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| Originally Posted by ScubaK@ Right, big question here! We have just got our 5* IDC status (yay  ) and are starting to put together our IDC schedules etc. What I want to know is what people looking to become instructors want as well as the IDC. At the moment we are thinking a free prep course, running over skills circuits etc, and a day or two going over all the DM dive theory. Is there anything else you feel that you wish had happened, or you would like when you do your IDC?
Thanks for all your help in advance, and I hope you guys don't mind the asking!
K@ |
I don't really get the "free prep course", it doesn't happen here and pricing is very keen here. I would like to see a more aggressive approach, where someone is weak they should be told so, no buttering people up to keep them smiling. I see the IDC and the associated CD's sign-off as being far more important than the IE, frankly I thought my IE was a joke. When you have an IE with 40+ candidates there really isn't that much in water examination happening on a personal level, yes the classroom stuff happens but I feel the accepted standard is very low anyway (I had several years non-diving experience behind me).
Ian