Don’t change your teaching style!

“Don’t change your teaching style. I learned a lot about training people from your IDC. Your praise, patience, and encouragement made me feel more relaxed and confident. A lot of what you taught me I can use in my training at my job. I especially want to thank you for the ‘Fisher Price’ physics lesson you conducted in your home on Thursday evening. Thanks for a great experience, see you soon.”

Russell Fleming

State Trooper

New Jersey

Your IDC was the best ever!

I have taken dozens of instructor’s courses in my time, but your IDC was the best ever. You took the time to explain every detail and how it pertains to a real life-teaching situation. Most other instructors I have had always talked in hypothetical situations. The course was well structured and presented in a meaningful way that we could understand. I also appreciated your willingness to help us after hours if we had any difficulty with our homework.”

Rick Lindner

Detective

Minnesota

Professional

John Synowski

“The staff at Florida Keys Dive Center was very professional and always took the extra time to make sure we understood the material. Our Course Director, was always available to answer any questions at any time. His focus during the IDC was teaching in real life not passing the IE. I have already taught several classes and have used a great of the information learned in the IDC.”

John Synowski
Scuba Commissioner
Florida

Florida Keys Dive Center and it’s staff was the best

I have done a lot of traveling over the years and through my travels I have taken various dive courses at various locations through multiple agencies. I can honestly say without any doubt in my mind that Florida Keys Dive Center and it’s staff was the best and I learned the most during my class. True, it was the most intensive course I’ve taken in my dive career, but it was also taught very thouroughly and all my questions were answered. It went above and beyond any of my expectations.

Both Jason and Bert were very professional and were very willing to help us learn. They taught us what we needed to know and if we had any trouble spots they didn’t think twice about taking the time to clarify things and work with us until we were comfortable with our skills.

I’ve taken courses at other dive shops and I never got the impression that the instructors cared about their students as much as the instructors at Florida Keys Dive Center. I felt like my learning and understanding of the material was a priority for them.

I also liked the way they taught us how to teach and not just how to pass the IE like a lot of other dive places sometimes do with their IDC candidates. This way I feel like I am prepared for real life situations since real life doesn’t always follow “standards” and an instructor has to be prepared for anything.

Even though I am through with the IDC I know that I can still ask Jason and Bert questions if I have any and I know they will help me.

Thanks for all the time, effort, and care you put into our IDC to make sure we were prepared so that we are able to go out and teach others the incredible sport of SCUBA!

Christi

Best IDC in the Keys

I took my IDC with Florida Keys Dive Center a few months ago and just wanted to extend a big thank you to everyone at the shop. Jason and Bert are incredibly professional course directors and I felt very confident walking into my IE. They spent a lot of one-on-one time with everyone in my class and tailored classes to fit our needs, which may be why our group finished at the top of the class on every part of the exam. I can’t thank them enough for all the time and effort they dedicated to us. Plus, they’re a great cheering section at the exam!

IDC with Florida Keys Dive Center

As an instructor with another agency, I recently completed a crossover IDC with Florida Keys Dive Center. The entire staff makes you feel like family from the moment you walk in the door. Everyone was knowledgeable of the entire operation and bent over backwards to help with everything. The two course directors, Jason and Bert, were outstanding. They made the process painless and FUN. They instilled confidence in all candidates with their professionalism. During the IDC, there was even time built in for a pleasure dive aboard the Big Dipper. Their skill and knowledge of the PADI system made the crossover easy and simple. By the end of the IDC, you felt confident as the IE approached. The days were long, the evenings studying even longer, but the rewards were worth it!!! Many thanks to Jason, Bert and the entire staff at Florida Keys Dive Center for an outstanding experience in a warm friendly environment.

– Joe Klos

Susan IDC class

I would like to say how well prepared I felt when I went to the IDC. I noticed that there were classes there that were larger than ours. But I consider it their loss and our gain. Each subject was covered in real world situations. Our class stood out in our preparedness.
The law portion was actually taught by a lawyer. So it wasn’t just blab blab, blab. You could ask questions about things that really happen and get a lawyers point of view of how it would be viewed.
My recommendation for anyone considering taking the IDC is to do it here. But prepare yourself by watching at the starwars episodes. You will see why soon enough
Thanks everyone for a great experience.
Susan