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PADI IDC Gili Islands 2021 Schedule with Industry Recognized Platinum PADI CD Holly

PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Platinum CD Holly Macleod PADI IDC Gili Islands 2021 Schedule with Industry Recognized Platinum PADI CD Holly

Are you a professional Divemaster looking to become a Scuba Diving Instructor in 2021? The great news is that the 2021 Instructor training schedule with Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is now available.

The great thing is that taking the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod presents professional Divemaster’s with a number of benefits which would usually be unavailable elsewhere.

 Holly offers a wealth of direct industry experience which has been deliberately built into the program. The aim is to provide real life experience based examples of ways in which solutions can be found to typical logistical training barriers, and dive activities can be conducted as efficiently as possible. All whilst providing the best possible experiences to future students.

 Having worked within the recreational diving industry for nearly 18 years in a variety of worldwide diving destinations including destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore, Holly has experienced a wide range of situational and logistical training situations. Having issued well over 3000 Instructor level PADI certifications in the Gili Islands alone whilst achieving the PADI Platinum and Elite 300 Awards for the past 8 years consecutively, Holly knows exactly what the industry looks for in new instructors. Conversely Holly also knows what instructors will expect from the industry within certain job roles and in certain geographical areas. Of course the program fulfils the standard PADI IDC Curriculum, but also includes a number of additional components based on personal experiences.

There are 9 opportunities to take the program in 2021 

these are scheduled throughout the year….

PADI IDC Schedule in 2020

Gili Trawangan

January 5th – January 27th

February 9th – March 1st

March 16th – April 5th

April 20th – May 10th

June 1st – June 22nd

July 20th – August 9th

August 31st – September 20th

October 12th – November 1st

November 16th – December 6th

2020 PADI Istructor Examination

Gili Islands

January 28th & January 29th

March 2nd & March 3rd

April 6th & April 7th

May 11th & May 12th

June 23rd & June 24th

August 10th & August 11th

Sept 21st & Sept 22nd

Nov 2nd & Nov 3rd

Dec 7th & Dec 8th

All Instructor level training is entirely conducted by Holly and there are a number of additional components built into the training with the aim of developing new instructors to an overall higher standard than usually seen. This is achieved through the development of experience based workshops and widening the scope of individual course components.

Being a DAN Dive Medic and a PADI DEMR (Diving Emergency Medical Responder) Holly has expanded the PADI EFRI (Emergency First Response Instructor) Course to include a few Diver Medic topics. As well as the standard EFR curriculum candidates will be exposed to advanced methods of airway control via the use of adjuncts, Advanced resuscitation techniques with the use of Bag Mask Valves and the use of purpose made tourniquets to deal with serious bleeding. The EFRI course now takes place approximately in the middle of the program and is designed to be conducted directly before candidates focus on teaching the Rescue Diver Course.

Since the 2019 PADI IDC updates certain components have been moved to elearning topics that are designed to support classroom based sessions. The program with Holly then reviews these topics and explains them in context to real life personal experiences. Meaning that basically the candidate participates in the online portion before going on to discuss the topic and further relate it to real life situational examples. A great way for candidates to fully explore and understand the intentions of the online portions of the program.

 Practical workshops include the Open Water course, Continuing Education programs and Rescue Diver and are again expanded to take into account personal experience and provide options in terms of overcoming typical logistical, environmental and situational training obstacles. Although with the new PADI IDC curriculum candidates need to be fully exposed to continuing education and Rescue Diver Skills, this can be done in a number of ways. This could be classroom based, workshop based, confined based or within open water. Rather than just choose one of these options Holly will use all of the options available. For example the entire range of Rescue Diver skills and scenario’s will be discussed in the classroom, practiced in confined and mastered in Open Water. Likewise with continuing education programs, although there is no real requirement for confined water. Another example of this is management of the Deep Dive Scenario. For the Deep Dive workshop with Holly candidates will review the whole procedure including assessment criteria and then go on to conduct the entire activity in a roleplay situation. Candidates will be presented with typical referral students as generally encountered within dive shops and will then be required to screen students and organize the activity accordingly. It will then be up to the Instructor to conduct the necessary student assessments before conducting the entire dive. The dive will need to incorporate the required performance requirements, whilst taking into account the results of screening students and making the activity as fun as possible.

