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  Did my IDC in September with Holly and i couldn't have asked for a better course director !! She's everything you need and want to become an awesome instructor !... read more Patient, knowledgeable,very enthusiastic, she will always take time to make yourself more confident about the course and overtake your fears.
She loves what she's doing and spread this feeling everywhere !!
Don't miss out the chance to do your idc with Holly if you want what's best for you !!

  Taking the Instructor Development Course with Gili IDC is easily the best decision I’ve made in my professional diving career. We were provided excellent facilities, a great source for... read more us to practice and be prepared for instructing once we finish our training. Holly the Course Director, along with Justin and the other Staff Instructors were a great help all the time –making sure us, the candidates are more than ready for the Instructor Examination. Before the IDC, I was more than nervous about not being able to keep up because of the language barrier –but turns out the class consisted of people from different parts of the world with English as their second language! Amazing how Holly & team made this easy for all of us. Having the IDC during the pandemic, we had quite a huge time gap between the training and the exam itself. Within this gap, Holly & team made it possible for us to keep our practical skills and theories sharp, all the time being there and offering assistance to make sure all of our training needs are met. Thank you so much team for the great experience! …

  I did my IDC with Holly in May/June during the Covid thingy and it was the best decision ever.
Holly is super professional, is able to answer every single question... read more of yours and took away all my insecurities, she's the best!
Everyone involved in the IDC was always ready to help out, answering questions, jumping in the pool or just chatting and during the IE I realized how crazy good I was prepared and all the candidates absolutely ROCKED it! (Congrats again guys)
Thanks you so much Holly, I couldn't have asked for a better Course Director.

  I spending my IDC with Holly a Blue Marlin was a wonderful and enriching experience. the infrastructure and very well suited for theoretical courses in the pool and at... read more sea. Holly is a very good pedagogue and she knows how to adapt different learning methodologies according to the candidates. Come and pass your PADI instructor specialties in addition to deepen and optimize your experience.

  Holly is a world class course director!

Her ability to explain and help you relate on an individual basis to the most complex theories is unparalleled.

I... read more did my IDC with Holly in April/May of 2019 and I was slightly nervous because it had been a long time since I studied in a classroom environment but she made me feel immediately at ease with the sometimes large but ultimately super fun work load.

She's kind, patient, incredibly energetic and definitely down for some inside jokes if you manage to find some!

At no point did I feel like "just a number" during the course which I know can be the case with some IDC'S in other places. My experience with Holly is something I will cherish for years to come, ultimately is was just so much fun. We became a big family that learnt and grew together.

If you're thinking about making the trip to Gili Trawangan to do your IDC with Holly, my advice would be to do it!

Thank you again for everything Holly, you truly are a gem! More

  Researching for a teaching environment that provides quality facilities and personal touches for IDC Candidates was essential to choose somewhere to complete the IDC Staff Course after many years in... read more the industry. Research in Indonesia pointed to one person, Holly Macleod. This was backed up...More

  Awesome Instructor development course !! - I did my IDC with Blue Marlin and Holly MacLeod, the course, the way that Holly is teaching, everything was just absolutely amazing. Everything is perfect, I just met an... read more entire new family here.
I quit everything to give it a go in diving industry as an instructor and here I am, teaching my passion to people on the island.
High quality course, recommended 500%
Thank you again for everything ❤️

  Learning my IDC with Holly was a pleasure from the moment I met her till the day I pass my IDC Exam . She was both a mentor and a... read more friend, lending assistance in any way possible .She would go the extra mile to make...More

  Can't recommend enough this fantastic IDC course. It completely changed my life and Holly and her team helped me achieve my dream. I was scared of struggling since English is... read more not my first language but Holly took all the time I needed to make sure I was 100% ready. She goes above and beyond for her students and her positive energy is highly contagious. Not only does she make sure you pass the exam but she helps you do it in the best conditions and teaches you everything so you can become a great instructor.

You will finish your course with the feeling you now have a little family on the Gili's and with memories you will treasure for the rest of your life.