NAUI vs PADI Instructor Training
Channel: Discovery Divers Tokyo
Date: 2017-02-22

NAUI vs PADI Instructor Training
We discuss my personal experience with NAUI and PADI instructor training since I'm an instructor with both agencies. If you have a good NAUI mentor available, that is a fantastic option, especially as you can probably tailor your schedule. If you don't have a NAUI mentor in your area, doing a condensed, PADI IDC might be a good option for you if you can take the time off. 

00:07 Intro
00:58 PADI Dive Pro Training positives
01:35 Predictable Dive Schedule
01:45 Lots of Dive Instructor & Student Support Materials
02:20 Repeatable Recipe (for dive training)

03:10 NAUI Pro raining overview
- Mentor Approach
- Lots of personal attention
- Customizable schedule
- Deep Learning

06:30 Summary & Conclusion

My overall recommendation
If you have a good NAUI mentor available, that is a fantastic option, especially as you can probably tailor your schedule. 

If you don't have a NAUI mentor in your area, doing a condensed, PADI IDC might be a good option for you if you can take the time off. 

If you are interested in NAUI Instructor training in the Tokyo area of Japan (mentor style) you can contact us at Discovery Divers Tokyo. 

If you are interested in NAUI Instructor training in Japan as a condensed IDC/ITC (or mentor style) in the warmth of Okinawa, you can contact our colleague Doug at Reef Encounters (http://www.reefencounters.org/).

Update, Feb. 23......
IT was rightly brought up by a viewer on Scuba Board that not all PADI ITCs are the large, compressed programs. It's a valid comment, and my language was imprecise, perhaps suggesting that the ONLY option for PADI instructor training was a large program. That being said, I'd guess that the majority of PADI instructors are certified through larger, compressed programs. I don't know if there is data out there available. 

Happy training!

Safe diving!

Jim

Big Dog, DDT
DiscoveryDiversTokyo.com

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