During the PADI IDC Indonesia with Multi Award Winning Platinum Course Director Holly Macleod candidates are always advised to donate towards Project AWARE and become a true ambassador for the Environment and a role model to future students.

"August 2016 saw 11 new PADI Scuba Diving Instructors all opt to give a donation to Project AWARE." Project AWARE Foundation has been protecting our underwater environment for approximately 25 years. Assisted by thousands of divers in over 180 countries who provide the tools, resources, inspiration and confidence to take action and make a change. Since 2011, Project AWARE has focused on two top ocean issues where scuba divers are uniquely positioned to influence change; shark and ray conservation and marine debris.

As scuba diving instructors, people are in the perfect position to represent Project Aware as an Ambassador for the cause, passing on the valuable message and providing divers with the tools needed to get involved helping secure historic protections for the world’s most vulnerable shark and rays whilst fighting the increasing war against marine debris.So a huge thank you to Bram, Sebastian, Mike, Chase, Filipe, Riikka, Kate, Andy, James, Helen and Marina for making a donation to Project Aware contributing to a 100% Aware IE in the Gili islands! The candidates were happy to make a donation to Project Aware to support the crucial conservation work undertaken by the Project Aware team and to use their Project Aware Instructor Cards as an example to their future students!

The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) with multi award winning Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod takes place at Trawangan Dive, the first established PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Center (CDC) in the Gili Islands, Indonesia.

Holly, having worked within the recreational diving industry for over a decade working in a variety of dive related roles and in a range of international diving destinations has a wealth of teaching experience and is always ready to share her personal experiences and provide advice to new instructors about potential jobs. Having won multiple awards for the program, Holly has designed and structured a program that expands the basic PADI IDC Syllabus to not only ace the PADI Instructor Examination, but get the knowledge, education, skills and confidence to easily settle into a busy dive shop environment.

Today Trawangan Dive Center remains the only PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Center (CDC) in Gili Trawangan and offers world class training facilities. Being one of the busiest PADI Dive shops in Indonesia it is a great place for new instructors to “cut their teeth”. Team teaching is on offer immediately after the IDC and give the new instructor the chance to learn from some highly experienced and well-seasoned scuba diving instructor.

If you are a professional level diver interested in becoming a scuba diving instructor you will find exactly what you need at the PADI IDC Indonesia, with some additional options once the course is finished. As well as the general PADI Instructor Specialty and MSDT training, there are a range of additional options including technical dive training, coral conservation, reef restoration and Biorock Indonesia programs to get involved in. Check out the PADI IDC Indonesia Page on Facebook where you will find all of the latest information such as news and updates directly from the program. The PADI IDC Gili Islands YouTubechannel is a great source of information.