Earn & Learn Options
Every Broadreach program combines your thirst for fun and adventure with tangible skill development, real-world educational opportunities and a genuine commitment to service. We offer an array of certifications and credentials on every trip. It’s what we call “Earn & Learn,” and it’s what you’ll take home as evidence of your many accomplishments.
ACADEMICS & COLLEGE CREDIT
Course Description
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is PADI's preparatory course that must be passed to be eligible to take the Instructor Examination to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI). This course entails learning how to teach PADI courses academically as well as practically in the water. This course is accredited through The American Council on Education (ACE) for 3 credits in Physical Education.
Course Objectives
- To be able to present knowledge development teaching presentations from Discover Scuba Diver through Divemaster courses.
- To be able to clearly demonstrate and teach confined open water skills of the Open Water Diver Course.
- To be able to clearly demonstrate skills and conduct training dives for Adventures in Diving through Divemaster.
- To pass all written exams with a 75% or better in preparation for the Instructor Examination.
What are my next steps?
Broadreach in action. Want a glimpse of the freedom of life on a yacht? Or the thrill of diving with sharks in Fiji, surfing in Baja or cresting the ridge above Machu Picchu? Watch our videos to see and hear our adventures firsthand, and start wishing you were there.