Although the PADI IDC Indonesia is run every month at Trawangan Dive in the Gili Islands, there is always time for our Platinum PADI Course Director and IDC Staff Instructors to take part in other community based projects.
Recently the PADI IDC Gili Islands team were given the opportunity to take part in a fantastic community based project involving some of the Labuan Bajo dive community and the local educational facilities.
Two of the major attractions within the Komodo National Park area are of course the Komodo Dragons and the diving. People who live on Komodo are the last to benefit from these attractions, so what better way to empower and embrace the local community than to provide training, education and employment?
The team was given the opportunity to play a minor role in a
fantastic new training program offered by conservationist Jo Marlow in
conjunction with the Komodo Kita. The program revolves around training local
Komodo residents about the dive industry. Some will go on to become dive
professionals and others will just gain more of an appreciation for their immediate
environment, whilst also being able to actually see, connect and understand the
environment directly on their doorstep and underneath the surface. Although Jo
and her team has already conducted most of the dive training and conservation
awareness programs with her trainees, our Platinum PADI Course Director and IDC
Staff were able to help out with some of the First Aid, Rescue and Oxygen
provision components of their training.
Of course being an integral part of the dive industry within
Indonesia, it is always nice to be able to help directly influence the future
of both the diving industry and the local community within these remote areas
of the country.
The major income for residents on Komodo Islands has
traditionally been based around the fishing industry and more recently based
around the influx of tourism visiting the park to see the Komodo Dragon. These
are generally low paid incomes and therefore a person from Komodo may find that
by developing a career in the diving industry may provide a larger income for
them and their family and an overall improved quality of life.
The training is taken very seriously, but is also designed
to be fun and ensures that all participants are given the very best of tools
available to learn about the industry and excel within it. The Gili IDC team are
very grateful and proud to have been part of the program and would love to be
involved in any future projects concerning marine conservation and local
community projects.
The PADI IDCIndonesia is based at Trawangan Dive in the Gili Islands and offers the
full range of PADI Instructor level training programs. The PADI Instructor
Development Course (IDC) in the Gili Islands runs every month by award winning
Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod who has a reputation for both
excellence and success. Trawangan Dive is currently the only PADI 5 Star IDC
Career Development Center (CDC) in Gili Trawangan.
To find out more about what’s happening on the program out
on our PADI IDC Indonesia Fan Page.
