AIDA Instructor Course

AIDA Freediving Instructor Course

AIDA instructors are among the best trained freediving instructors in the world, with more stringent requirements than many other agencies. That’s why when students come to get trained in freediving, the majority will choose AIDA.

The AIDA Freediving Instructor Course prepares candidates to function as a professional Freediving Instructor. The structured design of the AIDA Instructor Course will introduce you to the AIDA system and help you gain the knowledge, skills and teaching techniques to be ready to teach in a professional, competent and confident way.

Testimonial:

" I only met David in my AIDA3 course, but I knew I’d stick with him for my Instructor course after our first session. David is unbelievably patient and will work on your freediving technique step by step without making you feel insecure. After finishing a course with him, you can be sure that you didn’t just tick requirements from the list but really learned something.”

– Nils Heininger, AIDA Freediving Instructor

Five most important qualities required of a freediving instructor:

Patience
Empathy
Passion (for freediving AND teaching!)
Organisation
Communication

This is an extremely intensive course both physically and mentally and the instructor candidate should already posses a high competency of freediving and be able to meet the listed diving depth and time requirements. The primary objective of the AIDA Instructor course is to teach you (the instructor candidate) how to teach others (prospective students), how to freedive safely and competently to AIDA standards. If you feel yourself that you need some additional training to gain confidence or are close but not quite meeting the requirements for passing the IC, a training period before the course can be organised and is a great way to prepare yourself before starting the instructor course.

This is a performance based course and candidates are held to a high standard. On this course you are expected to have the right attitude to become a freediving instructor, an in-depth knowledge of theory, exemplary freediving skills and experience prior to registration on the course. It is an intense but also fun and rewarding course and we will do our upmost to support, encourage and provide you with the tools needed on your journey to becoming an accomplished teacher and reaching the pinnacle in freediving education...... an AIDA Freediving Instructor!

During the course you will:

Become familiar with the AIDA standards and materials
Build on your Instructor-level theory and role-model in-water skills necessary for teaching freediving courses
Learn about student control and the organisational aspects to safely conduct a freediving course
You will, through different scenarios, gain the confidence to anticipate and identify the mistakes and problems you will encounter when conducting freediving courses and counsel your students to overcome them
Gain knowledge of the other aspects related to teaching freediving: Legal responsibility, risk management, marketing and freediving as a business
Be expected to demonstrate role-model awareness and conservation for the marine environment during freediving activities

Course Theory Content:

Introduction to course
Communication
Conducting a classroom session
Conducting a pool session
Conducting an open water session
Budgeting, marketing & planning
Risk management
Full body warm-up stretching and the freedive breathing cycle

Full Requirements:

Open Water: CWT 40-50m / FIM 40-50m / CNF 20m / Long duration 30m dives in CWT & FIM
Pool: DYN 90m / DNF 50m / STA 4-5 minutes
Rescues: 15m with 1 minute hang / 25m + 50m surface tow
Stamina: 5x 20m (1 min break in between)
Written Exams: AIDA 2, 3, 4 student exams + 3x Instructor exams
Teaching Exams: Breathing, Stretching, AIDA2 open water, AIDA2 pool, AIDA2 theory, AIDA3 open water, AIDA3 pool, AIDA3 theory
Special Presentation: Oral presentation & Written paper

Duration: 8-10 Days (depending on number of candidates)
Prerequisites: AIDA4 freediver. Hold a current and valid First Aid with CPR qualification. Be 18 years of age or older
(The AIDA Instructor Course is taught in English)

NOTE: The AIDA instructor course is not a guaranteed pass, in order to maintain standards candidates will only pass if they complete all of the requirements to a suitable standard

AIDA Instructor Crossover Course

The AIDA Instructor Crossover is for freediving Instructors from other agencies only and is a condensed version of the full AIDA Instructor Course, consisting of several academic, confined and open water sessions and examinations. You will become familiar with the AIDA Educational System and will be assessed according to the AIDA standards.

An evaluation session for entry onto this course will be made

Duration: 5-6 Days (depending on number of candidates)
Prerequisites: Freediving instructor with another freediving agency. Hold a current and valid First Aid with CPR qualification. Be 18 years of age or older.

NOTE: The AIDA instructor crossover course is not a guaranteed pass, in order to maintain standards candidates will only pass if they complete all of the requirements to a suitable standard

AIDA Master Instructor to Instructor Trainer Promotion

The AIDA Master Instructor to AIDA Instructor Trainer promotion requires that you attend and assist on an AIDA Instructor Course.

More information coming soon....

Price: €500
Duration: 8-10 Days (depending on number of candidates)
Prerequisites: AIDA Freediving Master Instructor. Hold a current and valid First Aid with CPR qualification. Be 18 years of age or older.