STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Name the attributes of the professional educator and which one is the most important.

 2. Discuss why PADI’s global team is an innovator in diver education.

 3. Name seven factors needed when developing an effective teaching presentation

  4. Discuss how the PADI System helps to prepare teaching presentations.

  5. Demonstrate prescriptive teaching methods and how to elaborate on information.

  6. Determine what information to include in prescriptive knowledge development presentations.

  7. Discuss the three components of an effective knowledge development presentation.

  8. Demonstrate how to use a training aid effectively.

  9. Develop a lesson plan for a knowledge development presentation.

 10. Discuss why confined water training is so important.

 11. Name five goals of confined water training.

 12. Name four preplanning considerations for setting up confined water dives.

 13. Analyze how to adapt teaching methods to create a comfortable learning environment for people with different abilities.

 14. Explain the six parts of a confined water teaching presentation.

 15. Name the steps to develop a confined water teaching presentation.

 16. Discuss the four goals of open water training.

 17. Name the preplanning steps that are necessary to set up logistics, equipment and staffing for open water dives.

 18. Name the factors that should be considered when choosing open water dive sites appropriate for people with physical challenges.

 19. Describe the difference from open water teaching presentations and confined water teaching presentations.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Course Orientation

 A. Introductions

 B. What it takes to be an Instructor

 C. PADI - the Professional Association of Diving Instructors

 D. The PADI Instructor Development Process

 E. Logistics and Schedule

 II. Developing Knowledge Development Presentations

 A. Teaching Presentations and the PADI System

 B. Prescriptive Teaching—Diagnostic Workshop

 C. The Anatomy of a Knowledge Development Presentation

 D. Evaluation Criteria

 E. Preparing Presentations

 III. Teaching in Confined Water

 A. Value and Goals of Confined Water Dives

 B. Set Up and Control

 C. Skills Management—Workshop

 D. Adaptive Teaching—Workshop

 E. Anatomy of an Effective Confined Water Teaching Presentation

 F. Preparing a Confined Water Teaching Presentation

 IV. Conducting Open Water Dives

 A. Values and Goals of Open Water Dives

 B. Set Up and Control

 C. Adaptive Teaching

 D. Open Water Dive Management—Workshop

 E. Preparing an Open Water Teaching Presentation

 V. Learning, Instruction and the PADI System

 A. Learning and Instruction

 B. Systems Approach to Diver Training

 C. Materials, Media and Independent Learning

 D. Educational Philosophy of the PADI System

 VI. General Standards and Procedures

 A. Standards—Why?

 B. Standards—What?

 C. Quality Management

 D. Procedures—Paperwork and Administrative

 VII. Risk Management

 A. Why?

 B. Definitions

 C. Tools and Techniques

 VIII. Marketing Diving

 A. Know Your Market

 B. Interesting Trends to Watch

 C. Diver Acquisition Strategies

 D. Diver Retention Strategies

 E. PADI Brand

 IX. Start Diving - PADI Diver Acquisition Programs

 A. Dive Today - Philosophy

 B. Discover Scuba Diving

 C. Discover Snorkeling

 D. PADI Skin Diver Course

 E. Programs for Children

 X. Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses

 A. PADI Specialty Diver Courses - Overview

 B. Project AWARE Specialty Program

 C. AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Course

 D. Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

 E. Master Scuba Diver Program

 XI. Course Requirements

 A. Present two Knowledge Development teaching presentations

 B. Present two Confined Water teaching presentations

 C. Present one integrated (two skills) Open Water teaching presentation

 D. Perform all 24 dive skills in the Skill Evaluation

 E. Complete the PADI Divemaster course - Diver Rescue assessment in open water

 F. Score 75% or higher on the PADI Systems, Standards and Procedures Exam