with PADI Course Director Mark Slingo

‘Hi my name is Mark Slingo and I would like to invite you to complete your PADI Instructor training with me on the beautiful island of Phuket in Thailand.

The PADI IDC is a life changing experience and can your ticket to find work in some of the world’s most exciting and beautiful destinations.  It is a really rewarding and challenging course, which you come out from able to bring the joy of diving to others. So come and see me in Phuket for your PADI IDC!’

So why do your IDC with Mark?

• 10 Day IDC-  Unlike some IDC courses run around the world which are finished in 7 days or under we prefer to give you longer to develop your teaching skills prior to the IE. We find that a 10 day program is suitable for this. On the IDC you will also give more teaching presentations in addition to the minimum requirements as practice for those you will be giving on the IE and later as an Instructor. Remember we are training you not just to pass an IE but to be a great Instructor when you go out and teach afterwards.

• 3 day IDC Preparation course included free of charge- The IDC prep course we find is a great way to prepare for the IDC incorporating skills circuit practice dive theory exam practice an remediation and student control rescue and descent workshops. This gets you ready for what you have on the IDC and is a good time to get to know the staff and fellow candidates before the IDC begins. We include this as part of the IDC package free of charge as we want you to have the best preparation possible to ensure an enjoyable and successful IDC.

• Guaranteed IE Pass- In the very unlikely event that you are unsuccessful at your first IE we will pay for your next IDC and IE.

Training Facilities- The classroom facilities are completely geared for teaching an IDC with up to date materials, large visual aids, DVD players, interactive teaching aids and everything you need to learn and teach scuba diving. The swimming pool meets all of the requirements for teaching PADI courses and is la great place to learn in preparation for teaching diving. We also have all the materials you need to conduct successful teaching presentations such as descent lines, lift bags, first aid mannekins, Oxygen kits, and a stocked dive shop.

• Staff- Our Course Director Mark Slingo and the PADI IDC Staff Instructor team are all extremely experienced instructors from many different walks of life. Mark has worked in Instructor Development for a number of years and his philosophy on IDC’s is not to prepare you just to pass the exam but to come out as a good Instructor. A relaxed atmosphere is also crucial to getting you through the process of an IDC and he can also tell you that you should have great fun on your program. IDCs are about learning so don’t be afraid to make mistakes. We can sort them out!

• Additional staff and candidate presentations- On our IDC the staff find time to give various extra presentations to help candidates in understanding certain aspects of teaching. On the IDC you will also give more teaching presentations in addition to the minimum requirements as practice for those you will be giving on the IE and later as an Instructor. Remember we are training you not just to pass an IE but to be a great Instructor when you go out and teach afterwards.

• Extra workshops incorporated- We want you be a good instructor not just pass an IE. The extra workshops that are part of the IDC package incorporate a Rescue Exercise 7 workshop, ascents and descents workshop, a student control workshop and our job seeking workshop. This includes CV building workshop, a look at web marketing and website construction and tips and techniques on finding a job in the Dive Industry from our Course Director and experienced shop staff.

• IDC Toolkit included as part of the package- We have worked out a small package for you before you start your IDC which contains those little extras that aid you to prepare and teach better. These are in addition to the PADI materials you use for the IDC and your own personal diving equipment. The IDC toolkit includes- Measuring tape, Pocket Mask, John line, pocket mask, calculator, knot tying rope, Instructor Briefcase.

• Breakfast and lunch provided every day during the IDC

• IAHD Instructor course* part of every IDC Package- When you come out into the competitive dive instructor market it helps to have qualifications that can set you aside from the rest. The IAHD course enables you to take handicapped divers into the water and teach them courses. Not only do you get an extra qualification that you can offer a dive employer but it also can allow you to extend the boundaries for disabled people and give a life changing experience. The IAHD course is also taught by Mark Slingo who is a wheelchair user and the first and only PADI Course Director in the world to hold this qualification. So you are really learning form someone who understands the ins and outs of the program. It is also a really interesting and challenging course, which brings you out with extra rating you can offer to a dive center.

• Enriched Air Instructor Course* part of every IDC package- The PADI Enriched Air diver course is one of the most popular certifications worldwide and we figure this means that you should be able to offer as one of the courses you can teach. For this reason every IDC package also includes an Enriched Air Instructor course following successful completion of the IE.

• PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty * extra add on to IDC packages

• CD and Staff present during the IE segments for support

• Transfers, tanks and weights provided for the duration of your IDC IE and any pre/post courses.

• Go-Pro Candidate Equipment Discount- 10%-20% off equipment purchases for IDC candidates

• Accommodation can be arranged for IDC Candidates

*Excludes fees to PADI

PADI IDC and IE Schedule for 2010

So what are you waiting for. Are you ready to make that lie changing experience and complete your professional diver training with Mark on Phuket. If you want to know more or are already convinced then drop mail an email at info@phuketschoolofscuba.com .

To know more info, feel free to visit www.phuketschoolofscuba.com

Bent teaches all his professional level courses including assistant instructor (AI), open water scuba instructor (OWSI), the instructor development course (IDC), staff instructor (SI) and master scuba diver trainer prep (MSDTP) at Sea Fun Divers, a PADI 5-Star CDC Center (S-2802) located at Le Meridien Beach Resort, Phuket. This is the highest Dive Center rating in PADI, and there are only a handful CDC centers in Asia. Le Meridien and Sea Fun Divers offer probably the best facilities in the country for teaching as we have the largest swimming pool in Phuket, several classrooms, and direct beach access for scuba diving. Accommodation is usually arranged at a guest house away from the hotel but we provide daily free transportation and free accommodation for you during your IDC.

Bent’s knowledge (that’s him above) of the PADI system of diving education is second to none. Bent has been diving Phuket since 1989. He was awarded with Platinum Course Director status from PADI in early 2007. He uses the latest techniques, tools, presentations and materials developed by PADI, and then polishes it for the best teaching experience for his students. His presentation and counseling techniques make you feel comfortable, confident, and relaxed. This builds a positive learning environment conducive to remembering the information you’ve been taught. He’s been a PADI Course Director since 1994 (trained almost 1,000 Instructors) and that makes him one of the most experienced PADI Course Directors in Asia. We can promise you a great IDC and a great time with lots of fun, so come on over to PHuket, Thailand and “Get Bent”.

If you’re thinking of doing PADI instructor training in Thailand and taking the plunge into a new career , please use this web site as a source to help the decision making process. Whether you want to become a PADI divemaster, assistant instructor, or open water scuba instructor (OWSI), we’re here to help. If you are interested in enjoying some of the world class liveaboard diving the Andaman Sea is famous for, Bent can help with that as well. He’ll answer your email promptly and thoroughly.

Browse through our site for more details about Bent, the diving scene in Thailand, schedules and prices, personal recommendations from students, and frequently asked questions. Enjoy our site, and please be sure to e-mail Bent if you have any questions or comments.

Enjoy Diving Phuket with Sea Fun Divers – We can offer a wide range of Diving Phuket activities from Beach Diving to Day Trip Diving, PADI scuba diving courses, and a wide variety of Liveaboard Phuket cruises all located in the Andaman Sea.

Sea Fun Divers is well establish and highly acclaimed PADI 5 Star Career Development Centre which means we can also offer PADI Divemaster Courses and Instructor Development Courses, IDC’s.

Sea Fun Divers has a dive centre located at Le Meridian Beach Resort at Karon Noi Beach and another dive centre at the Katathani Beach Resort at Kata Noi Beach.

All this information is available thanks to PADI IDC Website , Choosing IDC. The top PADI IDC Thailand Information Resource . Find information about Course Directors in our PADI Course Directors Website . Do you need Dive Jobs? Check Diving Jobs and find your scuba career today

To know more info, Feel free to visit www.seafundivers.com

Scuba diving instructor training is what Mermaids Dive Career Development Center specialize in.

Scuba diving internships are what Mermaids specialize in although we offer a range of diving internship programs. Check Internships. Dive training internships – we have aplenty that can be tailored to your dive training needs. We realize that everyone has different schedules due to a career breaks, work commitments or different goals in diving that they have set, which is why we offer a vast array of internships such as professional diving instructor training (IDC & IE) or the Divemaster program.

As an addition Mermaids Dive offer technical diving programs, recreational diving internships for the PADI Master Scuba Diver and PADI diving career development internship courses such as the PADI MSDT and PADI Staff and our Dive Resort Business Management Training Course.

