Are you due to complete you Divemaster training later this year or already a professional Divemaster looking to become a professional scuba diving instructor in 2023?

The PADI IDC Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course with Industry Award Winning 10 x Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod at Blue Marlin Dive is the best possible choice any professional diver looking to start a brand-new rewarding and successful career teaching others to dive.

The PADI IDC Curriculum has shifted to a more online basis, which basically means less time presenting the individual topics in the classroom. Although in some cases this would mean that certain topics will never get introduced during the curriculum, Holly does this slightly differently. Candidates will be introduced to topics through the online process and Holly will recap, whilst using personal real life experienced based scenario’s to not only reinforce online learning, but to put it into real word situations based upon actual circumstances. These situations will then be discussed and played out in real time. This way Instructor candidates will not only absorb the syllabus, but will understand its place in terms of application and purpose.

The IDC at Blue Marlin Dive runs over 21 days and includes EFRI training, 2 additional specialty ratings and a range of additional specialized workshops designed to equip candidates with the skills they need to start their career as a PADI Instructor. We run 9 IDC programs a year as well as a full range of Instructor level continuing education programs.

Our beach front location provides the perfect logistics for recreational and professional courses. We have 2 swimming pools, a dedicated air-conditioned IDC classroom and a training site located on our beautiful house reef directly outside Blue Marlin. Candidates can make the most of their training time and have access to all of the training facilities that they could need.

If you are serious about making a brand-new start in 2023; check out the 2023 PADI IDC Schedule.

Holly has already issued approximately 3500 PADI Instructor level certifications in Gili Trawangan alone and has received the PADI Platinum status award for the past 10 years in a row. Having spent well over 20 years working within the recreational diving industry, Holly goes way beyond that required by the PADI IDC syllabus and teaches new instructors a variety of techniques to deliver the PADI training curriculum is a variety of variable circumstantial and situation conditions, based on real life actual personal experiences teaching these very programs and courses.

Over the last 2 decades Holly has spent time working in variety of different global diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia & Singapore and is the perfect person to consult when making the transition into a new career knowing exactly what is expected from new instructors and of course what new scuba diving instructors should expect from the diving industry.

If you are looking to develop the skills knowledge and confidence to be highly successful in this exciting and dynamic industry that PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is definitely one of the best decisions you can make.

Contact Holly directly on +62 821-4785-0413 or Email diretly at holly@gili-idc.com

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If you are thinking of a career change in 2022, than this is it. The PADI Divemaster and PADI IDC Indonesia Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) in the Gili Islands will offer experienced divers the perfect opportunity to begin a new career introducing others to the underwater world.

There have been many changes within Instructor level training over the previous two years and of course Industry Leading Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod has worked with these changes.

The PADI IDC Curriculum has shifted to a more online basis, which basically means less time presenting the individual topics in the classroom. Although in some cases this would mean that certain topics will never get introduced during the curriculum, Holly does this slightly differently. Candidates will be introduced to topics through the online process and Holly will recap, whilst using personal real life experienced based scenario’s to not only reinforce online learning, but to put it into real word situations based upon actual circumstances. These situations will then be discussed and played out in real time. This way Instructor candidates will not only absorb the syllabus, but will understand its place in terms of application and purpose.

The online access is granted to every PADI IDC candidate and then it is up to them to complete the portions of training as and when. If you are taking the program with Holly the online portions are also scheduled, so as the corresponding recap and situational analysis can be aligned with seamless precision to maximise student learning and potential.

For example; the DSD online portion will be undertaken by the student; than the next day Holly will recap, analyse and discuss. After which, candidates will complete the practical element in the pool and further more in the ocean. This will be done in sequence for all PADI Courses and Programs.

Within the last few years more emphasis has been placed on the Rescue Diver course, so therefore the same principal applies i.e. the online portion, the recap, the analysis, the discussion and then the practical. Holly then builds on this by following up with the PADI Emergency First Responder Instructor Course (EFRI) as this would be the next natural step. One great thing is that being a DAN Dive Medic and a PADI Diving Emergency Medic Responder, Holly will add a variety of Dive Medic elements to the PADI EFRI program.

Other changes allow for the use of increased practical elements during the program and, as was always the case with a program conducted by Holly, frees up some time to explore these practical elements in a more real life experience based situational setting providing candidates with the experience of dealing with unexpected occurrences.

Another recent addition to the curriculum is the exploration of continuing education. This can of course be conducted in a variety of way’s dependent upon the Course Director, but for Holly this means that we will fully explore the entire process. So for Deep Diving continuing education programs candidates will again do the online portion, analysis and discussion; but will actually role play a Deep Dive training session and will include the referral procedure by way of assessment to ascertain diver readiness; as an instructor should really do in a real life situation.

Other changes are based on tightening the schedule, which can only be achieved through experience of teaching Instructor level programs in the Gil islands for the past decade.

So all in all the following 2022 PADI IDC Schedule is designed to not only provide professional divers with the best possible training available, but to effectively use their time in a way that can only result in a successful career teaching others to dive.

