International Diving School Aalst: De Winkel

To start this course you need to be a PADI Dive master or need to have a certification on leadership level from another organization (CMAS 3 star or a certification from another organization allowing you to organize and lead dives). If you do not yet have this certification, then you may qualify for an IDC Plus. If you have a higher certification you may not be required to do all the steps.

Instructor Development
Standard IDC 950€	The "Standard" includes the complete IDC IDC, consisting of 4 days' Assistant Instructor "training and 4 days' OWSI Instructor 'training. As extra we offer you a free "Nitrox Specialty Instructor" course at (the license costs are borne by the candidate). This Specialty Instructor course during or after the IDC will be arranged and lasts half a day.(The price for these "default" IDC does not include the required book packages.)
Step 2 IDC 1200€	This consists of the IDC "IDC Standard 'version + full training" EFR Instructor inclusive in the price. Since January 2009, the EFR Instructor license one of the requirements to obtain the OWSI Instructor certificate. Also, this EFR Instructor training before, during or after the IDC furnished. This training lasts a full day and includes the EFR Boekenpakket. (Padi license costs are borne by the candidate)
Step 3 IDC 1500€	This formula contains all the elements of option package with the extra-MSDT the Pack (Master Scuba Diver Trainer) in the price. Since the "Nitrox Specialty Instructor" training is already offered for free, you'll get 4 extra Instructor Specialties, so you complete the requirements for the certificate MSDT to ask.The "Specialty Instructor" package consists of: the Navigation Specialty Instructor "course, the Deep Diver Specialty Instructor" course, the "Night Diver Specialty Instructor" course and, optionally, either the "Wreck Diver Specialty Instuctor" course, or The "Search & Recovery Specialty Instructor" course. The "Specialty Instructor" package is exclusive of the book packages.(Padi license costs are borne by the candidate)(The "Specialty Instructor 'package can also be monitored as a single package)
Step 4 IDC	The option package complete finishing abroad being Boracay or other location

Attention - every step in Instructor Development assumes that all previous steps in your diving career have been successfully completed and that your level of knowledge and skills is equal to, or better than the day you were certified. For those who are not sure of that, the dive centre IDS offering (or in some cases requiring) preparation programs.

An Instructor Development session at the dive centre IDS always has the same sequence and has a total of 16 days. You can attend the complete session, or only parts of it, depending on your experience and certification and depending how good you want to be prepared to pass the exam in the end.

Some steps are required, others are recommended.

The Instructor Development (ID) prep is a 2-day program in which we help you with problems you encountered during your self-study prior to the program and where we verify if your knowledge and skills of diving (from your Dive master course) are at the required level. Where this is needed we do remedial training. We recommend this option for everybody who is not completely sure to be well prepared before starting the actual 4-day AI course.

The OWSI prep serves two purposes. Those who did the AI course, but did not yet fulfil the performance requirements continue the AI program for one day with extra theory, pool or open water presentations as required. Those who already passed, have the option to do the Nitrox Instructor program that day. Those who were not required to complete the AI program, because they are instructors, or already did it before, can attend the program to be updated and as a refresher of they're previous training.

For those coming from another organization than PADI and those who did the old AI program, this day is required.

The IE prep is for those who did not yet pass the requirements of the OWSI program. Those who passed, have the option to do the EFR Instructor and the Oxygen First aid Instructor programs during those 2 days. This makes sure all can attend the same IE.