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WELCOME TO IDC THAILAND


Padi Career Development Center

   PADI Course Director

Camille Lemmens welcomes you to the Gulf of Thailand 's tropical island of Koh Samui to participate in one of our popular PADI IDC (Instructor Development Course) courses or packages in conjunction with PADI 5 Star IDC Centre The Dive Academy on Koh Samui; PADI 5 Star IDC Centre Blue Planet on Koh Lanta; PADI 5 Star IDC Resort; Haad Yao Divers on Koh Phangan and PADI 5 Star IDC Centre Similan Diving Safaris in Kao Lak.

Camille’s emphasis is on personalized training. He works generally with small groups and conducts all parts of the IDC training himself and is available at all times during the complete IDC which allows for lots of personal and individuall attention. Because he teaches at various locations around Thailand, you will always be able to find the best local conditions.

 

LATEST NEWS

Camille is now teaching IDC's on KOH SAMUI with THE DIVE ACADEMY, on KOH PHANGAN with HAAD YAO DIVERS on KOH LANTA with BLUE PLANET and in KAO LAK with SIMILAN DIVING SAFARIS

Camille at The Dive Academy on Koh Samui

Camille will be teaching IDC's on Koh Samui as of June 2010 in conjuction with PADI 5* IDC Center The Dive Academy

Camille at The Dive Academy on Koh Samui

Camille will be teaching IDC's on Koh Phangan as of September 2010 in conjuction with PADI 5* IDC Resort Haad Yao Divers

Camille at The Dive Academy on Koh Samui

Camille will be teaching IDC's on Koh Lanta as of November 2010 in conjuction with PADI 5* IDC Centre Blue Planet Divers

Camille at The Dive Academy on Koh Samui

Camille will be teaching IDC's in Kao Lak as of November 2010 in conjuction with PADI 5* IDC Centre Similan Diving Safaris

 

More new activities around Thailand are soon to be followed, stay tuned for news about Kao Lak.

See the new 2010 AND 2011 schedule

CAMILLE HAS RECEIVED THE 'PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT AWARD' FOR 2009

Camille has received the PADI Instructor Development Award, to better recognize the achievements of those PADI Dive Centres and Resorts who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of diving.

Drew Richardson, the President and Chief Operations Officer for PADI Worldwide on the left

PADI Instructor Development award with Drew Richardson

Camille and Drew Richardson, the President and Chief Operations Officer for PADI Worldwide on the right, handing over the Instructor Development Award.

RENEWED PLATINUM COURSE DIRECTOR RATING FOR CAMILLE IN 2010

Camille has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Platinum Course Director rating by PADI for the fourth consecutive year running, since PADI Asia Pacific introduced this rating. It's the highest rating a PADI Course Director can achieve and a rating that is is achieved by less than 49 of all PADI Course Directors worldwide.

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Next IDC Begins 5th SEPTEMBER 2010 on Koh Phangan

Followed by 26th September on Koh Samui, 26th October on Koh Lanta and 17th November in Kao Lak..

See full Schedule for 2010

Starting from April, Camille is teaching his IDC's using the newly revised and updated 2010 PADI IDC curriculum.

Choosing the right school for your Instructor Training and internship is the most important decision you will make prior to entering the Dive Industry.

 

Our programs provide the quality and expertise you should expect and demand during your Instructor Training. My Instructor Development Course programs will provide valuable hands-on training with the emphasis on fun and in-water application. The cutting edge knowledge gained will expand your Career Opportunities.

Our aim is to make sure that you successfully pass the PADI IE and receive that extra bit of information and knowledge to become a highly trained Open Water Scuba Instructor after the IE. You will be having fun working in a safe and reliable way on a tropical island.

You can start your scuba career at any level, as an absolute beginner at PADI Open Water diver level or at PADI Advanced Open Water diver-, PADI Rescue diver - or PADI Divemaster level. It's also possible to crossover from another Recreational dive organisation into the PADI system with a crossover program.

Special IE option for CDC's

Candidates enrolled in five pre-and/or post-IDC courses (Pre-study, EFRI, Instructor Specialties etc.) OR candidates of a six-week career development program who successfully complete an Instructor Development Course, conducted by a PADI CDC center, may attend a PADI IE if they have been certified divers for at least six months, have logged 60 dives and are certified PADI Assistant Instructors (the AI course is now an integrated part of the IDC).