The Gili IDC 2022 Schedule with PADI CD Holly

From now on all Instructor level training with Holly Macleod will take place at Blue Marlin Dive; the longest established PADI Instructor Development Centre (IDC) in the Gili Islands. Blue Marlin Dive has been operating in Gili Trawangan for over 30 years and in that time has become Indonesia’s leading recreational, professional and technical diving facility. 

The PADI Divemaster Gili Islands Program is the first step to becoming a professional diver and coupled with Instructor training makes it the perfect place to start a new career and a new adventure within that career.

All aspects of the PADI IDC Gili Islands Program are entirely conducted by Holly; who has spent over 20 years working within the recreational diving industry teaching the full range of PADI Courses and Programs.

During those 2 decades, being a PADI professional has taken Holly to a variety of global diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia & Singapore and has helped develop a deep understanding of all aspects of dive training. Over the last decade Holly has been teaching the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) and has now issued well over 3000 Instructor level certifications and received the PADI Platinum and Elite 300 Awards for the last nine consecutive years.

The great thing for new instructors is that with this level of experience Holly is perfectly positioned to provide first had experience based advice to those looking to working in any given diving related job within a range of different worldwide locations. The program is designed to provide new instructors with the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to be highly successful in any giving diving related pursuit. For more recent news and updates the PADI IDC Gili Trawangan Instagram page provides a valuable source of information about what actually happening on the ground. Alternatively contact Holly directly on holly@gili-idc.com

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Once the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) has finished there is a huge variety of options for PADI Instructors who wish to continue their education.

The great thing is that Holly Macleod in the Gili Islands runs programs for the whole range of PADI Instructor Continuing Education Programs. In addition to conducting Specialty courses and the MSDT Preparation Course, Holly also provides IDC Staff Instructor training and runs the Master Instructor (Course Director Prep) Program. The most common question asked is “what do I need for each level?” The great thing is that Holly is more than happy to help Instructors achieve the desired level of training and experience through the Continuing Education Programs and tailored training programs.

Specialty instructor courses provide valuable teaching tips for meeting the requirements of the course. You can choose from any of the standard specialty courses that PADI offers along with a number distinctive specialty courses on offer. 

There are three ways in which to gain your PADI Specialty Instructor

The first is to write your own distinctive specialty. The second method is to apply to PADI directly, having certified 25 or more divers, and having 20 experience dives in each particular specialty. The third method is to take your specialty training with a PADI Course Director. Being a PADI Specialty Instructor allows you to teach a wider range of PADI programs and of course specialize in your own personal area of interest.

Once an instructor has 5 specialties and has certified 25 students (at any level) they can apply for the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating (MSDT). The Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating sets you apart from other dive instructors by showing your commitment to continuing your own dive training, being prepared to help others continue their training as well and having the ability to offer your students and dive centre customers more continuing education options.

As a PADI Staff Instructor, you will be helping to develop the next generation of PADI Instructors while gaining an in-depth knowledge about instructor training. IDC Staff Instructors are an extremely important part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).

As a PADI Staff Instructor, you will be helping to develop the next generation of PADI Instructors while gaining an in-depth knowledge about instructor training. IDC Staff Instructors are an extremely important part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).

You will need to already hold your MSDT rating to start an IDC Staff Instructor course but there are no other prerequisites.

The training itself will consist of one on one sessions with your Course Director who will explain the roles and responsibilities of an IDCS along with a  breakdown of what the IDC entails and how the course is organized. Then you will join an entire IDC program and work with the CD to audit the course. You will participate in all IDC training sessions and learn how to advise and counsel candidates as well as how to evaluate and develop future PADI Instructors. It is a challenging but very rewarding program that improves your own understanding of PADI standards and course conduct in addition to increasing the roles that you can assume within Instructor development programs.

To gain the PADI Master Instructor Rating you must be a renewed PADI Staff Instructor and Emergency First Response Instructor and have held your PADI Open Water Instructor Certification for at least two years. You are required to have certified at least 150 PADI Divers; 50 of which need to be from the Adventure Diver Program or above, 15 specialty certifications, 5 recue divers, 5 PADI Divemasters and 5 PADI Assistant Instructors.

Within the required 150 certifications there must be no more than 75 certifications from the Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) Program, no more than 50 certifications from IDC Staffing, no more than 25 certifications from non-diving specialties and no more than 10 certifications from PADI/Master Seal Team registrations. The PADI Master Instructor Rating also requires you to have trained at least 10 students through the Emergency First Response program and have attended at least three PADI seminars and to have no quality assurance violations within the previous 6 months.

The PADI IDC Gili Islands Program is not only a perfect place for those looking to become a scuba diving instructor it is a great place for already certified scuba diving instructors to explore and achieve their desired rating through our continuing education program through our PADI IDC Indonesia Career Progression & Development Programs.

For more information regarding the Scuba Diving Instructor Course or further training for experienced instructors simply contact Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod directly on holly@gili-idc.com

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Once again in 2021 PADI Course Director Holly Macleod has been recognized by the diving industry and been awarded the PADI Platinum Award and the Elite 300 Instructor award; both of which have been earned for the previous 8 years in a row.

