Its 7 am on the small island of Gili Trawangan and 11 PADI IDC candidates are making their way to their PADI Instructor Examination. In fact there are no motorized vehicles allowed on the Gili Islands which means that all trips are made on foot, by bicycle or with a horse.

On the PADI IDC with Multi Award Winning Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod in the Gili Islands your primary mode of transport will be a bicycle or a horse and cart. So when it comes to training or evaluation sessions on the PADI IDC or IE candidates will not be subjected to dirty old vans driving them to the harbor or to dive sites and kicking out “who knows what” from their exhaust systems, instead they will find they have to walk, cycle or take the traditional horse and cart transport and that most of the time boats leave from directly outside the dive shop.

The Gili Islands have long been well known for their “no motorized vehicle” policy and have attracted a wealth of tourists to the region looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. With the increase of tourists comes an increase of people taking their first ever underwater experience and therefore a huge increase in the number of scuba instructors needed at local dive shops on the island.

The PADI Instructor Development Course takes place at Trawangan Dive; a 5 star IDC Career Development Center (CDC) offering the very best of professional PADI training facilities available and all Instructor training is fully conducted by Multi Award Winning Platinum rated PADI Course Director Holly Macleod who has a wealth of experience within the recreational diving industry. The program takes place on an 11 day schedule with an additional 5 days of pre IDC preparation and provides the candidates with the knowledge, skills and confidence to gain a highly rewarding and successful career within the recreational diving industry.

During the program you have the opportunity to take part in local beach clean ups and attend local fundraising events, but once the program has finished there are a range of additional environment programs and projects available as well as a range of Introductory environmental awareness dives including introduction to reef gardening, Dive against Debris and a Biorock Fun dive. These are taken as single and multiple dives. Trawangan Dive also offers 1 and 2 day PADI environmental specialties with a recommended 4 dives or the 1 week Biorock® Specialty Course or even the2 Week Biorock® Specialty and Reef Check Combination Course

So in the end taking the PADI IDC Gili Islands Program with Multi Award Winning Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod doesn’t just provide dive professionals with the best possible training facilities one of the best PADI Course Directors available it also opens the door to a range of conservation options.

Check out the PADI IDC Indonesia Facebook Page to see all of the latest information, news and updates from this exciting career enhancing program including the 2017 PADI IDC GiliIslands schedule. For more information on your personal training contact Multi Award Winning Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod directly through the PADI IDC Indonesia website.