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Another added benefit to candidates is that Holly will discuss and analyse standards, procedures and regulations beyond the PADI System. Although candidates are required to learn the relevant PADI standards for the programs they will teach, there is no requirement to go beyond this. During the program with Holly, candidates will discuss the wider requirements laid out by the WRSTC (World Recreational Scuba Training Council) and explore international standards and local legislative requirements. Candidates will explore recommendations laid out by international and regional standards such as ISO/EN/BS/DIN and those local legislative guidelines required in certain areas and discuss how each one can work together to provide a safe, fun and educational all round experience.

An additional activity is a group based organisational planning workshop whereby candidates working in small groups are provided with a location and a set of logistical parameters to work with along with a specific activity to plan and conduct. The great thing is that all locations and parameters are based on places Holly has worked and situations previously experienced. Candidates will work together brain storming ideas and overcoming logistical, environmental and situational obstacles. These will then be discussed within the larger group and related to real life situations. This particular workshop is designed to be fun and explore the approach of overcoming problems by working as a team.

There are countless other additional components within the program offered on the PADI IDC Indonesia Program. All are based on real life experience and all are designed to provide candidates with the skills, knowledge and confidence to be successful within this exciting and dynamic career.

 Finding out more about the program is easy. Simply contact Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod for more details. In the meantime potential candidates can check out the latest news and updates on Instagram by checking out the PADI IDC Indonesia Profile. To see first-hand experiences of previous instructor candidates the PADI IDC Gili Islands TripAdvisor Page proves to be a great resource.

  Contact Holly@gili-idc.com for more information…………………………..

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Indonesia Where to dive in 2020 PADI IDC Gili Islands Indonesia

PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Platinum CD Holly Macleod Indonesia – Where to dive in 2020 PADI IDC Gili Islands, Indonesia

As a PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) dive center based in the Gili Islands, Indonesia we often get IDC candidates finishing their Instructor Development Course (IDC) and asking us where in Indonesia should they go to work or even just for a diving trip? The answer is not as easy as one may think, in fact the answer should be; “What exactly are you looking for?”

The confusion

Indonesia boasts some of the most fantastic dive sites in the world. But what is more interesting is its diversity between diving locations. Many people have travelled to Indonesia for diving, and have usually dived in only one particular area. In fact many people loved it and found it to be the best diving experience the ever had and subsequently book a return trip. This is why you will often find people talking about their experiences in Indonesia with what can be seen as a slightly narrow mind. However it is easy to understand why this is the case, people can’t imagine that diving gets any better anywhere else. This probably true, most likely it doesn’t get any better, but there is certainly a variety of different diving conditions and different marine environments across Indonesia.

Where else can I dive?

 Undoubtedly Komodo and Raja Empat are considered to jewel of Indonesia when it comes to diving. There is for sure some of the best diving in the world to be had in these locations. However there is huge range of fantastic dive spots between Bali and Timor. These locations are just two of the fantastic locations on offer and there is a range of dive sites scattered between Bali and East Timor.

Bali offers a fantastic range of dive sites offering everything from the rarest and most unusual macro subject in the calm water of north Bali to the large pelagic sites of south Bali with its raging currents. As well as a huge array of macro subject the north of Bali is home to two fantastic wrecks. The Kubu wreck is relatively new, having been purposely sank a couple of years back and the USAT liberty, which is possibly one of the most famous wrecks in this part of Indonesia and is sprawling with life. Most of the dive sites in the north are relatively calm and can be accessed from the shore. The other big attraction to Bali is the island of Nusa Penida with is accessed from the south of Bali and is home to many of our oceans large pelagic life such as Manta Rays, Sunfish and the occasional waleshark.

Prices for diving in Bali can be very variable. In the north of Bali prices are relatively cheap, but however there is no local airport so divers will need to get a 3 hour transfer from the south. Nusa Penida in the south is approximately a 45 minute boat journey from the resort of Sanur and a two dive package can cost your $120 upward. As well as fun diving, many dive centers offer the full range of courses from beginner level, right up to Instructor. Courses can be more expensive than other locations, but there are some very experienced and well established dive operators here.

 Lombok is the neighboring island of Bali and has just a handful of dive centers, the most established being Blue Marlin Kuta. They offer diving all-round the Island of Lombok, again offering a range of marine habitats. One benefit to diving Lombok is that there are only a few dive centers and most of the time you will find that you are alone on the dive site. One of the most spectacular dive sites available in Lombok is the Magnet, which is a hammerhead dive. It is generally recommended that you have 50 or more dives before you undertake diving it as the Magnet’s currents can be heavy both on the surface and underwater. Blue Marlin is a five star center offering all the PADI courses and prices tend to include accommodation. All in all, Lombok offers some reasonable priced diving and accommodation packages.