The Elite 300 award is simply a recognition of Instructor certifications, meaning that in 2020 Holly has issued over 300 PADI certifications. The PADI Platinum Course Director rating is the highest possible recognition awarded to only a few Course Directors worldwide each year, for their industry training achievements and commitment to professional level educational excellence. The Platinum status is also a viable indication that a PADI Course Director has a high level of experience teaching professional divers to become scuba diving Instructors.

Having achieved both of these awards for 8 years in a row is both an honour and a pleasure for PADI Course Director Holly Macleod, not only providing recognition for professional achievements, but that has also fuelled a passion that has lasted for the best part of 20 years teaching recreational diving in range of different countries including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia & Singapore. Having issued well over 3000 PADI Instructor certifications in the Gili Islands alone, Holly has now developed an IDC program that goes way over and above the requirements laid out by the PADI IDC Syllabus and provides new Instructors with the necessary skills, knowledge and most of all confidence to pursue a similar path as herself all those year ago.

Having been one of the world highest certifying scuba diving instructor trainers has also allowed PADI Course Director Holly Macleod to meet some great dive professionals from all over the world; many of which have now gone on to do great things within the diving industry; be it; environmental activities, managing dive centres, owning dive businesses, running livaboards or, as Holly has previously done, pursued a passion for combining both travel and dive training.

During 2020 Holly saw many dive professional travel to the Gili Islands, Indonesia to take the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Course (IDC). Candidates has a variety of different previous experiences and came from a variety of different countries including Indonesia (both Jakarta and Flores), India, Hong Kong, China, Poland, USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Holland, Italy, Sweden, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France, Australia, Korea, Portugal, Singapore, Canada and Greece.

For 2021, Holly has already set the annual PADI IDC Gili Islands Schedule and looks forward to providing the same quality of training that has made it one of the most successful professional dive training programs available within the recreational diving industry. First hand reviews can easily be found by checking out the IDC Gili Islands Trip Advisor Page, plus the latest news and updates are always available on PADI IDC Indonesia Instagram profile.

So, yes 2020 has been another great year; and we look forward to many more in the future.

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Are you an experienced diver looking to take the next step and enrol on a professional Divemaster Course? Or are you already a professional Divemaster looking to become a scuba diving instructor?

Let’s take a look at the top five things you need to consider when choosing where to go!

The Person Running the Course

It’s a good idea for those taking professional dive courses to find out exactly who is running the program, how they run it and what experience they have.

With the Divemaster Course, candidates will need to work with multiple instructors; however there is usually a mentor assigned or a person who has overall responsibility for the program and is ultimately responsible for your personal development. The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is often run entirely by one person and occasionally more than one. So it’s important to immediately identify who is mainly responsible for the particular program your thinking about taking and what experience that person has.

Finding out how many previous candidates have been taught is relatively easy these days by simply searching the internet for reviews, recommendations and the relevant websites and social media accounts. Social media accounts are a great way of authenticating previous candidates as many Instructor trainers have their own dedicated accounts for the instructor program itself, as do some Divemaster programs. If you find lots of previous students on there and they are actually doing things or being certified then that’s a great start.

Having a conversation with the person running the program can ascertain exactly what kind of personal industry experience they have had and how long for. As with any industry that relies on certification based progression you will find a wide range of different levels of experience. There are those that have taken a natural career based progression working in a variety of different worldwide locations, different diving related roles and gained a natural progression through Industry rather than making use of the system and progressing as soon as they reach the minimum requirement to make that next step. This can usually be spotted straight away.

The Course Schedule

It’s actually an important aspect of any dive course to ascertain what the schedule will be and therefore what can be expected from both parties i.e. what is expected of the student throughout the program to get the best possible experience from the course and likewise what can be expected of the instructor to achieve this goal.

With professional training the schedule becomes more important as it allows both parties to review and prepare before sessions and therefore allocate and allow for otherwise unforeseen circumstances. Scheduling would also be closely linked with experience and therefore an experienced Instructor who has taught many students, in theory should already have a dynamic schedule that has been specifically designed to accommodate ever changing circumstances. Having had prior experience of the types of circumstances that can affect training schedules they can easily adapt and deliver the program with minimal disturbance to the core schedule and the quality of training provided.

Location

Of course, the most important thing is to choose a place where diving is available and a place that you like, but there are also many other factors to consider.

If you were to train within a lake or an area with zero current and crystal clear visibility conditions, it may pose a problem in terms of both safety and employment opportunities when looking for work in a location that offers more variable conditions. Therefore it’s a great idea to choose a destination that offers variable conditions and therefore prepares new Divemaster’s and Instructors with the necessary skills to deliver the in water portion of dive programs and activities, perform appropriate supervision and adapt to changing conditions and circumstances.

If you are not sure what you will be doing once certified, it may be a good idea to choose a place that attracts a lot of entry level divers as opposed to only experienced divers giving rise to the opportunity of gaining immediate employment straight after the course within that very area. Again, if this is the case it is also a great idea to choose an experienced Instructor trainer with a good local reputation as it is often the case that they will know exactly who is looking for new scuba diving instructors.