All scuba diving internships include accommodation, dive equipment, paid fees, specialty diver courses, dive training manuals and training aids, unique courses, Thai visa assistance (if professional level), pro-active “dive job placement” service (exclusive partnership with Diverjobs.com), 24-hour support and the dive adventure of a lifetime. Emergency First Response Instructor is given as standard in the Dive master and the scuba diving instructor internships – including manual. One-to-one personal dive instruction is available on request.

Can you really afford to miss out on an opportunity of a lifetime in the sunny tropical paradise of Thailand. Dive training can take place in Bangkok, Koh Chang, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Phuket, Koh Tao, Koh Lipe, Koh Lanta, Krabi, dive training Ao Nang or Koh Lak (Khao Lak) – Similans day trips Khao Lak can be arranged very easily also. We only live once – can you honestly tell yourself that you have had a life changing experience yet? If not Contact Me and see what you can do about it. Take a dive traineeship and change your life positively – work in diving and something you love…

Sound like a lot of money? Let me spell that out for you again!!! Hard to believe I know but this is what an intern placement gets:

Full course training from beginner (never dived before) to instructor (Full dive education)…

PADI Open Water Course (& manuals etc.) – National Geographic Diver status offered also. All Non-certified divers, open Water or Advanced divers will be automatically upgraded to the National Geographic Diver Status.

PADI Advanced Course (& manuals etc.).

PADI EFR Course (Emergency First Response – first aid & manuals etc.).

PADI EFR for children – (care for minors).

PADI Rescue Diver (& manuals etc.).

PADI DIVE MASTER Course (& manuals and training aids etc.).

PADI Dive Master DSD Program

PADI Assistant Instructor (& manuals etc.).

PADI IDC Preparation course.

PADI IDC with one of Thailand’s most experienced Course Directors – Steve Blumenthal.

I E (Instructor Examination) – ALL fees paid.

**NEW** – Mermaids is the ONLY dive center to offer the PADI Distinctive Full Face Mask specialty with Underwater Communications and the PSAI Self sufficiency divers course as standard within the internships. (You can exchange these courses for either the IAHD or the ERD – to have these included in the internship).

ALL PADI Fees are paid (VALUE almost – $1500 already). (costs can be seen here…).

ALL course materials necessary from manuals to training aids (VALUE – over $1100). (costs can be seen here…).

At least 200 dives (UN-limited diving offered) – ALL Tank refills. There is no air to be paid for – all is included- (VALUE – $6000 based on daily diving as a regular diver).

FULL set of Brand NEW Scuba equipment from Regulators to diving knife and fins and Suunto Computer to BCD. Everything (yours to keep after training). We kit you up with your very OWN dive gear on the first day that you start. This equipment is yours forever! (list of equipment provided). (Value – over $1200). The equipment is all branded and good quality – mainly Scubapro, Seacsub and Suunto.

Accommodation fully included for up to six months. (Pictures of accommodation). (VALUE – $900).

Visa assistance for your training period.

An active “Dive job placement scheme “assisting you to find dive employment at the end of your internship / training. (See the Frequently Asked Questions for our success).

The most fun and adventure that you have in a lifetime!!! (See some PHOTOS).

UPGRADE Package – Gold & Platinum Package “additions” – Click here!

All this information is available thanks to PADI IDC Website , Choosing IDC. The top PADI IDC Thailand Information Resource . Find information about Course Directors in our PADI Course Directors Website . Do you need Dive Jobs? Check Diving Jobs and find your scuba career today

To know more info, Feel free to visit www.learn-in-asia.com

Since 1999 Chris has taught over 100 IDCs, more than 80 as The Course Director, and certified over 1000 PADI Instructors to varying levels. with an unequalled First Time IE Pass Rate !!!

Join Chris for the most dynamic, fun, updated to the minute PADI IDC Instructor Development Course that Phuket or Phi Phi has to offer

Next PADI IDC starts August 31st
Followed by October 5th, November 2nd and November 30th