 Off the north east corner of Lombok you will find the Gili Island which comprise of Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan. These islands have been a favorite for backpackers for many years. Most of the dive operators are based on the large island of Gili Trawangan, and diving is cheap. A single dive around the Gili’s will cost approximately $35, and this becomes even cheaper if you book multiple dives. The Gili islands offer the full range of courses from beginner level through to Instructor and certify the largest amount of divers in Indonesia. Diving is good, although it may not be as good as some of the other spots across Indonesia. However if you are looking to take a dive course, this is the place. Dive centres here are amongst the most experienced in Indonesia and all courses are amongst the cheapest. Instructor Courses are also available here and not only will you get one the best prices available in South East Asia; you will get some fantastic experience as these dive center are amongst the busiest in the region.  The larger Island of Gili Trawangan host’s a huge array of reasonably price accommodation so therefore learning to dive or taking a professional qualification can work very reasonable.

 Another, often overlooked island is Sumbawa which lies sandwiched between Lombok and Komodo. Sumbawa is often only visited by passing liveaboard cruises. Being a volcanic island there are a few black sand sites harboring the same array of macro as neighboring komodo as well as many of the wide angle subjects such as schooling tuna and reef sharks. There are few diving operator in Sumbawa and diving is not as spectacular as neighboring Flores and Komodo but well worth diving if you’re passing through.

Slightly north is the island of Sulawesi which hosts a variety of dive locations and conditions. Its coastline stretches over 6000km harboring a diverse topology, whether you are looking for sheer drop offs, bommies or muck dive here is the place to go. Biodiversity is amazing here. If you are looking to see some of the rarest macro available you could try the Lembeth Straights or if you wish to see more variety of marine life you could choose the Bunaken National Park. Sulawesi really has it all.

 The area of Flores has long now been recognized as one of the world’s most spectacular dive locations with over 50 unique and diverse dive sites. Komodo national Park is home to over 250 different species of coral and over 1000 species of fish. Komodo, with its strong currents offers absolutely everything. Filtered by plankton rich water flowing in from the Indian Ocean, Komodo provides a rich feeding ground for an endless supply of marine life. Currents can be extremely strong and therefore dangerous if you are not suitably experienced enough, so it is important to choose the right dive operator. There are many operators in the Flores and Komodo area, and it is advised to do your research.

 Raja Ampat, literally translated to four kings, is Indonesia’s most easterly province as is well known for its marine biodiversity. In fact Conservation International has claimed these islands to have the most bio-diverse marine environment on the planet. As well as being able to see every documented species in the book and some yet to be published; Raja Ampat offers the healthiest reefs on the planet. Although a little out of the way it is a must go area of Indonesia. Raja Ampat is probably the best place to dive in Indonesia, but it is also probably the most remote.

So there is it a brief look at what diving is available across Indonesia. Indonesia is not only a fantastic place to dive but a great place to work as a PADI dive instructor.

About the PADI IDC in the Gili Islands with Holly Macleod

we here at the PADI IDC Gili Islands, we run PADI Instructor Development Courses every month and are always willing to help our IDC graduates find work across Indonesia and beyond.

The program is entirely conducted by Industry Leading Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod who; for the past 17 years has previously worked in a range of global diving destinations across the globe including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. Holly, with the use of her past industry experience to develop a program now considered to be one of the best possible professional training experiences available within the industry. Having now issued more than 3000 Instructor certifications in the Gili Islands alone and being awarded the Platinum and Elite awards 7 years running the PADI IDC Indonesia can offer professional diver the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to be successful. Check out the PADI IDC Reviews.

Contact Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod for any additional information on holly@gili-idc.com

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Neutral Buoyancy Examined PADI IDC Course Director Holly Macleod Gili Islands

Neutral Buoyancy is now fully embedded within the PADI educational philosophy and it seems many scuba diving Instructors will state that they always taught this way or are adapting training programs according, but it’s important to consider what is required by the training agency, what is recommended and what more can be done. Scuba Instructors appear to also be suggesting various methods of implementing it, with some requiring students to assume a fin pivot, some assume a mid-water position and strangely some even opting for a more challenging hovering position.

The program is conducted at the first ever PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) established in the Gili Islands offering world class training facilities and situated directly on the beach with dive training sites situated less than 15 minutes journey by boat. Training sites offer variable conditions meaning that instructor candidates will be trained to deal with teaching in the current and more so in a current that may be subject to change in terms of strength and direction allowing new scuba diving instructors to ready to deal with any type of environment they may find in the future.

