The PADI IDC Indonesia at Oceans 5 Gili Air: Building Confident Instructors Through Realistic Training and a 20-Day Program
The PADI IDC Indonesia at Oceans 5 Gili Air PADI IDC Indonesia | Oceans 5 Gili Air | Instructor Training Gili Islands Becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor is a dream for many divers who want to turn their passion into a profession. But not all Instructor Development Courses (IDC) are created equal. In Indonesia—one of the world’s premier dive destinations—Oceans 5 Gili Air has set a new benchmark in PADI professional training by offering a 20-day PADI IDC that focuses not just on passing the PADI Instructor Examination (IE), but on creating confident, capable instructors who are ready to teach safely and successfully anywhere in the world. In this article, we’ll explore why Oceans 5 stretches the IDC over 20 days instead of the common 10–12 day format, why the goal of an IDC should never just be to pass the IE, and how realistic teaching techniques form the core of the Oceans 5 philosophy. This approach has helped hundreds of divers build rewarding careers, while also strengthe...
