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IDC Timetable

IDC Timetable

The Structure Of Your IDC Course In Phuket With Aussie Divers

A full PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) takes 12 days to complete, with 2 days immediately after that for your PADI Instructor Exams (IE) in Phuket.

At Aussie Divers Phuket we do encourage our PADI IDC candidates to arrive in Phuket a few days prior to starting the PADI IDC program. This gives you some extra preparation time, a chance to settle in, and the ability to get some dives in prior to taking on the PADI IDC program.

The basic timetable for an Instructor Development Course is below.

Days Activity
-5 to 0 Diving, EFR Renewal, IDC Prep
0 – 5 Part 1: Assistant Instructor [AI]
5 – 12 Part 2: Open Water Scuba Instructor [OWSI]
13 – 14 Instructor Examination [IE]
15 – 20 Specialty Instructor Training

Aussie Divers Phuket offers early PADI IDC prep dates a few days prior to the start of your IDC program. These are several days that are put aside for you to use our classroom for any study you wish to do before the PADI IDC begins.

If you need to do some diving before the IDC to refresh skills or just for fun, you need to do them before the IDC begins. There is absolutely no room or time after an IDC begins for fun diving activities.

EFR renewal if required needs to be completed before the IDC begins!

After successful completion of your PADI IDC and PADI IE, the PADI Specialty Instructor training is not a set number of days. This can be done in 3-4 days after the Phuket IE and depends on the number of specialties you are completing with us.

Dates for Aussie Divers Phuket IDC and PADI IE

Here is a list of the Aussie Divers Phuket PADI IDCs dates for 2023, including the PADI IE dates for Phuket.

Month Prep Dates Instructor Development Course PADI Instructor Examinations Phuket Specialty Instructor Dates
January 03rd - 07th January 2024 8th - 19th January 2024 20th - 21st January 2024 22nd - 26th January 2024
February 31st Jan - 04th February 2024 05th - 16th February 2024 17th - 18th February 2024 19th - 23rd February 2024
March 28th Feb - 03rd March 2024 04th March - 15th March 2024 16th - 17th March 2024 18th - 22nd March 2024
April 03rd - 07th April 2024 08th - 19th April 2024 20th - 21st April 2024 22nd - 26th April 2024
May 01st - 05th May 2024 06th - 17th May 2024 18th - 19th May 2024 20th - 24th May 2024
June 05th - 09th June 2024 10th - 21st June 2024 22nd - 23rd June 2024 24th - 28th June 2024
July 03rd - 07th July 2024 08th - 19th July 2024 20th - 21st July 2024 22nd - 26th July 2024
August 31st July - 04th August 2024 05th - 16th August 2024 17th - 18th August 2024 19th - 23rd August 2024
September 04th - 08th September 2024 09th - 20th September 2024 21st - 22nd September 2024 23rd - 27th September 2024
October 27th September - 01st October 2023 02nd - 13th October 2023 14th - 15th October 2023 16th - 20th October 2023
November 01st - 05th November 2023 06th - 17th November 2023 18th - 19th November 2023 20th - 24th November 2023
December 30th Nov - 3rd December 2023 04th - 15th December 2023 16th - 17th December 2023 18th - 21st December 2023

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