Although it is suggested that scuba diving Instructors embrace and encourage a neutrally buoyant body position for all student divers the only actual requirement for this is with the mask skills and regulator recovery skills within skill circuits for professional level divers. Beyond this performing skills, including those within the Open Water Diver Course, in neutral buoyancy is very much encouraged though not required. However it does make a lot of sense to start training divers to embrace a neutral body position from the beginning of their training and many Scuba Diving Instructors will suggest that they have already started to introduce this philosophy or have done it for years and describe different approaches to doing so.

Firstly when looking at body position; this should be in a horizontal position as this is the way in which we all need to be positioned when diving. Suggestions of teaching skills whilst hovering – unless in a horizontal position – could be counterproductive and unnecessarily complicated as there is no occasion during diving that requires a diver to be in a vertical position except for when ascending or positioned on the surface.

Some Scuba Instructors advocate a mid-water position, which in fact is the perfect position for students to practice skills; however within an average sized swimming pool it could become rather unorganized and logistically constrained when dealing with multiple students. Of course then there is confined Open Water, and some might argue that with multiple students and only one instructor it would just add an unnecessary risk element to the training by spreading students out and thus further away from the instructor conducting the training. So all in all mid water is an excellent idea, but the size of the pool and the number of students needs to be considered.

On the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) in the Gili Islands PADI Course Director Holly Macleod will indeed suggest the Fin Pivot technique as it allows the instructor to organize multiple students within easy reach and keep full control of training activities, and of course it would be easy to adapt to mid water should the student numbers be reduced or individual students shows a desire to do so.  

Another misconception is that many scuba diving instructors will suggest that they do the entire confined session in neutral, which again is great if feasible. But we do need to consider that during confined dive 1 it is often the first time students have been underwater, worn scuba equipment and breathed underwater and therefore the additional demand of neutral buoyancy could be deemed as unnecessary task loading at this stage. Of course it’s entirely up to the instructor to decide how to organize and conduct training activities and as a basic suggestion PADI Course Director Holly Macleod favours an approach of suggesting a neutral position right from the start of training, but only really encouraging it from confined dive 2 onwards allowing students to focus on getting familiar with the dive equipment, breathing underwater and master those dive 1 skills that are aimed to do exactly this. The suggested practice would also include starting confined dive 2 with the required neutral buoyancy skill and from this point onward encouraging students to assume the neutrally buoyant position as a default position for all further skills ; either within a fin pivot position or mid water if space and confidence permits it.

The general idea behind this particular suggested training sequence is that new divers will become immediately confident with the basics of going underwater, breathing and the equipment they are wearing before moving onto buoyancy skills and further to this building upon those skills so as to become fully comfortable in trim with a neutrally buoyant position before proceeding to the open water training segment of the course and in turn creating better divers by the time the course is completed.

During the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Industry Leading Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod professional Divemaster’s are strongly encouraged to fully embrace the PADI IDC Gili Islands Neutral Buoyancy Philosophy. The program itself takes place each and every month at the only ever established PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) to be established on the island of Gili Trawangan, Indonesia offering world class training facilities. Holly conducts the entire course from start to finish and offers a wealth of experience with over 17 years working as a PADI Professional and having issued over 3000 Instructor level certifications on the PADI IDC Indonesia in the Gili Islands alone whilst gaining 7 consecutive years of Platinum and Elite 300 Instructor awards. For those serious about a career as a scuba diving Instructor the Gili Islands IDC program with provide the skills, knowledge and confidence to stand out from crowd and become successful in this exciting and dynamic industry.

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Experience Based High End Training on the PADI IDC with Holly Macleod; Globally Recognized Industry Leading Award Winning Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director.

Are you looking to become a Scuba Diving Instructor? Why not become the best possible PADI Scuba Diving Instructor you can in the Gili Islands with Globally Recognized Industry Leading Award Winning Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod.

The program is conducted at the first ever PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) established in the Gili Islands offering world class training facilities and situated directly on the beach with dive training sites situated less than 15 minutes journey by boat. Training sites offer variable conditions meaning that instructor candidates will be trained to deal with teaching in the current and more so in a current that may be subject to change in terms of strength and direction allowing new scuba diving instructors to ready to deal with any type of environment they may find in the future.

The philosophy of our Award Winning Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is to provide the highest possible standard of professional diving education in a fun and easy to understand way, giving dive professionals everything they need to make the perfect start as a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor. The program is entirely conducted by Holly who has a wealth of Industry experience having been teaching PADI Programs and Course for over 17 years in a variety of different geographical diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore.

