Free PADI Open Water Diver course workshop Gili Islands

Free PADI Open Water Diver Course workshop, Gili Islands PADI unveiled the latest evolution of their popular PADI Open Water Diver course at the 2013 DEMA Show. The revisions include changes to knowledge development, confined water and open water training, as well as new media training materials such as the highly anticipated PADI Open Water Diver Touch, a tablet app. The PADI Open Water course was built on a solid instructional foundation, and it is probably the most popular global entry-level diving course. However content updates were due, as well as opportunities for superior student-centered learning and confidence-building through refinements to in-water training. The revisions grew from comments and suggestions gathered from the entire PADI family, from the top five percent of PADI Members internationally (those who certify the most divers), from those conducting beta trials, from evaluation of diver incident reports, and from 13,700 surveys of new Open Water Divers. Changes to the course itself, the revised course introduces revolutionary student training materials, specifically the Open Water Diver Touch. The Touch integrates the manual text, learning objectives, video clips, and progressive self quizzes into an interactive learning experience. In addition, the new PADI Skill Practice and Dive Planning Slate provides PADI Instructors a new way to assess student confidence. The slate also guides students in dive planning. "The PADI organization is dedicated to teaching diving in ways that are effective, engaging, and enjoyable," says Drew Richardson, CEO and President of PADI Worldwide. "The revised Open Water Diver course revision applied instructional design, research and experience, along with new state-of-the-art media, keeping PADI Members on the leading edge of diver training." Oceans 5 Dive Resort, a PADI Career Development Center, located on the Gili Islands, is organizing a free confined open water workshop. During this workshop PADI Course Director will explain the changes and shows everyone who is interested in his ideas how to demonstrate the skills. All instructors and divemasters welcome!