{"id":243890,"date":"2020-09-28T19:54:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T19:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/nueva\/producto\/utd-fundamentals-idc\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T19:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T19:54:16","slug":"utd-fundamentals-idc","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/producto\/utd-fundamentals-idc\/","title":{"rendered":"UTD Fundamentals IDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;line-height:26px;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">You will teach divers to become \u201cThinking Team Members.\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">You will be a UTD Scuba Diving Coach.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">You will introduce divers to the latest UTD\/DIR methodology, philosophy and skills.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Your will have the best Instructor materials ever produced including a full \u201cPlaybook\u201d covering every class and skill.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">You will work with the highest set of Standards and Procedures in the industry.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">You will be a leader in the scuba community and belong to an ever growing community of UTD\/DIR divers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">You will be supported by UTD Headquarters which responds quickly and effectively to our students\u2019 and instructors\u2019 needs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">You are building future explorers for UTD Projects and Adventures.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Most importantly, you will have\u00a0<span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">fun<\/span>\u00a0teaching and diving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:22px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:22px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">The Complete Process<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">To begin your UTD IDC journey you must first ensure\u00a0 you meet the prerequisites as listed below. Then you must complete each of the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em 20px;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;list-style-position:outside;line-height:26px;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">An Interview with the UTD Training Director or UTD CEO.\u00a0Set that up with an email to jeff@utdscubadiving.com<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Have taken any UTD class \u2013 UTD IDC Prep is preferred however UTD Essentials or higher is acceptable.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Subscribe to and study your online course materials and academics.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Attend a UTD IDC with any UTD Instructor Trainer.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Get a final Training Advisory Board evaluation and recommendation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Start your teaching adventure!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:26px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">More Information<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:22px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">Preparing for the IDC<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">Although you will do much of the preparation for the IDC on your own, we are available at any time to guide you, answer questions, and talk about the programs. You will complete the online classroom programs and tests for each class you plan on teaching. You\u2019ll study our Standards and Procedures, Student and Diver Procedures Manual, and Instructor Playbook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">The Playbook is the heart of the UTD instructor materials. This document describes in detail how to teach critical skills at each level. The book outlines how those skills are applied to each UTD certification class and includes the methodology on simulating failures, instructor positioning during critical skill training, and the expected student outcome of each simulated failure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">Attached to the playbook are hours of video that describe in detail how to teach dry runs \u2013 the personal and critical skills taught on the surface.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:22px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">IDC Prerequisites:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">The prerequisites to become a UTD Open Water or Foundational Instructor are Divemaster with any recognized training agency, proof of 200 non training dives, and at least UTD IDC Prep or Ess of Rec \/ Tech or any other upper level UTD class. A full list of prerequisites can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utdscubadiving.com\/utd-standards-and-procedures\/\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:#2ea3f2;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">UTD Standards and\u00a0Procedures<\/span><\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em 20px;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;list-style-position:outside;line-height:26px;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">Must meet UTD General Course Prerequisites as outlined in Section 1.6.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">Must be a minimum age of 19 years of age.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">Must be able to swim at least 425 yards\/ 400 meters in less than 14 minutes without stopping.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">Must be able to swim a distance of at least 70 feet\/21 meters on a breath hold.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">Divemaster\u00a0certification with a recognized certification agency.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">Rescue class, or equivalent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">First Aid, CPR, and AED\/O2 within past two years.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;line-height:1.4rem;\">UTD IDC Prep or UTD Essentials of Rec \/ Tech or any other upper level UTD class.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1.4rem;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">IDC Prep<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"li1\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;line-height:1.4rem;\">This is a personal skills class that prepares you for the UTD IDC. This is only needed if you have not taken a UTD Essentials of Rec\/Tech\/Side Mount or any other upper level UTD class. The three-day class covers how we teach buoyancy, trim, propulsion, basic-6, s-drills, valve drills, and smb deployment. All these skills are taught at demonstration level. The class also goes through proper weighting, how to dive a \u2018balanced rig,\u2019 Min-Deco ascent strategies, and Rock Bottom gas planning.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">Home Study Classroom Materials Prep Module<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">Review of all student course materials in the Foundational category, including Open Water, Advanced, Essentials, Nitrox, Rescue, Dry Suit, etc.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">Home Study Academic Module<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">This is an online program that address UTD\u2019s teaching philosophy, ethos, Standards and Procedures, Playbook, and much more.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">In-Person Instructor Development Class (IDC)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">These IDC\u2019s are held worldwide and consist of a 3 to 5 day in-water IDC depending on level. Your instructor trainer (IT) will work with you to develop your ability to lecture, present dry runs, conduct in water teaching, and evaluate your students.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">UTD Training Advisory Board (TAB) Final Evaluation.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">At the conclusion of the IDC your instructor trainer will post additional videos of you giving one classroom lecture, one dry run, and one teaching event to the Training Advisory Board for final evaluation.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:26px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">UTD Instructor Development Class Package Costs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">All instructor candidate and instructors are required to maintain a UTD instructor membership. The cost is $695 USD to begin then $20\/month. This includes instructor course materials, all foundational student materials, and your certification card. Once certified as a UTD instructor, recreational instructor membership fees are $20\/month or $200\/year; technical and cave instructor memberships are $25\/month or $250\/year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><em><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">This subscription does not include the cost of the in-person IDC.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">Approximate IDC Prices<\/span>\u200b (costs vary slightly by region)<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;line-height:26px;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">UTD<b style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">\u00a0<\/b>Foundational Instructor \u2013 $1000<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Side mount or back mount endorsement \u2013 $375<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;color:#333333;line-height:1em;font-weight:500;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold;\">Moving Forward:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em 1em;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:#ffffff;line-height:26px;color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Instructor Trainer (Foundational\/Tech\/Cave\/Rebreather) \u2013 $1000<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Technical Instructor \u2013 $1000<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Rebreather Instructor \u2013 $1500<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;\">Cave or Wreck Penetration Instructor \u2013 $1500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:#666666;font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\">To properly prepare you to teach the UTD educational curriculum in a consistent manner we require that everyone, no matter what previous instructor rating they may have, take a core level class called UTD Instructor Development Course (IDC) and then be evaluated by our Training Advisory Board (TAB).\u00a0Following that you can move up to technical, cave, wreck or rebreather instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":243887,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_cat":[247,211],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-243890","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-professional-en","7":"product_cat-utd-courses-en","9":"first","10":"onbackorder","11":"taxable","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/243890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=243890"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuanova.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=243890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}