PADI Instructor Development Course
Come and join our PADI Instructor Development Course at PADI 5* IDDR Resort ‘Thresher Cove Resort’. Right here on Malapascua.
During the current Covid19 situation, we offer you the IDC online option. Most certainly an interesting option whilst being quarantined at home. Currently available until 31st December. Online IDC presentations with me. You can also complete all exams. Contact me for more detailed information. One out of five people who joins us, will receive a free IDC.
Next PADI IDC starts 21st November 2020
The 2021 schedule will be released soon. All pending on lifting of travel restrictions.
2020 special idc offer
After successfully completing your PADI IDC and PADI IE, we offer you an internship at Thresher Cove Resort.
Currently 5,000.-PHP discount on the full IDC course fee
- First of all, assist our instructors during the courses they teach and gain real life experience.
- Secondly, up to 2 months free shared accommodation at our air conditioned dorm room.
- Thirdly, free breakfast in our restaurant during the IDC, PADI IE, MSDT Prep and internship. This offer is up to 2 months.
Get the most out of your PADI IDC. Firstly Camille teaches the brand new PADI IDC curriculum. Secondly, we offer small groups. This allows for lots of personal attention. Thirdly we offer great facilities. Like an air conditioned classroom. A swimming pool and a restaurant are onsite. Most importantly though, you get to enjoy and work with a very experienced PADI Course Director; Camille Lemmens. In 2021 he is awarded the Platinum Course Director rating again. He is ready to share his knowledge with you. Camille will also prepare you to become the best PADI Instructor you can be. Also, don’t forget the thresher sharks! Daily dives to Monad Shoal are on the schedule. How about a shark dive before the IDC starts each day?
Above all, Camille
teaches his PADI IDC program in neutral position. Since a couple of years already. Certainly comes as second nature nowadays. Get the best education you can find! Right now. Right here!
Choose the right Course Director for your Instructor Training and internship. This is the most important decision you will make prior to entering the Dive Industry. Camille’s programs provide the quality and expertise you should expect and demand during your Instructor Training.
Experienced PADI Course Director
Camille is an award winning PADI Course Director. To clarify, he is a 14 x time Platinum and 1 x Gold PADI Course Director. For 2021 he is a Platinum PADI Course Director again. You said you’re looking for experience? It certainly looks like you just found it!
Most importantly, he conducts all parts of the IDC training himself. He is available at all times during the complete IDC. Are you looking for lots of personal attention during the course? You just found it!
To sum up, Camille has over 165 PADI IDC programs under his belt. During these 165 IDC’s he taught a good 600 IDC candidates. Still he maintains a very high passing grade of his students during the PADI IE. Most importantly, he not only helps you to succeed during the PADI IE. He’s more interested that you become a good instructor after that PADI IE!
His experience covers a lot more areas. For instance, he taught and certified candidates in over 2100 PADI Instructor Specialty courses. Well over 900 EFR related courses. Plus 50 IDC Staff Instructor courses. He also works at a local hyperbaric chamber as an operator and tender.
At Thresher Cove Resort we combine the two IDC modules into one program. The Assistant Instructor course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) course. Moreover, we teach the new 2019 IDC curriculum.
PADI Instructor Development Course
The February 2019 PADI IE
First of all, during the PADI IDC, you’ll learn the complete PADI System of diver education. Secondly we will look into standards and procedures. Further we look into effective academic teaching presentations. We also look into teaching in confined water and conducting open water training dives. Plus lots of additional related topics and workshops are added to our PADI Instructor Development course. This is the real deal!
First successfully participate in and complete our PADI Instructor Development Course. After that you gain access to the PADI IE. During this two day evaluative program, you will be examined by a PADI Examiner.
Our PADI IDC programs include a few extras! Firstly, we offer a two day prep IDC course. Secondly we also include the Nitrox Instructor course. As long as you are already certified as a Nitrox diver. Thirdly the Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor course is also included for free in our IDC. On top of that, all boat fees, tanks and weights use during the IDC are all included in your course fee. To complete this, we also offer you free accommodation in a dorm room. Last but not least, you can enjoy free breakfast in our restaurant. These are both for the duration of the IDC and the PADI IE. Did I mention the internship yet?
Prerequisites for the PADI Instructor Development Course
You must:
- Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or equivalent.
- Be a certified diver for at least 6 months.
- Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving in order to participate in our PADI Instructor Development Course. You will need 100 logged dives to be able to participate in the Instructor Exams.
- You will need to have CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months.
- Have a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months. The medial needs to state that you’re fit to dive.
- Be at least 18 years old.
PADI Course Director Camille Lemmens teaches our PADI Instructor Development Course
Camille’s emphasis at PADI IDC-Philippines is on personalized training. He works generally with small groups. He conducts all parts of the IDC training himself. As a result he is available at all times during the complete IDC. This again allows for lots of personal and individual attention.
Since 1999 Camille is living in South East Asia. During this time he works in the dive industry on Malapascua and the South East Asian region. Among others, in Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea. Plus other locations in the Philippines. As a result he has build an extensive knowledge of the South East Asian dive industry. This came in handy when he started conducting IDC’s around Thailand in 2003. Camille expanded internationally in 2011.
Subsequently he now schedules bi-monthly IDC programs each year on Malapascua in the Philippines.
Camille taught an IDC on Malapascua in the Philippines which coincided with the first ever PADI IE on Malapascua being conducted.
Moreover he is also fluent in English, German and his native Dutch. He can speak French as well. In addition, language assistance in various languages is on offer.
Crossover from another organisation
To sum up, you can start your scuba career at any level. You can start as an absolute beginner. As a PADI Open Water diver. Are you already PADI Advanced Open Water diver? PADI Rescue diver? Or a PADI Divemaster? We can cater to each level to start your career with us. Don’t wait any longer! Sign up now! Start your new life now.
Moreover, it’s also possible to crossover. Straight from another Recreational dive organisation into the PADI system. We do have a crossover program for this. Please ask for details.
Are you planning to become a PADI Course Director yourself? First of all Camille offers the PADI IDC Staff course. Secondly he also offers many other options to gain staffing experience. For instance, join an extended staffing package. As a bonus, receive help and advice with your CDTC application.
Check out what his former PADI IDC candidates on Malapascua have to say about Camille. You can find a list of testimonials here. One more reason to join us!