What people are saying about Steve Prior and their IDC . . .
| "If you have ever thought about doing a PADI IDC, but have been put off by horror-stories of being made to stay up till 11pm before doing homework overnight, and of Hitler-style Course Directors who believe that they've somehow failed if they don't make you break down and cry by the end of the course, then put your fears to rest. Steve and Janet made the PADI IDC one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had in my diving career. Their specially-designed Prior Knowledge materials made all elements of the course easy to understand and mimic, and really came into their own when you compared yourself to other candidates on the PADI IE. I felt so much better-prepared and 'professional than some of the other candidates, to the point that I actually enjoyed the exams!! |
| " I just wanted to thank you both for an excellent course and a good last couple of days. Despite it being freezing cold, me and Phil found the PADI Divemaster course great fun and like you said a good learning curve. Thanks to you both too for fitting us into your busy schedule. We REALLY appreciate that too and thanks VERY much for that as I believe you have saved our bacon certifying us before we leave for Aus. Once again thank you both for a great educational and fun PADI Divemaster course!" Rob, Bedford |
"Prior Knowledge ROCKS." Cenk, Istanbul |
"The PADI Instructor Development Course (PADI IDC) went from something I really was not looking forward to doing, to something I would gladly do again. You turned pain into pleasure. Heartfelt thanks to you both. " Pippa, Somerset |
"Congratulations! Based on your Instructor Development Course and Instructor Level continuing education productivity, you've achieved the Platinum Course Director level for 2008. By doing so you've become one of less than 65 Course Directors worldwide to earn this level of recognition in the Frequent Trainer Program." Fiona Fishburne, PADI |
"I had a great time on the PADI IDC and PADI IE, I really enjoyed it and had a great laugh too. Thanks for everything that you and Jan did for us all to make the Instructor Development Course such a good experience, without your help and support I don't think we would of all done so well. The "Prior Knowledge" materials made things so easy, some of the other candidate's briefings were terrible and went on and on. Don't forget Specialty instructor training for me next year!" Paul, The Wirral |
"Terry, Mike and I were back in the water at Stoney Cove today (Sunday), we were still congratulating each other and needing new dry suits as we have all grown a couple of inches over the last 2 weeks !!! The 2 day IDC Prep Course you took me through was fantastic, the proof being that I passed straight through the PADI Instructors Exam with no make ups!! You are now ‘my Course Director' and mentor, when asked by future potential Instructors yours is the only number we need!! Thank you both from the bottom of my heart." John, Nottingham |
" I really have got to say that after seeing how some of the other candidates came prepared for the PADI Instructors Exam it really struck home how well you had prepared us. You made it seem easy and enjoyable. Thanks for all your hard work." Carl, Mansfield |
"I cannot thank you enough for the last couple of weeks. Not only has it been educational but it's been great fun. PADI Course Director Steve Prior uses his deceptively relaxed style to guide you through the PADI Instructor Development Course and then PADI Instructor Exam. Not only does he prepare you to pass the PADI Instructor Exam with flying colours (only when you see other candidates perform do you realise how well he prepares you) but he instills in you an enthusiasm for teaching diving that makes any other job look mundane. His ideas regarding retail, dive clubs and continuing education open your eyes to a whole range of possibilities. I can't believe I'll actually miss sitting in a classroom. A huge thanks to both Steve and Janet." Mike, Matlock. |
"I just wanted to say a big thank you for a great PADI IDC. It has really helped to build my confidence. I now want to get my PADI Specialty Instructor ratings asap." Laura, Stansted |
"Thanks for such an enjoyable PADI IDC Staff Instructor course, I know I get so much more than just the course when I'm with both you and Janet. You both put so much enthusiasm into teaching that it makes being the pupil the easy part, so much so that I wouldn't consider learning with anyone else." Kirsty, Southampton |
"Hi Janet and Steve, Just to say thanks for a great and interesting PADI IDC Staff Instructor course as I learnt loads and really enjoyed being taught by you. I applied some of the teachings to my open water group on the Saturday and Sunday after your course and had one of the best courses I have ever taught. It was great fun." Paul, Sussex |
"Thanks very much Steve for all your help in preparing me to pass the PADI Instructors Exam. I would like to say that I think that you are a terrific person and have a great teaching style." Jordan, Manchester |
"Thank you for all your help, support and kindness over the PADI IDC and PADI IE. I had always wanted to do this with YOU guys, I'm glad I waited. Without your wisdom, guidance and unswerving support; today (passing the PADI Instructors Exam) would NOT have happened. One sentence, one truth, one massive deep-felt THANK YOU." Alison, Saffron Waldon |
"I just wanted to say how MUCH I enjoyed the PADI IDC with you both. I have had some great fun and learnt a lot and I am ready to hit the Instructors Exam. I keep looking at the photo's that were taken during the IDC and you know what, I look at them and it was like having a really fantastic holiday and now it's back to the norm, going to work etc etc etc!!! I would also like to say that you and Janet are a great team and I know if I had of gone somewhere else I would have missed out." Peter, Wickford |
"Thank you for making the PADI IDC Staff course so enjoyable last week. It was nice to be involved with two very professional people able to be serious and also add in some humour on the way." Janine, Macclesfield |
"Just a quick mail to say thanks from us all, without doubt, compared to others who didn't have “Prior Knowledge” the PADI Instructors Exam went like clockwork. Your words rang so true about “sticking to the script” when all around you could see the dread on the examiners face when they had a candidate who wasn't one of yours! Bob, Colin & I would like to send a “thank you” to you both." Chris, Southampton |
