Two weeks before the beginning of the IDC, we will send you the dive theory practice exams, outlines, and review materials so you can prepare for the IDC ahead of time.
Prep Day
Morning

• Distribution of Materials
• Verification of Requirements
• Liftbag, Knots, Ascent, & Descent Workshops

Afternoon

• Practice Exam #1
• CESA, Navigation, Resc Exercise #7 & Dive Control workshops

IDC Day 1
Morning

• Orientation
• Standards and procedures part 1
• Standards and procedures part 2

Afternoon

• Developing Knowledge Development presentations
• Dive Theory exam practice
• Exam practice review

Day 2
Morning

• Teaching in confined water
• Confined Water Workshop

Afternoon

• Skills circuit and Rescue ex#7
• Confined water presentation
• 1st Candidate presentation / classroom

Day 3
Morning

• Marketing Diving
• Open Water Diver Course
• 4 E’s Counseling workshop 1 & 2

Afternoon

• Confined water presentation 1 & 2, Rescue # 7 and skills practice
• Workshop for 2nd classroom presentation

Day 4
Morning

• Advanced Open Water course
• Rescue Diver course
• Risk management online

Afternoon

• 2nd classroom presentation
• 1st Standards exam (open book)
• Workshop confined water presentation 3 & 4

Day 5
Morning

• Divemaster course
• Keep Diving
• 2nd classroom presentation and prepare classroom presentation #3

Afternoon

• Confined Water presentation 3 & 4, workshop/Rescue

Day 6
Morning

• Teaching in Open water
• Specialty Diver course

Afternoon

• Dive Theory exam practice and review

Day 7
Morning

• 3rd Classroom presentation
• 2nd Standards exam practice and review

Afternoon

• Open Water presentation 1 & 2, Rescue workshop

Day 8
Morning

• Risk Management
• Learning Instruction and the PADI System
• Dive Theory and Standards workshop

Afternoon

• Skills practice, Presentations practice, Rescue workshop… in confined water

Day 9
Morning

• Dive Theory practice exam and review
• Standards exam practice and review

Afternoon

• EFR Instructor part one

Day 10
Morning

• Dive Theory practice exam and review
• Standards exam practice and review

Afternoon

• EFR Instructor part 2

The purpose of the IE is to evaluate your knowledge and skills in order to make sure they are sufficient to earn a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certification. It is an evaluation program that tests your teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, water-skills, understanding of the PADI System and attitude and professionalism. The IE is a standardized evaluation conducted by Instructor Examiners who work for the various PADI Offices.
The IE is run by professional PADI Instructor Examiners from the local PADI Regional Headquarters, which goes a long way to ensure that your Instructor assessments are correct and without bias.
You will be tested both on your dive theory and knowledge as well as your personal dive skills and teaching presentations and these will occour in a classroom type environment, additionally these exams take place in both confined (pool) and open water (normally the beach if local dive conditions allow) environments. Confined water environments for the PADI IE is normally restricted to swimming pools to aid administration and logistics.
To pass the IE and to get certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you have to succesfully meet the standards in every section of the Instructor Examination or IE. If you fail at your first attempt at the IE you will be permitted to take a second IE. Your second IE is not allowed to be taken within 5 days of the first and if you wait longer than 1 year after the first one you will need to either take a full IDC again or apply to PADI.
Here’s the general schedule of the 2-day PADI IE
PADI IE with PADI representative
Day 1
Morning

• Orientation
• Dive Theory exams
• Standards and Procedures exam

Afternoon

• Confined water presentation and skills circuit
• Knowledge development presentation

Day 2
Morning

• Open Water Presentation and Rescue #7

Sign up for the course and get your IDC Crew-Pak which includes other reference materials, like the PADI Guide To Teaching, underwater cue cards, and other materials that you’ll need during the course.
From this page, select the pre-scheduled IDC date and check add-ons and confirm understanding of the inclusions and exclusions. The total are automatically recomputed as you play around with the options. When you are all set, just hit “Book Now” and follow the normal checkout procedure like ordinarily would when making any online transaction (booking a hotel, airline tickets, buying products, etc).

We require advance booking of at least 1 day before the start of the scheduled IDC. Your booking is only considered confirmed upon payment of the required deposit.
For this course, we require a non-refundable course deposit of P15,000 (plus the materials, if applicable) to secure your seat, and a full payment of the balance on the start of the IDC. Note that we pass on a 5% PayPal charges and bank fees for payments made through PayPal.
We accept credit card payments via PayPal, Bank Transfers, or Cash in PHP and USD only. We do not process credit cards on site.
ATMs, Banks, and Money Changer establishments are very accessible in our area, however, when transacting, be mindful about the daily withdrawal limits imposed by your banks on foreign countries, unfavorable exchange rates, and risks of getting swindled or robbed.

Darwin Bawasanta – Course Director
Rikka Mae Estampador – IDC Staff Instructor
Phillip Badar – IDC Staff Instructor