PADI COURSE DIRECTOR
Camille Lemmens
Since 1999 Camille has lived in Thailand working in the dive industry on Koh Samui, as a result he has build an extensive knowledge of the local and Thai dive industry.
Camille’s emphasis is on personalized training. He works generally with small groups and conducts all parts of the IDC training himself and is available at all times during the complete IDC which allows for lots of personal and individuall attention.
CAMILLE HAS RECEIVED THE 'PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT AWARD' FOR 2009
Camille has received the PADI Instructor Development Award, to better recognize the achievements of those PADI Dive Centres and Resorts who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of diving.
Camille and Drew Richardson, the President and Chief Operations Officer for PADI Worldwide on the right, handing over the Instructor Development Award.
PLATINUM COURSE DIRECTOR RATING FOR CAMILLE
In the beginning of 2010 Camille has been awarded the prestigious Platinum Course Director rating by PADI, for a fourth consecutive year running, since PADI Asia Pacific introduced this rating. This is the highest rating a PADI Course Director can achieve. A rating received by less than 49 of all PADI Course Directors worldwide and even less that work for a prestigious PADI CDC Center.
In 2000 he started working with Thailands first PADI 5 Star Career Development Center and was one of their Course Directors since 2003.
Camille is originally from the Netherlands and speaks fluent English and German besides his native Dutch.
In (April) 2003 he became a PADI Course Director at the CDTC in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia where he was trained by staff from the various PADI offices, like PADI America's, PADI Asia Pacific, PADI International and PADI Europe.
Here's direct link to Camille's dive blog, where you can follow his IDC's and various Instructor training courses on a monthly base.
He has worked on more than 65 IDC programs, having conducted over 60 IDC programs as a Course Director since 2003.
He can teach
more than 20 Instructor Specialties, including
Nitrox Specialty Instructor and SCC Draeger Dolphin and Ray Rebreather Specialty Instructor.
He is also a DSAT Gas Blender Instructor Trainer, EFR
IT, EFR Care for Children Instructor
Trainer, PADI Emergency Oxygen provider Instructor Trainer and DAN O2 Instructor Trainer.
He has taught more than 240 IDC candidates with a passing rate of 98%.
More than
1000 Specialty Instructor Training courses have been
taught by him and over 350 Instructor level courses
on various other levels such as IDCS, EFRI, EFR
Care for Children and DAN O2.
Participating in an internship
with Camille will give you a cutting edge on the
competitive job market.
PADI Course Directors who gained experience as IDCS Instructors by working
with him during his IDC's include in Hong Kong;
Craig Allery in the United Arab Emirates; Ernst van
der Poll and in Canada; Jean-François Joly.
Look here to see TESTIMONIALS from Camille's former IDC and internship candidates.
Have a look here and here to see what PADI says about Camille's successful Instructor Development Courses and
IE programs
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