The PADI IDC Indonesia August 2016 | Instructor Development Course Gili Islands

Join Multi Award Winning Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod on the IDC Gili Islands in August 2016 and become a scuba diving Instructor at the first ever PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Center (CDC) to be established in the Gili Islands and the entire Lombok region.

The Instructor Development Program is actually made up of two parts; the PADI Instructor Development Course and the Pre-IDC preparation course which is conducted before the IDC. The August preparation workshops take place over a 5 day period and start on the 8^th August and is immediately followed by the PADI IDC Course starting on the 13^th August. All candidates are strongly advised to arrive on the 8^th so as to take full advantage of the entire program and be fully prepared for the Instructor Examination. Having previously won the PADI “Outstanding Contribution to Professional Development” Award the program has been recognized and praised throughout the diving industry.
 

The program is fully conducted by PADI Course Director Holly Macleod who is recognized within the diving industry as a global leader in professional scuba diving Instructor level training and has received multiple awards for her personal contribution to the industry including the PADI Elite Instructor and Frequent Trainer Awards. The PADI Elite Instructor Awards Program is designed to recognize instructors who have issued a certain number of certifications within a particular year and come in the form of 50,100,150,200,250,300 certifications. In 2015 Holly issued nearly 500 certifications and therefore received the “Elite-300” Award; the highest possible level within this award program. The Frequent Trainer Award Program recognizes PADI Course Directors for their contribution to instructor level training and is awarded based on professionalism, commitment, training standards and overall number of certifications and continuing education conversions. The Frequent Trainer Award Program categorizes PADI Course Directors into three categories; the “Gold”, “Silver” and “Platinum” Status Awards. Holly received the “Platinum Status” Award; the highest possible category.

The program takes place at the only PADI 5 Star IDC CDC Center  in Gili Trawangan, Indonesia which is the largest of the three islands commonly referred to as the Gili’s situated off the North West Coast of Lombok and is easily located by fast boat from the island of Bali. The Gili Islands are a rapidly growing tourist destination and therefore the dive industry is also rapidly expanding with a growing number of people looking to take their entry level dive courses. Conversely dive centers are always on the lookout for new instructors to cater for the influx of new student divers.

If the August Program is inconvenient there are plenty of opportunities to join the program…..

There are many ways to find out more about the program. To see all of the latest news, updates and progress of current courses the PADI IDC Facebook Indonesia Fan page offers all of the latest information about the program. If you’re looking to find out what previous candidates thought of the program check out the PADI IDC Gili Reviews on TripAdvisor. For more information contact Platinum PADI Course Director HollyMacleod directly…..

 

PADI IDC Gili Islands | Komodo Diving | Indonesia

Recently our PADI IDC team traveled from the Gili Islands to Labuan Bajo for a diving excursion. The Gili Islands offer some great dive sites and is a fantastic place to take a dive course, but Komodo National Park offers everything

Of course everybody wants to see Manta Ray and Indonesia has no shortage of these magnificent creatures. Manta Rays can be found in abundance in Komodo National Park. But it’s not just Manta Rays; a variety sharks, tuna, barracuda, sweetlips and sometimes other not so common species can be found swimming around alongside the rays. As well as the larger species passing by, there is an abundance of reef dwellers living amongst pristine coral reefs. Amongst the coral reef the usual suspects can be found including octopus, cuttlefish, blue spotted rays, ribbon eels, moray eels, sweetlips, grouper, mantis shrimp and anemone fish.

As well as the larger species and reef inhabitants the are also many macro sites offering some amazing creatures including frogfish, flatworms, a huge variety of pipefish, multiple species of nudibranchs, many types of crab and leaf fish.

In general Komodo National Park offers some of the best diving conditions available. Amongst the strong turbulent currents you will find nutrient rich pristine coral reef formations which attract a huge array of marine life. It is usually suggested that divers are at least an Advanced level certification with some diving experience.

So Komodo is the perfect place to dive, whereas the Gili Islands are the perfect place to take dive training of all levels from entry level to instructor. The PADI IDCIndonesia program offers the very best of PADI Instructor level training available. To see last years graduates check out the PADI IDC Gili Islands Slideshow.

For more information on professional dive training or Komodo diving exvursions contact our GoProteam.