The Facility

The choice of facility is also an important factor and the best possible way to asses is by actually visiting the dive centre and taking some dives. However, if this is not possible there is the internet available for assistance. Although there is a series of different dive retailer rating levels available within most dive organizations, it is still a good idea to go online and find out what others say, read some reviews and get a basic idea of what kind of facilities each dive operator offers.

In terms of the Divemaster Course a classroom is always a necessity, some experienced qualified instructors and a good flow of customers is a great thing to look for. Requirements would be pretty much the same for Instructor training and most of this information can be gained by contacting the PADI Course Director prior to starting the course.

Before & after the course

Other things to think about could be a question of what happens before the course starts and likewise after it finishes.

Many PADI IDC centre’s will offer a certain amount of fun diving before the start of the course and sometimes the opportunity to assist with courses and refresh those Divemaster skills. After the course has finished there is always the potential of team teaching or going on to take specialty training. So it’s always a good idea to ask the dive centre or the PADI Course Director about what happens before and after the course takes place.

How We Do It!

On the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) with PADI Course Director Holly Macleod you are safe in the knowledge that most of these issues have been addressed.

Holly runs the entire program from start to finish. The great thing is that having Issued well over 3000 Instructor level certifications in the Gili Islands alone, Receiving the Platinum Frequent Trainer Award and Elite 300 Instructor Award for the past 8 years running and having spent the last 18 years teaching PADI Courses & Programs in variety of different global diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia & Singapore; Holly has the pure experience to assist professional divers in developing the skills, knowledge and confidence to be highly successful and is the perfect person to consult when making the transition into a new career; knowing exactly what is expected from new instructors and of course what new scuba diving instructors should expect from the diving industry. The program itself has been specifically designed to provide a standard of training nowadays considered to be way over and above that generally found within the recreational diving industry and to an ultimately higher standard than that required by the PADI IDC Curriculum.

Having this amount of experience training instructors means that when It comes to Instructor training programs and courses, making schedules is second nature to Holly as it makes the entire process easier and provides an overall more seamless experience for candidates and staff. Everyone concerned will know exactly what they need to do, when it needs to be done and how the whole process will work. Another great thing about the way in which Instructor training schedules are designed is that there is plenty of room for candidates to catch up in case of unforeseen circumstances taking place.

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All Instructor training takes place in the Gili Islands, which is a great place to train as a professional diving instructor. The islands themselves consist of a great range of restaurants, bars and social activities as well as some fantastic beaches. Most diving operators are situated directly on the beach, where dive boats leave directly from outside the shop and dive sites are situated closely. The great thing about this for instructor level training is that it minimises time wasted travelling between the dive centre and the boat and likewise minimises the time spent travelling to the dive site.

The conditions at our training sites are excellent for this purpose as the Gili Islands mostly consist of drift diving, therefore the training sites will never exhibit the same conditions from one day to the next. Candidates can expect anything from calm, mild or sometimes even strong currents and conditions that will also sometimes change during a session, meaning that new instructors will learn to adapt and deal with the situation as it arises. Great training for anyone looking to start a new career anywhere in the world with any kind of diving conditions.

All Instructor level training takes place at the first ever established 5 Star IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) to have been established in the Gili Islands and therefore offers the highest possible standard of training facilities. The dive centre is busy most of the year so there is always a buzz about it and new instructors will have plenty of experienced instructors around if they wish to gain an insight into how courses are conducted.

Before the course starts candidates can arrive early and take advantage of fun diving and if busy enough join some of the recreational diving courses. Once the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Course (IDC) has finished new Instructor can participate in team teaching whereby they can assist with a seasoned instructor and pick up some tips on how to conduct recreational dive courses.

If you interested in taking the PADI IDC  with Award Winning Industry Leading Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod, than check out the PADI IDC Gili Islands on Instagram to see what’s actually going on including any news updates and up and coming courses. It’s also a great idea to check out the PADI IDC Indonesia on TripAdvisor and get some first-hand reviews.

For up and comming course schedules check out the PADI IDC Gili Islands Schedule as well as the latest news & updates.

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Are you a professional Divemaster looking to become a Scuba Diving Instructor in 2021? The great news is that the 2021 Instructor training schedule with Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is now available.

The great thing is that taking the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod presents professional Divemaster’s with a number of benefits which would usually be unavailable elsewhere.

Holly offers a wealth of direct industry experience which has been deliberately built into the program. The aim is to provide real life experience based examples of ways in which solutions can be found to typical logistical training barriers, and dive activities can be conducted as efficiently as possible. All whilst providing the best possible experiences to future students.

Having worked within the recreational diving industry for nearly 18 years in a variety of worldwide diving destinations including destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore, Holly has experienced a wide range of situational and logistical training situations. Having issued well over 3000 Instructor level PADI certifications in the Gili Islands alone whilst achieving the PADI Platinum and Elite 300 Awards for the past 8 years consecutively, Holly knows exactly what the industry looks for in new instructors. Conversely Holly also knows what instructors will expect from the industry within certain job roles and in certain geographical areas. Of course the program fulfils the standard PADI IDC Curriculum, but also includes a number of additional components based on personal experiences.

There are 9 opportunities to take the program in 2021 

these are scheduled throughout the year….

