AIDA International is the worldwide federation for breath hold diving, a non profit organisation that was founded in 1992 to further the development of freediving. Over the years AIDA International have defined disciplines in freediving and recognise and authenticate world records achieved in these disciplines. AIDA International is made up of world class freedivers who are passionate about the sport of freediving. The AIDA International high standard and quality education programme that incorporates the knowledge and experience of world class freedivers, dive professionals and scientists is recognised world wide.
AIDA 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.
5 qualities required of a freediving instructor:
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:
Content (theory):
Requirements:
Price: €1050 - Includes; €50 Instructor certification, study material, pool fees
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
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.
5 qualities required of a freediving instructor:
- Patience
- Empathy
- Passion (firstly for teaching others and then for freediving)
- 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
Content (theory):
- 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
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
Price: €1050 - Includes; €50 Instructor certification, study material, pool fees
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
Requirements: Enquire for more detailed information
Price: €650 - Includes; €50 Instructor certification, study material, pool fees
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
An evaluation session for entry onto this course will be made
Requirements: Enquire for more detailed information
Price: €650 - Includes; €50 Instructor certification, study material, pool fees
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 Freediving Course MAP
What you can teach as an AIDA Freediving Instructor:
AIDA1 (Introduction to Freediving)
AIDA2 (Freediver)
AIDA3 (Advanced Freediver)
AIDA Monofin (and other speciality courses)
++ After 1 year experience and meeting the required student certification numbers, you can apply for promotion to AIDA Master Instructor to then be able to teach AIDA4 (Master Freediver) ++
AIDA1 (Introduction to Freediving)
AIDA2 (Freediver)
AIDA3 (Advanced Freediver)
AIDA Monofin (and other speciality courses)
++ After 1 year experience and meeting the required student certification numbers, you can apply for promotion to AIDA Master Instructor to then be able to teach AIDA4 (Master Freediver) ++
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