PADI IDC in Phuket, Thailand:

Why Bjorn Tackmann Instructor Development?

Eighteen good reasons:

1. Bjorn's candidates have consistently achieved the best I.E. success rates in Thailand ever since 1996, with scores well above average.
   
   
2. Bjorn’s IDC/CDC Instructor Development Programs are well-proven and well-tested in the field.
   His experience builds on more than 80 successful IDCs, conducted throughout South East Asia, resulting in more than 500 Open Water Scuba Instructor Certifications.
   In addition, more than 1000 other specialty instructor certifications: EFR, DAN O2, Rebreather, Gas Blender, Nitrox, and others.
   
   Nothing substitutes experience when it comes to diving!
   
   
3. Bjorn's Instructor Development Program has been awarded several times by PADI. He and Dive Asia Career Development Center have received PADI's “Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development” award for four years in a row: 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 as the only IDC program worldwide.
   
   
4. Your entire instructor-training takes place at Dive Asia’s new 5 Star PADI Career Development Center - CDC in Kata Beach, Phuket.
   
   
5. Dive Asia’s Career Development Center was honored by PADI to be among the first facilities to be awarded as a PADI 5 Star Career Development Center (CDC) in South East Asia.
   
   Dive Asia is the first and only CDC and Diving College on Phuket.
   
   
6. Our new PADI CDC Instructor Development Center provides instructor candidates with every possible convenience – complimentary candidate accommodation in nice twin-share rooms, 20 x 20 meter swimming pool especially designed for dive training, spacious classrooms, free internet & e-mail access, air fills, nitrox, rebreathers, gas blending, showers, change rooms and a poolside restaurant.
   Our Career Development Center is located on a small hilltop overlooking Kata Beach and is Phuket’s first and only all-in-one instructor development facility.
   
   
7. Bjorn was the first Course Director to introduce PADI EANx Nitrox Instructor Training to Phuket IDCs October 1997 and, in August 1999; he became Phuket's first PADI Rebreather Instructor Trainer.
   
   First again in 2002 with DSAT's TecRec Gas Blender and EFR (Emergency First Response) Instructor courses !
   
   
8. He was also the first, and only, Course Director to introduce the new IDC 2001 curriculum to Phuket's IDC agenda in March 2001 !
   
   
9. Bjorn guarantees that his IDC Candidates get a one-step-ahead career start, maximizing their opportunities in the diving industry:
   He was the first Course Director in South East Asia to start exclusively using the new and Essentially Changed PADI course materials for instructor development.
   
   
10. Free accommodation at our training center, in nice spacious twin-share rooms with bath, is included during the IDC for ALL candidates.
    Daily breakfast and lunch at our poolside restaurant are also included throughout your IDC program.
    
    
11. To accommodate our IDC candidates, we provide language assistance and an efficient International Job Placement Service.
    
    
12. A number of our past candidates have moved on to successful careers as dive center owners, managers and PADI Course Directors.
    
    
13. Our relaxed, low stress nine-days IDC program (basic IDCs are only 7-8 days) is performance based and conducted in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, where the focus is on training professional dive instructors, not only on how to pass the I.E.
    
    
14. Our two-day complimentary IDC preparation course is included with your IDC, at no extra cost.
    
    
15. Our unique I.E. pass-guarantee is free, without conditions:
    In the very unlikely event that you are unsuccessful in the IE we will pay for your second IDC AND IE with us, including your accommodation, breakfast and lunch!
    
    
16. Tanks, weights and transfers are provided during the IDC, IE and all instructor level courses.
    
    
17. Your Course Director Bjorn Tackmann is present throughout your IE - Instructor Examination.
    
    
18. We have the best price, best value and best quality instructor packages on the market, as well as a complete PADI Instructor Career Program in place for all certification levels from all diving organizations

Need more reasons?

How about comments from our successful candidates in previous programs:

“Perfect in every way! Extremely professional & I learned more than I could have imagined. Great Staff & lots of fun!” David, IDC January 2003

“I was so impressed with the program in Thailand and I thank you and the rest of the crew for the superb instruction. We really had a great time. It was like my Divemaster class - the whole team really bonded and enjoyed each other, lifted each other up. What a great thing to be a part of.” Kevin, IDC December 2002.

“Thanks for the course. It was a great 2 weeks. I am happy that I chose to do my IDC here. I thought that all the staff was very informative, I learned a lot in the past two weeks…. I am very impressed with the professionalism and the amount of PADI materials available for use… Thanks!” Stephanie, IDC November 2002.

Conclusion:

You may find basic IDCs available, but do they focus on your future success as a professional diving instructor? These IDCs only attempt to prepare you towards passing the IE.

Remember: The bitterness of reduced quality remains much longer than the sweetness of a lower price.

You are investing in a career, not only in advice on how to pass a test. The real test takes place in the field after the IE. That’s the kind of test our program prepares you for!

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