All Instructor level training is entirely conducted by Holly and there are a number of additional components built into the training with the aim of developing new instructors to an overall higher standard than usually seen. This is achieved through the development of experience based workshops and widening the scope of individual course components.

Being a DAN Dive Medic and a PADI DEMR (Diving Emergency Medical Responder) Holly has expanded the PADI EFRI (Emergency First Response Instructor) Course to include a few Diver Medic topics. As well as the standard EFR curriculum candidates will be exposed to advanced methods of airway control via the use of adjuncts, Advanced resuscitation techniques with the use of Bag Mask Valves and the use of purpose made tourniquets to deal with serious bleeding. The EFRI course now takes place approximately in the middle of the program and is designed to be conducted directly before candidates focus on teaching the Rescue Diver Course.

Since the 2019 PADI IDC updates certain components have been moved to elearning topics that are designed to support classroom based sessions. The program with Holly then reviews these topics and explains them in context to real life personal experiences. Meaning that basically the candidate participates in the online portion before going on to discuss the topic and further relate it to real life situational examples. A great way for candidates to fully explore and understand the intentions of the online portions of the program.

Practical workshops include the Open Water course, Continuing Education programs and Rescue Diver and are again expanded to take into account personal experience and provide options in terms of overcoming typical logistical, environmental and situational training obstacles. Although with the new PADI IDC curriculum candidates need to be fully exposed to continuing education and Rescue Diver Skills, this can be done in a number of ways. This could be classroom based, workshop based, confined based or within open water. Rather than just choose one of these options Holly will use all of the options available. For example the entire range of Rescue Diver skills and scenario’s will be discussed in the classroom, practiced in confined and mastered in Open Water. Likewise with continuing education programs, although there is no real requirement for confined water. Another example of this is management of the Deep Dive Scenario. For the Deep Dive workshop with Holly candidates will review the whole procedure including assessment criteria and then go on to conduct the entire activity in a roleplay situation. Candidates will be presented with typical referral students as generally encountered within dive shops and will then be required to screen students and organize the activity accordingly. It will then be up to the Instructor to conduct the necessary student assessments before conducting the entire dive. The dive will need to incorporate the required performance requirements, whilst taking into account the results of screening students and making the activity as fun as possible.

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Another added benefit to candidates is that Holly will discuss and analyse standards, procedures and regulations beyond the PADI System. Although candidates are required to learn the relevant PADI standards for the programs they will teach, there is no requirement to go beyond this. During the program with Holly, candidates will discuss the wider requirements laid out by the WRSTC (World Recreational Scuba Training Council) and explore international standards and local legislative requirements. Candidates will explore recommendations laid out by international and regional standards such as ISO/EN/BS/DIN and those local legislative guidelines required in certain areas and discuss how each one can work together to provide a safe, fun and educational all round experience.

An additional activity is a group based organisational planning workshop whereby candidates working in small groups are provided with a location and a set of logistical parameters to work with along with a specific activity to plan and conduct. The great thing is that all locations and parameters are based on places Holly has worked and situations previously experienced. Candidates will work together brain storming ideas and overcoming logistical, environmental and situational obstacles. These will then be discussed within the larger group and related to real life situations. This particular workshop is designed to be fun and explore the approach of overcoming problems by working as a team.

There are countless other additional components within the program offered on the PADI IDC Indonesia Program. All are based on real life experience and all are designed to provide candidates with the skills, knowledge and confidence to be successful within this exciting and dynamic career.

Finding out more about the program is easy. Simply contact Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod for more details. In the meantime potential candidates can check out the latest news and updates on Instagram by checking out the PADI IDC Indonesia Profile. To see first-hand experiences of previous instructor candidates the PADI IDC Gili Islands TripAdvisor Page proves to be a great resource.

Contact Holly@gili-idc.com for more information…………………………..

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Although the PADI IDC Gili Islands with Industry Award Winning Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is already one of the most popular Instructor training programs available, there are still new additional components being added all of the time and 2021 is no different.

2020 has been a strange year for professional training what with international events which are unfortunate, but it has allowed us to review, restructure and streamline a system that is already considered one of the best available within professional diving.

There will be 10 opportunities for professional Divemaster’s to join the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) in 2021 and receive one of the best possible instructor training experiences available within today’s recreational diving industry.

The Current PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

Over the years the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) has become one of the most popular options for professional Divemaster’s seeking to take the next step and become scuba diving instructors.

The philosophy of the program has not change in the slightest and the ideology is still based around providing professional divers with a standard of Instructor training way over and above that generally seen within the recreational diving industry, and providing the necessary skills, knowledge and most of all the confidence to be highly successful within this exciting and dynamic industry.

All components of the program are entirely conducted by Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod, who has now certified well over 3000 Instructors in the Gili Islands alone and therefore knows exactly what the industry will expect from new scuba diving instructors. Conversely with over 17 year’s experience of teaching the entire range of PADI programs and courses in a variety of worldwide diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore, instructor candidates can be confident that Holly knows exactly what new Instructors can expect from the industry itself with respect to specific job roles within different areas of the world.

Holly has also received acknowledgement via the PADI Frequent Trainer Award Scheme and been awarded the PADI Platinum Status and Elite 300 Instructor Awards year upon year for the past 8 years. 