What does Chris‘s Indepth PADI IDC include ?
12 IDCs a year each followed by an IE, one every month !
Small Classes: IDCs limited to 10 Candidates
IE Pass Guarantee !!!
5% Early Bird discount program PLUS 5% cash discount incentive !!!
3 day IDC Preparation Program : including PADI EANx Diver & NEW O2 course,  EFR Update, Knot tying, lift bag practice, Rescue Exercise 7 and more
10 day Indepth PADI IDC program
Purpose built Dive Resort with 3m deep scuba training pool
Luxury twin share aircon bungalow accommodation offered to all candidates for duration of the IDC / EFRI / IE … 14 nights !!!
Breakfast and buffet Thai style lunch
Complementary High-speed ADSL e-mail & internet & Wireless Network
Computerised classrooms with full multimedia technology
Extra in-water workshops: CESA, Surface Skills, Pocket Mask use, Rescue workshop etc
Free use of dive equipment if baggage allowance prevents you bringing your own
Notebook computers for rent if you do not want to bring your own
VIP Discount card: up to 45% off PADI materials
VIP Discount card: 10 – 20% off all equipment purchases
Tanks & weights for all Prep / AI / IDC / OWSI / MSDT activities
Full support during your Instructor Examination
A full range of Instructor Continuing Education directly following IE.
Quality Divers Membership Card – Diving Discounts all over the world !!
Complementary Sea Bees Airport pick up
Job placement service
For more details click here

Whether you are hanging up your suit and tie, leaving the office behind and reaching for your wetsuit, suntan lotion and towel, or whether you are leaving

college eager to leap into the excitement and adventure of the underwater world  – you will find that diving is not just a sport but a way of life!!!

If your interests lie in working as a land based PADI instructor, a PADI Divemaster or PADI instructor on a luxury class liveaboard diving world famous sites, a Retail or Resort Dive Center owner, manager, employee or dive travel specialist….

If you want to learn more about and become more involved in under water photography, marine biology or conservation, under water videography, marine journalism, new technology like rebreather diving, technical diving, scientific and research diving ….

Dont just take our word for it – read what others have to say about Indepth Instruction IDC courses

PADI Scuba Instructor .… !!!
The course is there to prepare you for a successful career in this infinite under water world of opportunity, excitement and adventure that Chris’s Indepth PADI IDC, Diving Internship and Career Development Packages on Phuket and Phi Phi, Thailand has been designed. Take one of our IDC packages to ensure you get the cheapest IDC course in Phuket, Thailand.

We wish you the very best in your future career !!!

Email me for details of your Scuba diving course

chris@indepth-instruction.com

To know more info, Feel free to visit www.indepth-instruction.com

One of the most rewarding careers you can choose is to become a PADI Professional.
Allowing you to work all over the world, sampling different cultures, meeting different people and most importantly – earn a living doing something you enjoy.

PADI Professional Instruction is the natural step for those looking for adventure in their professional life!
THE FULL PAID IDC

Split into two main sections, the full PAID IDC comprises Assistant Instructor (AI) and Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI). You must complete the AI before progressing to the OWSI. The IDC is designed to lead you into your Instructor Exam (IE) with confidence.

Here at IDC Koh Tao we believe in individualized instruction thus apply a flexible approach to each Divemaster in Training’s schedule.

Our Divemaster Training Program is overseen by our Resident PADI Course Director Matt Bolton with two dedicated PADI Master Instructors Stiofan McAilan and Carsten Neuhaus in full time teaching positions exclusively to deal with the Crystal “DMT” Program.

The team will sit down with you and tailor the program around your needs as well as present all knowledge and skill development modules. You will also be assigned one of our Instructors as a mentor throughout.

During the course you will assist our Instructors on PADI Diver courses as well as our team of Divemaster’s with certified divers and the logistics of running a busy dive school and resort.

You will also be taken through 8 dive theory subjects including Physics and Physiology as well as plenty of skills circuits and Rescue assessments assuring your skills are to a standard expected from a PADI professional.

Once you are certified as a PADI Divemaster you have the opportunity to complete a 14 day “Divemaster Internship Program” (D.I.P). This unique program, the only one of its kind in Thailand is overseen by Crystal Dive Resort’s Operation’s Manager Steve Hulme.

The aim is to give candidates an in depth view of the workings of a busy PADI 5 Star Dive Operation. Working alongside our experienced team of Divemasters gaining “real” working experience in areas such as dive school logistics, equipment maintenance, dive guiding, conducting PADI Programs, boatmanship skills and customer relations.

We don’t charge for this program but only offer this opportunity to candidates that are serious about a career within the industry. This is also ideal preparation for the IDC (Instructor Development Course).

Address: Mae Haad Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand
Tel.: +66 77 456107
Fax.: +66 77 456105
Email: matt@idckohtao.com
Website: www.crystaldive.com