Success in Instructor exams
From this page are various factsheets that help reinforce the messages learned from both the Instructor Foundation Course and the Open Water Instructor Course.
As well as thorough diving theory knowledge and good personal practical skills, planning and preparation for a lesson is equally the key to a successful lesson.
The guidance and examples in the documents available on this page will help advise all prospective instructors of what is involved in effective planning and preparation for any lesson and to ensure the best chance for success when taking the exams.
The factsheets cover:
- Advice for candidates with learning difficulties
- Instructor exam pass rates
- Classroom lesson planning
- The Open Water Instructor Course
- Practical lesson planning
Events list 2013
Course listing for national and regional events for Skill Development Courses (SDCs), Instructor and snorkel Instructor events
Personal Experiences
Gino Pulizzi shares his experiences and some hints and tips he learned along the way to becoming an OWI
Related Documents
Please click on the links below to download:- Students with reading difficulties
- IDC Essential Criteria Guidance
- IDC REAP Guidance
- Classroom Planning Sheet
- Instructor Exam Pass Rates
- Open Water Instructor Course
- PIE Booking Guidance
- PIE equipment requirements
- PIE Guidance
- PIE personal experiences
- PIE sample lesson plan
- Practical Lesson Checklist
- Practical lesson planning sheet
- Theory Lesson Checklist
- TIE Guidance
- Resuscitation Guidelines