This, along with a variety of recognition awards for the program itself, gives prospective candidates some degree of verification that the program has met and exceeded the requirements of the industry to be deemed as distinctive and exceptional in terms of pure quality.

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In January 2020 the PADI IDC Syllabus changed to include a variety of additional components and to add an online portion of the program; as many of these additions were already incorporated in Holly’s training program, she had the opportunity to assist PADI with the preliminary testing phase during the second half of 2019. As many of the features were very similar to workshops already conducted by Holly the new components of the syllabus came as no shock. PADI themselves needed to streamline the online portion in terms of accessibility and the removal of this on site theoretical aspect to the program allowed us to experiment with ways in which to deliver an even higher standard of training, if that’s even possible.

The combination of a new streamlined PADI IDC Syllabus combined with a strong knowledge of the diving industry and a wealth of direct industry experience has paved the way for an exceptional unrivalled instructor level learning experience.

What’s new for 2021 on the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)?

Although most of the new components were already incorporated during the early stages of 2020, PADI Course Director Holly Macleod was able to streamline the process throughout the year to create a seamless productive learning experience. So for 2021 the program will be the most up to date, advanced and most comprehensive program available within the entire recreational diving industry.

In the past the experience was always split into two distinct programs; the PADI Instructor Course and the PADI Emergency First Response Instructor Course and were conducted sequentially which actually suited the older version of the program. With the new curriculum The PADI Emergency First Response Instructor training is integrated in to the full IDC schedule and takes place approximately midway during the experience. The reason for this is two fold;

Firstly there is a new additional requirement for e learning within the PADI IDC Curriculum, which under the guidelines removes a certain portion of the program. In our case we haven’t removed it but simply refined it so once a candidates participates in the online section it is reviewed by Holly and applied to real life examples based on experiences from almost 2 decades of actual industry experience; allowing instructor candidates to further interpret and conceptualize what the online portion is really intended to achieve. The great thing is that we are able to insert Emergency First Response directly into the program at a point when we are exploring the PADI Rescue Dive Course and therefore allowing candidates to gain a full understanding of the process of identification, rescue and after care with real life experiences for clarification.

The second reason is that as PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is also a certified Dive Medic Technician through both PADI and DAN, the Emergency First Response Instructor Course (EFRI) has also been revised to include arrange of additional components which are not usually seen within the standard EFRI courses offered. This once again allows instructor candidates to fully explore these components in relation to a typical rescue and to relative real life examples. It also gives candidates the opportunity to review these components anytime afterward during the rest of the program, or once the program has finished. This way candidates will not only gain a far greater understanding of teaching Rescue Divers, but also to be better prepared themselves to manage emergency situations.

As stated above the Emergency First Response Instructor Course (EFRI) now includes a range of additional components which have been added to the program in an aim to widen the scope of traditional first aid additional components. These include purpose made tourniquet use for cases of serious bleeding, the use of adjuncts in Airway Management, additional techniques to respond more effectively to drowning and advanced resuscitation methods using a bag valve mask (BVM)/ resuscitator/ self-inflating bag or sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag.

The entire program is now operated on a 21 day schedule and includes this advanced version of the PADI EFRI course, what we like to call a “rest day”/ “Review Day” or for some a “catch up” or “fun dive”” day dependant on personal requirements.

There are also a range of other additional workshops which have been added to the program and in our case we have also expanded these so as to provide a more comprehensive learning experience. The continuing education workshop allows us to focus on teaching courses from the Adventures in Diving Program, so typically we will focus on deep diving scenarios and rather than just discuss options or role playing it out, we have created an in depth interactive scenario based workshop and include the requirement for screening and assessment based conduct. The workshop has been specifically designed to incorporate real life situations that PADI Course Director Holly has encountered over the last 2 decades teaching these very programs. Candidates will be given a situation whereby they will need to screen the student, conduct the required assessment, organise the activity appropriately and actually conduct the deep dive scenario in a safe, fun and educational way.

Of course during every PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) candidates review the PADI Standards and of course this is what we actually do. Furthermore on the PADI IDC with Holly candidates will introduced to wider scope of standards, guidelines and legislative procedure. During the program candidates will look at the World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC) and the coalition with training agencies such as PADI and its alternatives. Candidates will also explore ISO/EN/AUS national and international standards and also discover local legislative regulations. The great thing is that this provides the entire framework for new instructors to operate safely and well within the local regulatory requirements for any given location.

Another fun group based workshop which has been specifically designed by Holly is a planning based scenario. Candidates are given a worldwide location and some brief information about the conditions, operational procedures and operational logistics; it is then down to them to plan and organise a training activity around those specific situations. These are all based on actual real life places that Holly has lived and worked in, so it provides for a great discussion afterwards of what works in particular situations and what doesn’t. This particular workshop is designed to not only educate candidates, but also highlight the benefits of teamwork during problem solving and of course have fun whilst anticipating and solving problems.

Another introduction for 2021 will be a focus on both safety and the environment which is why we will include the Dive Against Debris Specialty and the Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Course at no extra charge should they be required. There is also a range of repeat practice sessions, individual review sessions and advisory career counselling.