"Thank you both so much for all your help and support on the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC), which I know will be ongoing and I really appreciate that greatly." Sarah, Letchworth |
"Thank you and Janet again in for the fantastic IDC course which gave me the "Prior Knowledge" to succeed in my Instructor examinations. Without both your support and commitment to all your students success I do not believe that we would have got through as well as we did. Once again thank you both." Colin, Southampton |
"The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Course Director Steve Prior & his wife Janet had to be the most relaxed & informative diving course I have ever attended. It didn't once feel like they were teaching a course, but us, the people on it. All my unfounded fears of the PADI Instructor Exam (IE) have now gone & I am actually looking forward to it. I now know that I am as prepared as I could possibly be, thanks to “Prior Knowledge”. What are you waiting for?" Chris, Southampton |
"Anyone thinking of completing a PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) can do no better than have Course Director Steve Prior and his glamorous assistant Janet as their instructors. Steve and Janet's knowledge and skill are very evident from the word go. There are no lectures or being talked at. Steve Prior has a very cunning way of getting you to teach yourself, filling in any gaps as you go along. The thing which surprised me most was that there was no stress or rushing about and it was great fun! If there is a better course, I think I would still find Steve and Janet Prior teaching it." Bob, Southampton |
“I think that all who have the pleasure to meet you both, have the privilege of meeting both a friendly and knowledgeable couple whose mission in life is to share a love that they have and an ambition to pass this love on to as many people as they possibly can. You both have the ability to make someone feel like they have known you for years and feel instantly comfortable, so again thank you it was a pleasure to train with you.It was a fantastic Instructor Development course (IDC).” Nick, Stoke |
"Thanks to both of you for the fantastic support during the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and the PADI Instructor Exam (IE)." Mike, Chesterfield |
"Thanks again for all your help on the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC), especially helping to install a little bit of self belief. " Simon, London |
"PADI Course Director Steve Prior is an excellent teacher, an outstanding mentor and has also become a great friend. All PADI professionals should aspire to have the attributes which make Steve Prior such a first rate Course Director." Joe, Northampton |
| "You have a choice when you do your PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You can choose to go elsewhere and maybe do alright or you can choose to learn from PADI Course Director Steve Prior. You will feel the passion and commitment. You will have fun and be submerged in excellence and at the end of it all you will attend the PADI Instructor Exam (IE) with confidence and the knowledge that you are as best prepared as you ever could be." Brian, Stockport |
| "My PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) was the best and most rewarding course I have done in diving, taught by Steve Prior, a PADI Course Director who really inspired and prepared you to teach." Steve, Congleton |
"I have to admit that I was a little sceptical before starting my PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). I had already completed my AI where the 'famous PADI Course Director Steve Prior' had been held in nothing short of reverential tones by the AI instructors. How can one man (a lowly PADI Course Director at that) be so well liked by so many ? I mused.. Having completed the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Steve and Janet Prior I can honestly say that I am a full-on believer in the 'Prior Strategy' - both Steve and Janet are great educators, hugely knowledgeable and experienced... Which makes it all the more galling when you realise they are also thoroughly nice people to boot ! The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) itself never had a dull moment, I still find myself thinking about kit-kat patches, dogs on blankets, caravans squashed by elephants and the power of stato... (ask Steve if you need an explanation). The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) ran so smoothly, I never noticed the transition from course-attendee to PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) candidate, but it happened.. On the fateful day in Lancashire at the PADI Instructor Exam (IE) I wasn't scared (sweaty palms maybe) but it all seemed pre-ordained, a simple matter of a couple of exam questions, a short presentation and bit of bobbing in the swimming pool. Had it not been for Steve's method I think it would have been a whole lot more of a painful experience. Certainly watching the other candidates who weren't under Steve Prior's tutelage and the reciprocal pained and bored expressions on the examiners faces would seem to bear out that observation. In summary, I think I should state that the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) I attended run by Steve and Janet Prior was one of, if not the, best courses I have ever attended." Jason, Buxton |
"There are people I have met in this business that love their job so much, that their passion transmits to others and becomes infectious. For the record the other people that have inspired me are Steve Prior (PADI Course Director) and Jane Stevens (Adventures in Diving, UK ) Here are people that have a true love of their job, that is an amazing thing to behold." James, Phuket |
"After spending time with PADI Course Director Steve Prior for my Assistant Instructor course I found that his way of teaching was so infectious that I was only too happy to stay for the full PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). Resulting in one very happy person at the PADI Instructor Exam (IE)." Stewart, Stockport |
"Quite simply, PADI Course Director Steve Prior and his wife Janet are amongst the most professional tutors I have had the pleasure of learning from! Steve uses techniques that allow you to understand some of the more challenging aspects of dive theory and law. He teaches subjects in a way that remains fun whilst you learn and that you will remember long after the course has ended. Both Steve and Janet Prior encourage high standards and bring out the best in any student. Good luck Steve and Janet, you will make a positive difference to any student that has the pleasure of studying with you!" John, Northampton |