PADI IDC Training · 14+ days · 5-Star IDC Center Roatan

PADI Instructor Development Course

Train with our multi-platinum award winning PADI course director, Will Welbourn.

PADI IDC · Instructor Development Course · Coconut Tree Divers, Half Moon Bay, Roatan

485 PADI Instructors
Trained Here

627 Divemasters
Certified Here

9,038 Total Diving
Certifications

19+ Years on the
Dock in West End

PADI IDC · Half Moon Bay, West End, Roatan

Your PADI Instructor certification.

The PADI Instructor Development Course is a two-week programme that takes certified Divemasters to PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. It covers teaching methodology, dive theory, confined and open water training presentations, and Emergency First Response Instructor certification. You leave with the credentials to teach scuba diving anywhere in the world.

Our IDC runs at PADI 5 Star IDC Centre #18092 in Half Moon Bay, West End, Roatan, Honduras. It's led by William Welbourn, a multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Award recipient. That award goes to the top tier of Course Director performance globally. Will has trained 485 PADI Instructors from this dock. The track record is there if you want to look it up.

The Mesoamerican Reef is your training environment. There's no better classroom in the Caribbean.

Looking for a broader GO Pro resource?

The GO Pro Caribbean website has information on PADI professional development opportunities across the region. We're one of the most experienced IDC facilities in the Caribbean.

IDC Students, West End · Roatan PADI IDC at Coconut Tree Divers, Half Moon Bay, West End, Roatan

What the Two Weeks Cover

Teaching skills. Theory. Water time.

The IDC is front-loaded: most workshops happen in week one, leaving week two focused on your teaching presentations. You'll know where you stand before the PADI Instructor Examination.

eLearning — 15 Chapters

Dive theory, PADI standards, risk management, teaching methodology, confined and open water training, continuing education, and the business of diving. All self-paced before the course begins.

Workshops

Interactive sessions in the classroom, confined water, and on actual dive sites. Most are completed in week one so week two stays focused on what the examiner will assess.

Teaching Presentations

Micro-teaching across knowledge development, confined water (dry and wet), and open water (dry and wet), delivered to Will and your fellow candidates. This is where the IDC sharpens you.

Water Skills and Rescue

400m untimed swim, 10-minute tread, Exercise 7 demonstrations to exam standard, CESA setup and delivery, and three supervised descent methods. You'll know these cold before the IE.

EFRI Certification

Emergency First Response Instructor certification is embedded in the IDC. Primary Care, Secondary Care, and Care for Children. You leave as an EFR Instructor alongside your PADI credential.

Theory and Standards Exams

Five dive theory papers and PADI standards assessments. We run practice exams throughout the two weeks so the format is familiar well before the Instructor Examination.

Will Welbourn · PADI Platinum Course Director William Welbourn, PADI Platinum Course Director, Coconut Tree Divers Roatan

Your Course Director

Will Welbourn, PADI Platinum Course Director

The PADI Platinum Course Director Award goes to a small group of Course Directors recognised for consistently exceptional IDC outcomes. Will has earned it multiple times. He's trained 485 instructors from this centre, and the pass rate holds.

You're not just completing an IDC in a nice location. You're training with one of the most experienced Course Directors in the Caribbean, at a centre that has been running IDCs in Half Moon Bay for over 19 years.

Will manages the programme personally. Your presentations are evaluated by him, your theory prep is guided by him, and when you sit the PADI Instructor Examination, you'll have the preparation to back it up.

IDC schedule and dates

IDC courses run throughout the year. Get in touch to ask about upcoming dates and to confirm your prerequisites are in order before you book travel. Contact us here.

IDC Prerequisites

What you need before you start

PADI Divemaster certification (or equivalent professional rating from a PADI-recognised agency)
Minimum 100 logged dives (200 recommended before you sit the Instructor Examination)
EFR Primary and Secondary Care current within the last 24 months
PADI medical clearance signed by a physician
Minimum age 18

Don't have your Divemaster yet? We run the six-week Divemaster internship here at the same centre. Many of our IDC candidates come straight through from the internship.

IDC Details

Two weeks to instructor.

Duration	2 weeks
Certification earned	PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor + EFRI
Location	Half Moon Bay, West End, Roatan
Course Director	William Welbourn (Platinum)
Centre rating	PADI 5 Star IDC Centre #18092
Pricing	Contact us for current fees
Schedule	Year-round — contact us for dates

PADI 5 Star IDC Centre at Coconut Tree Divers, Half Moon Bay Roatan

Related Programmes

Before and after the IDC

If you haven't done your Divemaster yet, we run the full six-week internship here. If you want to go beyond the Open Water Instructor rating, Tec diving is an option once you're certified.

PADI Divemaster

The prerequisite for the IDC. Six weeks at the busiest dock in West End, running to PADI and CTD standards. Most of our IDC candidates come through the internship here first.

Divemaster Programme

Tec Diving

Tec 40, Tec 45, Tec 50 on the Mesoamerican Reef. Roatan's walls go deep. For instructors who want to go further than recreational limits.

Tec Courses

GO Pro Caribbean

Regional PADI professional development resources and events across the Caribbean. A useful reference for dive professionals at any stage.

GO Pro Caribbean ↗

Ready to become an instructor?

We're in Half Moon Bay, West End, Roatan, Honduras. Send us a message and we'll talk through your prerequisites, the schedule, and what to expect from the two weeks.

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