Having been awarded the Platinum PADI Award for the past 7 years consecutively, Instructor candidates can be assured that Holly is well versed to the needs of new PADI Scuba Diving Instructors and what they can expect from the diving Industry and of course conversely what the industry will expect from them. Having worked in the recreational diving industry for close to 2 decades, Holly has personally experienced pretty much any kind of situation an Instructor may face in the future when working as a scuba Instructor and has designed her training programs to take this into account, meaning new scuba diving Instructors are easily able to adapt adequately in a variety of different situational circumstances without affecting their ability to provide the best possible experience to future student divers. Another benefit is the scope of geographical experience and having worked in many different worldwide diving destinations holly can always be available to provide advice about working within certain areas of the world and within specific diving related jobs in specific global diving destinations.

All in all it’s clear that choosing an experienced PADI Course Director provides new instructors with the absolute best possible chance of being successful in this exciting and dynamic career teaching the world to dive. The PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC) with Globally Recognized Industry Leading Award Winning Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod exceeds most expectations for professional divers offering and extreme level of personal experience, world class training facilities at the highest possible standard available and a program that is designed and delivered by Holly aimed at providing a level of training considered to be way over and above that generally found within Industry.

It’s a relatively easy task to find out more information on the program and potential scuba diving Instructor candidates can go ahead and check out what previous candidates thought of their training experience by taking a look at the Gili IDC Indonesia TripAdvisor Page showing First Hand Reviews of training with Holly Macleod. Also to find out the latest news and updates there are a variety of social media options including the PADI IDC Gili Islands Instagram page. Other than this if you’re a professional diver looking to become a scuba diving Instructor check out the Gili Islands PADI IDC Schedule and book your place on this rewarding training program in Gili Trawangan, Indonesia.

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Study Turtle Behavior in the Gili Islands PADI Specialty Course

It’s great to see new Instructors working within the Industry, but its even better when you see them following their own passions and teaching the things they love. Former PADI Instructor Candidate Tash has created a brand-new distinctive specialty aimed at teaching divers how to scientifically encounter, observe and interact with sea turtles in a safe and responsible way, whilst also assisting in the conservation and protection of the species.

Gili Trawangan is a great place to be, especially if you’re a Turtle or a diver who loves turtles as most dive sites are thriving with the species offering a guaranteed sighting with some divers seeing over 20 turtles in only one dive. Both the local population and transient tourist volunteers have made great efforts in protecting and conserving the turtle population on their doorstep.

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 Simply walking around the island of Gili Trawangan you will see that a direct relationship has formed between the local community, tourists and the marine life that surrounds the Gili Islands and right at the top of the list are the turtles and providing a need to educate, protect and conserve the species. You will find Snorkeling and Diving companies offering turtle specific tours and therefore a certain degree of education and information. You will find regulation regarding boat traffic and more importantly for the turtles fishing restrictions. If you go to the beach you will find hatchling guards randomly place on the beach to form a barrier between the beach going tourists lying on the beach and turtle eggs buried below making the area clear of interruptions. If you are visiting the beach in the evenings you may be lucky enough to see new hatchlings making their way to the beach; often accompanied by a group of volunteers assisting in providing a safe path.

Turtle Swimming freely

Around the Gili Islands you will find both the Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles in abundance and these will form the subject matter for the course, and as these species are so different from each other they provide a great basis for the study. To enroll on the course divers will need to be over the age of 10 and be certified as an Open Water Diver. The course consists of 2 mandatory Open Water Dives and a classroom-based knowledge development session. If, however you feel that buoyancy and general diving skills could be improved or need to be refreshed there is the option of a confined swimming pool session. During the course, students will learn how to locate, observe, interact and provide a quality scientific analysis of the species and learn more about the behaviors and the collection of data including photographic techniques aimed at identifying individual behavior patterns. This program is designed for anyone as long as you are a certified diver and is a great idea for any level; Whether a brand-new certified diver, an experienced diver or even professional level diver.

During the PADI Divemaster Gili Islands Internship Program, trainees will spend a lot of time underwater on the various dive sites around the Gili Islands and will therefore spend a lot of time observing marine sea turtles, so the course provides a great basis to learn more about the surrounding marine life and of course passing that information onto both new and experienced divers which they will be working with. Also, for those thinking of taking the PADI IDC Gili Islands based Scuba Diving Instructor Course (IDC), it will give a direct base knowledge of one of the most populous species seen within the immediate diving environment. Find out more about the Gili Islands Diving with Turtle Specialty activities on offer in Gili Trawangan

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