This half-day program is open to all renewed and active status Course Directors and will focus on:
New and revised programs and products as well as an overview of any associated standards and curriculum changes as they relate to Instructor Development.
How to acquire the new Recreational Rebreather and Tec Rebreather Instructor Trainer credentials.
Up-to-date explanations of the Knowledge Development criteria being applied during Instructor Examinations and the Course Director Training Course.
Discussion of Instructor Development protocols.
Attendance at the 2012 Series Course Director Update is required for all Course Directors with a CD Expiry date of 30 June 2012 – online options will also be available from the second quarter 2012 for those unable to attend in person. Download registration forms here or contact the Instructor Development department on id.emea@padi.com for more information.
Date
Location
Language
12 January 2012
Paris, France
French
18 January 2012
Bristol, UK
English
23 January 2012
Dusseldorf, Germany
German
1 February 2012
Gothenburg, Sweden
English
3 February 2012
Utrecht, Netherlands
English / Dutch
8 February 2012
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
English
16 February 2012
Milan, Italy
Italian
23 March 2012
Madrid, Spain
Spanish
26 March 2012
Hettlingen, Switzerland
English
IDC Staff Instructor Update 2012
This half-day program is open to all renewed IDC Staff Instructors and will focus on:
New and revised programs and products as well as an overview of any associated standards and curriculum changes as they relate to Instructor Development.
How to acquire the new Recreational Rebreather and Tec Rebreather Instructor Trainer credentials.
Up-to-date explanations of the Knowledge Development criteria being applied during Instructor Examination and the Course Director Training Course.
Download registration forms here or contact the Instructor Development department on id.emea@padi.com for more information.
During Big Shark Shout Out week, Project AWARE Foundation, volunteer divers and shark supporters around the world will rally to protect sharks before it’s too late. PADI Pros and their student divers form a unique, collective voice that can help change the fate of vulnerable shark species.
Coinciding with Shark Alliance’s fifth annual European Shark Week and Project AWARE’s Give Sharks a Fighting Chance signature campaign – we’re calling on European Union (EU) fisheries ministers and parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to protect sharks from overexploitation.
What will you do during the Big Shark Shout Out?
1. Collect signatures for two vital petition efforts: the UnFinished Business petition to close loopholes in the EU Finning Ban and the Give Sharks a Chance petition to protect vulnerable shark species worldwide.
2. Teach the new AWARE Shark Conservation Diver Distinctive Specialty course.
3. Fundraise for sharks and create a local wall of support. Be the first of 10 to raise 200 ($, €, £) for shark protection and receive an AWARE shirt!
Organizing for the Big Shark Shout Out is easy with the organizer kit . It has everything you’ll need to make your shark support something to shout about
The managers from the Training department at the Europe, Middle East & Africa Regional Headquarters recently took the opportunity to try out the Poseidon Discovery and Ambient Pressure Evolution units under the expert guidance of PADI Instructor Trainer Martin Robson. It was great to see the excitement and enthusiasm generated by this experience!
Congratulations to the Course Director candidates from the EMEA region who recently completed the Course Director Training Course in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia in March 2011.
EMEA Course Director candidates and translators, pictured with Fiona Fishburne and Cristina Michael
On behalf of PADI, I’d like to share how deeply shocked and saddened we are by the death of Witold Smilowski last night. Witold has made an outstanding contribution to the dive industry over the years, not just in Southern Africa and Poland, but across the world as he touched the hearts of so many divers and dive professionals. He was the consummate professional, one of the most successful Course Directors, a friend to so many, always stepping forward to help, always a smile….The exemplary PADI ambassador, one of our team and one of our dearest friends. Our condolences go out to all his family and friends.
Please join us in congratulating the recent PADI Professional Scholarship Scheme candidates from Mozambique, whose journey towards becoming PADI Instructors was captured here:
We’d like to extend a huge thank you to Course Directors Yahya Khiry, Firas Al-Jundi, and their candidates, who volunteered to defer their attendance at the Instructor Examination, allowing us to accomodate the remaining candidates for the scheduled IE in Sharm el Sheikh last week. Examiner Dave Griffiths conducted an additional IE in Sharm el Sheikh on the 27th – 28th February for these candidates, with logistical assistance from Yahya, Firas and the staff at Moon Divers.
Thank you all again for your ongoing support and assistance with these Instructor Development programmes – we’re already looking forward to more successful IEs in Egypt in April!
25 candidates attended the IE in Dahab this weekend - many thanks to the Course Directors, staff, and Examiners Dave Griffiths and Nicole Detry, who worked together to ensure the success of this programme.
22 candidates attended the IE in Sharm el Sheikh this week – as you know, our scheduled plans for the current IEs in Egypt were disrupted by recent events, and so we were very fortunate that examiner Dave Griffiths was already on site and able to conduct these programmes, and that the Course Director group continues to be so supportive and flexible in accomodating the necessary changes to the logistics. A big thank you to everyone who helped us make these IEs a success, and in particular to Dave!