CDC candidates who successfully complete an IE and subsequently meet the 100-logged-dive certification requirement will be certified as Instructors when their paperwork has been processed by PADI.

LATEST INSTRUCTOR EXAMINATION NEWS

PADI IE AUGUST 2010

PADI Instructor Examination

During the recent PADI Instructor Examination (IE) on Koh Tao, held from 17th to 19th August 2010, Camille's candidate completed the IE very succesfully. Once more it was an international or rather Dutch affair since Mark and Marc originate both from the Netherlands.

Thanks to Paul and Sarah for having the second IDC at The Dive Academy on Koh Samui.

PADI Examiner was Rob Scammell.

Congratulations and good luck to both of you Mark and Marc in your PADI Instructor career.

Standing from left to right: Rob (PADI Examiner), Mark, Marc and Camille Lemmens (PADI Course Director).

 

Camille received his PADI instructor training by Thai Tech diving legend and PADI Course Director Jamie Macleod, see here for his Tech diving website.

Up to this date, Camille had four current PADI Course Directors train during his IDC's; Craig Allery in Hong Kong, Ernst van der Poll in the United Arab Emirates, Jean-François Joly in Canada and Chris Azab in Egypt.

 


 

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UPDATED IDC SCHEDULE FOR 2010 IS AVAILABLE WITH IDC'S SCHEDULED ON KOH SAMUI, KOH PHANGAN, KOH LANTA AND KAO LAK:

Click here for the 2010 AND 2011 schedule

 

PADI Specialty of the Month AUGUST 2010;

Underwater Naturalist

 

PADI Instructor Development award

The Instructor Development Award for 2009

 

Camille Received a Certificate of Excellence in May 2010

Certificate of Excellence Dijana and Thomas

 

NEW IN 2010

-New IDC Schedule with IDC's scheduled in KOH SAMUI, KOH PHANGAN, KOH LANTA and KAO LAK for 2010

-The new 2011 IDC schedule

-The new 2010 IDC curriculum

-Effective March 2009, all new PADI Instructors will need to be current Emergency First Response Instructors or hold another current first aid + CPR instructor credential.

-Your EFRI course now includes the EFR Care for Children Instructor course.

-Camille teaches the brand new PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course and the Instructor Course

-Camille will send your required PADI materials to your home adress, with IDC discount plus mailing costs.

-New updated PADI application fees for 2010.

-Unlimited diving on our Chaweng House Reef on Koh Samui.

-Free PADI Nitrox Instructor course for all Instructor courses, packages and internships. (this offer does not include required materials for becoming a PADI Nitrox diver / Instructor and PADI applications fees)

 

IE Pass Guarantee

Prior to the IDC there is a 2 day Prep Course to refresh your dive theory and sharpen your pool and rescue skill demonstrations. After completing the Prep Course you will be ready to go into the IDC with confidence in your knowledge and skills.


PADI Course Director Camille Lemmens

PADI Course Director Camille Lemmens

Any candidate participating in an IDC Prep Course who is not then successful in the PADI IE will be invited to join our next Instructor Development Course and PADI IE in Thailand free of charge.

IDC Thailand Instructor Courses

FREE PADI NITROX INSTRUCTOR

Camille now includes your PADI Nitrox Instructor rating for FREE in all Instructor level courses and internships (this offer does not include required PADI materials for becoming a PADI Nitrox diver / Instructor and PADI application fees).

 

Have a look here and here to see what PADI says about Camille's successful Instructor Development Courses and IE programs

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Scuba Dive Equipment

 

Camille also organises Wreck dive trips to Pattaya click to have a look for more info. These trips are good fun and an ideal way to get your Wreck diver Specialty or Wreck Instructor Specialty rating.

Check the following linkfor an update on the last Wreck Specialty trip to Pattaya held during 24th and 25th October 2009. The next trip is scheduled for early June 2010 including another exploratory wreck diving trip.

Ask for more details if you're interested.

Look here and here for updates and pictures of the August 2008 and for the April and for the October 2009 Wreck dive trip to Pattaya, and check out the first 2010 trip in March with a brand new, first time and successful exploratory wreck dive trip

 

Camille's Samui info and weather blog

 

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Look here to see TESTIMONIALS from Camille's former IDC and internship candidates.

 

For updates on my current IDC's, IDC related courses and general diving stories have a look at my dive blog currently with updates of dive related articles and the most recent news on the most current IDC and Specialty Training in 2010.

 

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