A massive congratulations to Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod on the PADI IDC Gili Islands program, who has once again been awarded the “Elite 300” PADI Instructor Status for 2016.
The Elite Instructor Award is a relatively new program recognizes
PADI Instructors for reaching specific milestones based on the number of divers
certified annually. To be recognized as an Elite Instructor, an Instructor must
be a renewed PADI Pro with a minimum rating of Open Water Scuba Instructor,
with no verified Quality Management violations within 12 months of the date the
award is presented, and issue either 50,
100, 150, 200 or 300 qualifying certifications in a calendar year.
During 2015 Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod
issued nearly 500 Instructor level certifications which has earned her the
“Elite 300” PADI Status as 300 is the highest award available within the
program. 2016 also sees Holly once again earning the PADI “Platinum” Status
Award for her overall professionalism and commitment to Instructor training.
The program itself has also previously won the “Commitment to Instructor Development
Award” recognising its pure professionalism and popularity.
The course takes place every month at Trawangan Dive which
was the first ever PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Center (CDC) to be
established in Lombok and the Gili Islands. Today Trawangan Dive remains the
only PADI CDC Center in Gili Trawangan, Indonesia and is one of the largest
dive centers on the island. Instructor candidates can expect to find world
class facilities including instructor training classroom facilities, 2 swimming
pools, beachside restaurant and bar and a dedicated Instructor training boat.
Purpose built Open Water training sites are situated only a stone’s throw away
and accessed with the boat which departs from the beach directly outside
Trawangan Dive.
The Gili Islands provide a fantastic start for a new career
within diving as they are an increasing popular tourist destination for people
of all ages and all warps of life. Dive centers tend to be very busy and there
are always entry level programs taking place meaning there is a wealth of
experience to be obtained in a relatively short amount of time for new
Instructors.
The program is entirely conducted by Holly, who has
specifically designed the program to train Instructors beyond the level
generally expected within the industry allowing graduates to gain the skills,
knowledge and confidence to provide quality programs to their future students
in a fun and safe manner. The program runs on an 11 day schedule with an
additional 5 days of pre-IDC preparation workshops. The pre-IDC preparation
workshops general review the theory, skills and knowledge from the Divemaster
Program and allows candidates to make a smooth transition into the Instructor
program. The Instructor Development Course (IDC) covers all of the core elements
from the PADI IDC syllabus as you will find on any IDC program, however Holly has
designed specific additional workshops designed to assist candidate’s entry
into the industry by providing additional skills, knowledge and tips only acquired
from an experienced Instructor trainer.
To find out more about the program it is recommended that
potential candidates take a look at the PADI IDC Gili Islands Wall on Facebook, which includes all of the latest new and
updates as well as a collection of photographs of past, current and future
courses. Another suggestion is to check out the PADI IDC Indonesia YouTube channel to see previous candidates in
action during their experience.
For further information, or to enroll on a course simply
contact our Platinum PADI CourseDirector directly……….
