Outstanding
Commitment to the PADI System of Education” – a
huge recognition of our commitment to the QUALITY of
our Courses and our use and understanding of the PADI
System rather than QUANTITY of students achieved through
cheaply priced courses !!!
- November 2002 Chris was one of the
FIRST Course directors in the world to start teaching the NEW
Emergency First Response Instructor Course
- March 13th 2001 Chris became the FIRST
COURSE DIRECTOR in Thailand to use the New 2001 IDC Curriculum
- the curriculum we are currently still using now !
Chris's Indepth PADI IDC includes
:
10
Day expanded PADI IDC 
 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.
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 !!!
 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 !!!
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.
IE
Pass Guarantee !!!
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 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
Purpose
built Dive Resort
See “Our
Training Facilities” and “Our
Accommodation”
Free
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 !!!
Our
IDC Staff and Languages
 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!!
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 !!!
 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.
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 !!!
Support
During your IE
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
Quality
Divers VIP Card
Upon completion of your IDC
you will receive your "Quality Divers Membership card".
Chris
Owen’s Indepth PADI IDCs on Phuket are run in
association with Sea Bees Palm Garden
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