When choosing a PADI 5 Star Career Development Center to obtain your instructor training, the below listed considerations should be explored:

1. How long has the facility been teaching the PADI IDC Program?
   FKDC has been licensed by the State of Florida since 1987.
   
2. How long have the PADI Course Directors who will teach my course been actively teaching PADI IDC’s and are they full time?
   FKDC has 2 full time Course Directors on staff with more than 25 years experience teaching IDC’s. They have trained in excess of 600 IDC Candidates.
   
3. How many candidates will be in my IDC?
   FKDC’s IDC program average between 3-6 candidates.
   
4. Does the facility “GUARANTEE” passing the IE or your money back?
   FKDC does NOT have such a guarantee. Our philosophy is quite simple: we teach you “how to teach” in the real world of scuba instruction, not simply “how to pass” the IE. Our goal is to give you the necessary tools to teach scuba diving in a safe and efficient manner. The success rate of FKDC IDC Candidates of greater than 99% speaks for itself.
   
5. Does the facility offer job placement after the Instructor Examination?
   FKDC has a unique placement service. We offer our graduates to prospective employers on a 1 on 1 basis. This means that we do not do mass mailings to several dive shop and resorts in hopes that 1 or 2 of our candidates will get chosen. We do most of the “leg work” to get our candidates the interview. They must than “sell” themselves to the employer.
   
6. Does the PADI 5 Star CDC I am considering have an “Internship Program?”
   At the successful completion of the FKDC Resort-Retail Pro Instructor Program each candidate has the opportunity to stay with us for 1-2 weeks and “intern” with our staff. You will instantly put the skills you learned in the previous courses to work for you in a real resort setting. Furthermore, you will polish those skills to be even better prepared for your first job in the business.

Conclusion
Florida Keys Dive Center is the Florida Keys’ premier PADI 5 Star Career Development Center for instructor training. Our PADI Course Directors have been involved in the PADI Instructor Training process of 12 who have gone on to earn their PADI Course Director rating from PADI. So why not learn from “the teachers teacher?” If you goal is to learn “how to teach” rather than “how to pass the IE” then please consider our facility for your instructor training. We look forward the opportunity to chat with about our facility, staff, amenities, and lead you on your way to become the best PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you can be. Please call us on our toll-free number 1-800-433-8946 for more information.

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