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Your PADI IDC in Phuket, Thailand: Why Björn Täckmann Instructor Training?

Since 1996 Björn’s candidates have consistently achieved the best I.E. pass rates in Thailand, with scores well above the average.
Björn’s Training Program is well-proven and well-tested in the field with more than 35 successful IDCs conducted during the past five years, resulting in more than 400 Instructor Certifications throughout South East Asia. Nothing substitutes experience when it comes to diving!
Björn Täckmann guarantees that his IDC Candidates get a one-step-ahead career start, maximizing their opportunities in the diving industry:
He was the first and only Course Director in South East Asia to start exclusively using the new PADI Open Water, Adventure Program, Rescue Diver & Divemaster Course Outlines/training materials for instructor training.

Björn was also the first Course Director to introduce PADI EANx Nitrox Instructor Training to IDCs on Phuket and in August 1999 he became Phuket's first PADI Rebreather Instructor Trainer.

Bjorn Tackmann was the first and only Course Director to introduce the new IDC 2001 curriculum to Phuket IDCs March 2001 !
Your instructor training takes place at Dive Asia’s new PADI CDC Instructor Training Center in Kata, Phuket. Dive Asia has been honored by PADI to be among the first facilities to be designated as a PADI 5 Star Career Development Center (CDC) in South East Asia. Dive Asia is the first and only CDC on Phuket.
Our new Instructor Training Center provides instructor candidates with every possible convenience – 20 x 20 meters swimming pool especially designed for dive training, spacious classrooms, air fills, nitrox, rebreathers, showers, change rooms and poolside restaurant. The training center is located on a small hilltop overlooking Kata Beach and is Phuket’s first and only dedicated instructor training facility.
Free accommodation, twin-share with bath, is included during the IDC for ALL candidates. Daily breakfast and lunch are also included with your IDC.
We have received PADI's "Recognition for Excellence" award for our instructor training.
To accommodate our IDC candidates, we provide language assistance and an efficient International Job Placement Service.
A number of our past candidates have moved on to successful careers as dive center owners, managers and PADI Course Directors.
Our relaxed, low stress nine-days IDC program (basic IDCs are only 7-8 days) is performance based and conducted in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, where the main focus is on training professional diving instructors, not only on how to pass the I.E.
Major parts of a standard IDC preparation course are already integrated with our IDC program, at no extra cost for the candidate.
Our special I.E. pass-guarantee is free, without any conditions: In the very unlikely event that you are unsuccessful in the IE we will pay for your second IDC with us, including your accommodation, breakfast and lunch!
Tanks, weights and transfers are provided during both the IDC and IE.
Your Course Director Björn Täckmann is present throughout your Instructor Examination.
We have the best price, best value and best quality instructor packages on the market, as well as a complete PADI Instructor Career Program in place for all certification levels from all diving organizations.

IDCs are not all the same!

It all comes down to the Course Director. As a quality oriented IDC Candidate you should ask your Course Director the following questions:

How many Instructors personally trained? IE pass rates? Realistic IE pass guarantee without conditions? IDCs conducted at a PADI CDC - Career Development Center? A well-proven and well-tested program offered? Survey results from former IDC candidate questionnaires available? CD trained at PADI Headquarters USA? Basic IDC (7-8 days) offered or expanded career-oriented program? Realistic Job Placement service in place? How many Course Director candidates trained? Prior experience as an Instructor? Duration of IDC (most basic IDCs are conducted over 7-8 days)? Enriched Air (NITROX) Instructor Trainer experience? Rebreather Instructor Trainer experience? DAN Oxygen Instructor Trainer experience? Language assistance available? IDC Staff Experience level? Special "How to prepare for the IDC" pamphlet and consultations, at no extra cost? Special recommendation letter for each individual IDC Candidate? Personal "one-on-one" career consultations upon completion of IDC/IE? Experience training Instructors at different locations and countries?

Conclusion:

A positive response to the above questions is your guarantee of being taught by a well-qualified Course Director and ensures that you get a quality IDC.

You may find basic IDCs available, but do they focus on your future success as a professional diving instructor? These IDCs only attempt to prepare you towards passing the IE.

Remember: the bitterness of reduced quality remains much longer than the sweetness of a lower price.

You are investing in a career, not only in advice on how to pass a test. The real test takes place in the field after the IE. That’s the kind of test our program prepares you for!