How to join the program

If your genuinely interested in becoming a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor and looking to get the best possible training than the PADI IDC Indonesia is a great place to start. To find out more about the program prospective candidates can check out first hand reviews from previous instructor candidates on the PADI IDC Gili Islands TripAdvisor Page or to catch up on the latest take a look at the PADI IDC Indonesia Profile on Instagram.

For any further enquiries or to start planning your professional Instructor training experience contact Industry Leading Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod directly at holly@gili-idc.com

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OK, without dwelling on events of 2020 it’s fair to say that although the diving industry is still well and truly alive, dive operators are now looking at finding alternative methods to attract business. This can be achieved in a variety of ways and we prefer to favour the option of providing a higher quality experience at the same price rather than reducing the price and trimming away at the edges.

The cost of taking the PADI IDC these days…

Over the course of time we have seen many dive operators from various worldwide locations offering a whole range of different options and different prices and it’s important that this doesn’t go completely in one particular direction and that there must also be a certain degree of quality control. Of course we are not at the stage of comparing it to the automotive market just yet, but a quote from BBC’s Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson did provide us with an interesting analogy:

“No, no, no. There’s no such thing as cheap and cheerful. It’s cheap and nasty & expensive and cheerful.” ― Jeremy Clarkson.

OK, so of course we don’t wish to be considered expensive and we want to be well over and above the cheerful category, so for us a phrase from Zig Ziglar, one of the world’s most popular and motivational speakers, better suits our position and approach:

“It’s easier to explain price once than to apologize for quality forever.” – ZigZigler.

The cost of taking the PADI IDC here with PADI CD Holly Macleod

Of course we don’t really need to explain the price as it is fairly reasonable and is definitely not over the top, but we will briefly touch on some of the benefits provided when taking the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course with PADI Course Director Holly Macleod in the Gili Islands, Indonesia.

Although you will not find the usual offers of discounts, early bird special prices, knock down additional courses, free courses, free equipment and other common trinkets; you will find unusually high levels of Quality, Experience and Assurance which is a feature of all professional Instructor training activities conducted by Holly. Ensuring all new scuba diving instructors gain the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to be highly successful in this exciting and rewarding career.

So if we delve further into the concepts of Quality, Experience and Assurance, we can see why value for money is only really quantified when we look at what is offered.

Of course experience and assurance are two of the factors that ultimately contribute towards overall quality, but as an industry guideline we can use the governing organisation as an indicator of quality recognition.

Where you will take the PADI PADI IDC with Holly Macleod

The program takes place at Trawangan Dive the only ever 5 Star PADI IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) to have been established on the island of Gili Trawangan, and in fact the first to be established in the Gili Islands and the entire Lombok regency. The PADI 5 star CDC rating itself providing both recreational and professional divers with the confidence and indeed assurance that facilities are at the highest possible standard available within the dive industry, and guarantees a true world class training environment along with a long history of meeting the quality assurance prerequisites to maintain this distinct status.

The Program Conducted by PADI Course Director Holly

The PADI IDC Indonesia program has been specifically designed to incorporate the standard PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) syllabus whilst also expanding upon this curriculum to include many real life scenarios and teaching situations which have been tried and tested over nearly 2 decades of teaching PADI programs and courses. Whilst operating the new PADI IDC curriculum introduced in 2020, Holly was involved in the early stages of research and development during 2019 and has now established the perfect schedule to provide prospective instructors with the ultimate format to absorb the online portion, practical aspects and experience based components of the program.

Additional components included with PADI Course Director Holly

Other additional components outside of the PADI based curriculum include additional experienced based workshops exploring alternative methods of skill performance, delivery and evaluation as well as methods of adapting to environmental conditions, such as changing currents, visibility and general unforeseen logistical barriers. The program now adopts an increased focus on continuing education programs with experience based scenario workshops for Deep Dive training, DSD and a more thorough overview of the PADI Rescue Diver Course. There are also a range of smaller additional mini group workshops which have been designed in house to be both fun and educational including dive activity planning, WRSTC fundamentals, ISO Standards Review, Local Regulations overview and Understanding legislative, organisational and quality control guidelines.

Though not strictly part of the IDC itself, the EFRI rating is required for all candidates aiming to become a PADI Instructor so Holly has also taken steps to improve the range of knowledge and skills covered. We now include additional components such as airway management and the use of adjuncts as well as specific workshops on how to manage drowning incidents and the use of tourniquets in serious bleeding incidents.

The Solution

Of course choosing where to take your professional PADI training is completely your decision and of course price is definitely a consideration when purchasing training programs as much as other goods or services. But in today’s ever changing world it is important that some consideration be placed on the level of quality you will receive, the experience of those providing it and the kind of assurance you can gain from the activity.

The PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) is entirely conducted by Holly and has been specifically designed to provide a standard of training now considered to be way over and above that generally found within the dive industry and ultimately provide new instructors with the experience, knowledge and most of all confidence to be highly successful within the industry.

For more information on the program check out the PADI IDC Indonesia Instagram page or check out the first hand reviews on the PADI IDC Gili Islands TripAdvisor Page.

