How does Choosing IDC work?

This is an exchange that explains how the website works, the basic function of the site is to provide the best PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDCs) for divers wanting to take their dive career to the next professional level.

Q Hi Choosing IDC, I work on IDCs in Africa and perhaps soon in Europe and noticed your site – I presume you’re acting as agents for potential PADI Instructors and I am really interested in what you have so please tell me more, I’m keen to know.

A Yes we promote our Course Directors and the IDCs through the website. If you are a Platinum CD resident at an established 5 Star PADI IDC Center then we have a process in place to get you on the website (process involves asking the other CDs about your suitability and research about your reputation).

Q How do you work it? – is there a commission fee / subscription model?  How long have you been doing this? Do you have any figures to show the benefits of being associated with the website? I’m not the CD – I’m just an MI helping out the CD I have worked with over the years and looking into possibilities for him.  And yes he is a platinum CD.

A Its a subscription and commission model the way it works is:
1, If your application is successful then we agree a initial agreement in terms of time for you to be included on the website.
2, you get a keep all direct referrals to the site without any commission payment.

We want the best PADI Course Directors and their IDCs to be easily found by Divemasters who want to become Instructors, it’s as simple as that.

 

Choosing IDC wants the worlds best Course Directors

Course DirectorWe are currently considering IDCs / Course Directors from the main dive regions in the world, as you can see we have some very experienced and premier Course Directors already on board, we now need to choose Course Directors from all the regions of the world and that is where you could come into it.

 

The focus for us isn’t  about paid advertising for IDCs too much, but the collation and sharing of knowledge so I ask you to do quite a bit of text, in the way of an introduction about yourself, and provide lots of photos and perhaps even review and sponsor a dive theory section to ensure the changes in the IDC are reflected instantly and we are never out of date

Choosing IDC would want a modest initial 1-4 year agreement between ourselves and your PADI IDC, we will initially be asking modest fees for inclusion should the application be successful (not all applications are approved). As we would need the Course Director to provide unique lengthy relevant text answers to our questions for the site that I know will take a couple of hours.

If you want to take any application further then I will ask the  other Course Directors for their opinion of you / your business do some research of my own then organise your webpages (text / photos) I will put all your info online. and guarantee your placement.

What we offer:

1, Placement within the guide and exclusivity for your region
2, Monthly referrals from the enquiry form
3, Natural / Organic website traffic from our site to your page on our site to your site
4, The inclusion in Choosing IDC will be yours as long as you want it
5, The website Choosing IDC will be promoted and updated to continue its growth
6, Entry into the fastest growing and youngest site dedicated to the PADI IDC course
7, In future the website will be developed to take IDC course bookings and will pay the IDC directly for the course (minus any commission due that is pre-arranged)
8, Updates and additions to your page for free during your membership time
9, Continued promotion of Choosing IDC

What we want from you

1, Unique Text about yourself and your center with unique Photos of a recent IDC and your facilities
2, Prompt response to our potential students that we provide you on a monthly basis (website enquiries are send to you immediately – same day they come to us)
3, Commission payments from the monthly lists we provide you if any convert to IDC courses (commission % to be discussed)

Some info about Choosing IDC

Potential IDC / DM Students from the Choosing IDC website enquiry forms will be forward to all members of the website

PADI wants you do dive back in

PADI are currently sending out this email invite wanting people that haven’t dived or added any courses to renew their dive knowledge.

Jump Back In And ReActivate™ Your Certification. Do you remember the thrill of your first breath underwater and the excitement of exploring the aquatic realm? If it has been a while since your last dive with Adventures in Diving and you can’t remember the feeling, then it’s time to jump back in. With the new PADI ReActivate™ program, refreshing your dive knowledge is easier than you think.

With PADI ReActivate, you conveniently review scuba concepts on your tablet or mobile device. Then, you can opt for an inwater review with a PADI Professional or, if you’re ready, just go diving*.

PADI ReActivate is a convenient and easy way to refresh your dive skills and get back in the water.

* Your PADI certification does not expire. This communication is not an expiration or deactivation notice. Participation in PADI ReActivate is not mandatory, but recommended as an easy way to refresh your dive knowledge and skills if you haven’t been diving in a while. Divers who complete both the knowledge and inwater skill refresher receive a replacement certification card with a ReActivated through date on it.

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