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Monthly Archives: May 2012
EFR instructor course
Darren Ian and Keith celebrate
Darren and Ian learnt how to teach EFR courses during our EFR instructor course.
They are both looking to become PADI Instructors by the end of 2012, and they both found that learning to become instructors can be fun and relaxing.
Keith also joined us for the course. Keith is a Staff Instructor with a lot of diving and teaching experience. He has been unable to teach for a couple of years, so following a Status Udate course with us, he joined the EFR instructor course. He is now fighting fit, fully motivated and ready to start teaching again
Posted in EFR Instructor, PADI Instructor Development
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EFR Instructor Course in Preparation for Emperor Divers IDC
Success following a great EFR instructor course
We held an EFR instructor course on the weekend of the 26th May. It was a fantastic course because everyone on the course is heading for Sharm el Sheikh later in the year for their IDC in September. Claire, Samantha, Victoria and Duncan got a chance to meet up with others on the course and started to share excitement of what is to follow.
Practicing teaching skills
Sam was joined by Jim, who might be taking his IDC at a later date.
Everyone had a lot of fun during the EFR instructor course, they learnt a lot about the psychology of teaching, but they also learnt that Instructor Level courses can include a lot of laughter and a lot of enjoyment.
They are all a lot more comfortable knowing that their IDC will be relaxed, fun and stress free. They have already started to prepare by signing up for our Distance Learning Preparation course.
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PADI IDC Staff Instructor Course
5 new IDC Staff Instructors
Five PADI Instructors took their next step to become PADI IDC Staff Instructors. Over 3 days, Sanner, Ian, Rob, John and Richard delved into the psycological reasons as to why we teach people in the way that we do.
They learnt how to avoid certain areas when teaching new instructors, and they learnt how to improve teaching styles.
Of course they had a lot of practice with marking presentations, but they also had a deep understanding of why the scoring criteria was so important. During the course, we used the Prior Knowledge materials and learned how they can be usful in getting IDC Candidates better prepared for life as a Scuba Diving Instructor
Learning Scoring techniques
Of course we had a lot of laughter and leg pulling along the way! It was fantastic to see everyone working together as a team. None had met each other before, but they soon formed a bond, an understanding formed by their common bond of being a PADI Instructor and their love of teaching others.
I am looking forward to seeing each of them on future PADI IDCs where they will experience the whole teaching process in action. They will see future IDC candidates grow in confidence and grow in ability on a daily basis – It’s a wonderful process that never fails to astound me!
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