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First Aid is a very useful course for any diver and is actually a required prerequisite before certifying as a PADI Rescue Diver, Divemaster and Instructor candidate. Although PADI provide a syllabus for instructors to teach others the basics, there is no reason why an instructor shouldn’t put more advanced skills into their training.

What’s included in the Basic EFR and EFRI Program

The PADI Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) provides scuba instructor candidates with a range of additional rescue diver skills outside of the PADI based curriculum. The basic PADI EFR program aims to address the very basics of Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (First Aid), Care for Children, Administering CPR & using an AED and First Aid at Work

Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have the confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise.

Primary Care (CPR) skills taught in this course include Scene Assessment, Barrier Use, Primary Assessment, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Serious Bleeding Management, Shock Management, Spinal Injury Management, Conscious and Unconscious Choking Management as well as the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Emergency Oxygen.

What additional components does Holly Macleod Include

Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod has a wealth of direct experience as a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor spanning over 17 years and as an EFR Instructor, a Diving Emergency Medical Responder (DEMR) and a DAN Dive Medic she has incorporated a range of additional components into the standard EFRI program offered alongside the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC).

In addition to the standard EFRI course curriculum, Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod includes a number of additional components such as tourniquet use for cases of serious bleeding, the use of adjuncts in Airway Management, additional techniques to respond more effectively to drowning incidents and advanced resuscitation methods using a bag valve mask (BVM)/ resuscitator/ self-inflating bag or sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag. Although there are many things that could be included within the PADI EFR/ EFRI course, it still needs to be kept simple, easy to understand and easy to deliver.

Airway Management & Obstructions

Airway control is a vital part of EFR and to take this one stage further, candidates on an EFRI program with Holly Macleod will look further into the aspects of dealing with airway obstructions and the use of adjuncts in Airway Management.

Obstructions often take place in the oropharynx, whereby the tongue and Jaw muscles move cause the tongue and epiglottis to cause an obstruction. Within unconscious patients a low central drive can reduce the activity of the pharyngeal dilator muscles and therefore result in a collapse of the upper airway.

So in these circumstances within a diving rescue scenario with an unconscious diver, the head tilt-chin lift manoeuvre could prove to be ineffective in providing ventilation. This is when an OPA would be needed.

 An oropharyngeal airway (oral airway, OPA) is an airway adjunct used to maintain or open the airway by stopping the tongue from covering the epiglottis. In this position, the tongue may prevent an individual from breathing. During the PADI Emergency First Response Instructor Course PADI Course Director introduces candidates to methods of using Airway Adjuncts.

 Manual resuscitator /self-inflating bag

Another additional component introduced during the PADI Emergency First Response Instructor Course is the exploration of resuscitation methods using a bag valve mask (BVM)/ resuscitator/ self-inflating bag or sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag.

A bag valve mask (BVM) should be used when the patient needs to be transported further distances. Using the Ambu bag should only be attempted by those who have been trained to use it and although it looks simple users need to be aware of how to make sure the patient is getting enough oxygen when it is being used

When using the device, the mask needs to be pressed over the mouth of the victim and using the bag the rescuer forces air into the victim’s lungs. The bag than returns to its original form so that continuous ventilations can be administered. The bag then refills itself with air when released, allowing it to return to its original shape. The bag can be squeezed out and re-inflated rapidly and repeatedly to resuscitate the patient using supplemental Oxygen, even if the patient can’t breathe on their own.

The resuscitator/ self-inflating bag or Ambu bag is inexpensive and does not take up much room and is therefore the perfect addition to any diver’s first aid kit, however the user does need to be trained in how to use it properly.

Purpose-made tourniquet

A tourniquet is a device used to stop blood flow to the limb. It can be purpose built or improvised. Blood flow to the limb is achieved by securing and tightening a band around the limb to arrest blood flow.

Many instructors will teach the rope and stick method of implementing a tourniquet which is great as a basic improvised way to deal with serious bleeding. However existing guidelines call for the use of improvised “rope-and-stick” tourniquets as a last resort to stop severe bleeding and purpose made designs can now provide greatly increased safety and efficiency.

On the PADI Emergency First Response Instructor Course with Holly Macleod participants are introduced to the use of purpose made tourniquets which are inexpensive and do not take up much room and therefore a great piece of equipment for any rescue diver to purchase.

The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

The PADI Emergency First Response Instructor Course comes as part of the PADI Instructor Development Course with takes place at the only 5 Star PADI IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) to have ever been established on the Island of Gili Trawangan.

The program is entirely conducted by Award winning, Industry Leading Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod who has a wealth of Industry experience spanning over 17 years working in a variety of global diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore. Having issued well over 3000 Instructor level certifications and been awarded the Platinum and Elite Instructor status for the past 7 years consecutively, Holly has designed her programs to provide a standard of training now considered to be well over and above that generally found within industry.

Other benefits of taking Instructor training on the PADI IDC Indonesia with Holly Macleod include online preparation tools with the Gili IDC Online Platform and huge reputation amoungst the dive community within South East Asia. For more information check out the PADI IDC Reviews or contact Holly directly on holly@gili-idc.com

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