Il primo giorno del IDC, Marlies ci spiegò come si sarebbero svolti i due giorni di IE. Mentre Marlies elencava i criteri necessari per passare le tre prove di esame, ricordo di essermi sentita particolarmente tranquilla. Non c’erano ragioni per angosciarsi, sin dal inizio, era chiaro che la preparazione che Marlies conduce rima con eccellenza.

Sono tornata a fare immersioni dopo due anni di stop, proprio qua a Dahab, con Marlies. Marlies è un Course Director impeccabile: riesce a trasmettere la sua passione per l’immersione durante tutto il percorso IDC. Marlies ti rende un subaqueo migliore, capace di trasferire la nostra passione per l’immersione, istruendo allievi in tutto il mondo.

Proseguire il mio IDC con Marlies qua a Dahab è stato frutto di varie coincidenze, ma sono infinitamente grata per essere finita qua.

Sono convinta che ci siano pochi Course Director con lo spirito e la dedizione che Marlies mette nei suoi IDC.

Queste due settimane sono volate, e per quanto sia felice di finalmente essere un instruttore, rifarei il mio IDC altre mille volte.

다합에서 최고의 12일이었습니다.

저는 제 다이브 마스터 한국인 강사쌤의 추천으로 마를리스를 찾아갔습니다.
영어가 능숙한 편이 아니어서 걱정했지만, 이해가 안되는 부분이 있으면 다시 질문했고, 더 쉬운 영어로 천천히 한번 더 설명해주었습니다.
그리고 오래된 경력자답게 수업 내용물도 아주 훌륭합니다. 마를리스만 믿고 수업을 잘 따라간다면 IDC와 IE 모두 문제가 없을 겁니다!

저도 훗날 제 학생들이 강사를 꿈꾼다면 마를리스를 추천할 것입니다.

Marlies' IDC course was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever put myself through.

As soon as I started on the course it was obvious that Marlies cared for me to get the most I could out of our time together. Every area of the course was taught extremely thoroughly, with plenty of time for practice; and every day was full of fun, learning and new experiences. I have always loved diving but going through the IDC with Marlies just made me fall in love with diving more than I thought I ever could. Marlies made me want to be the best instructor I possibly could be.

She really is the best out there. An incredible teacher and mentor.

Marlies runs an amazing IDC. She is a fantastic teacher and mentor.

5 years after my IDC I still use tricks and techniques I learnt from Marlies!

There are many IDCs that will get you through the IE (Instructor Exam) but Marlies runs one of the few that will prepare you for the actual work of being an instructor.

I can't recommended doing an IDC with Marlies highly enough. She is the best!

Marlies is doing a phenomenal job motivated by a strong passion for diving and supporting divers to develop their knowledge and skills to the next level.

She is very inspirational, energizing, bringing lots of ideas, with both substantial and in-depth knowledge together with case studies, transferring the experience and being fully practice oriented.

Marlies IDC was one of the best courses I have ever attended. The venue, materials & facilitation were excellent.

I recommend this training to all divemasters interested in seeing real progress in their career.

Dear Marls,

I would like to thank you again for your great teaching and guidance (in-water, out of the water and mentally ;-) throughout the entire IDC and beyond.
It has been an enormous pleasure being part of your "Team"!
I couldn't immagine having a more competent and experienced CD conducting an IDC.

Keep up your spirit and style of teaching!

Big hugs and happy bubbles

If I could describe Marlies in just two words they would be 'purely amazing'. I was only 21 when I enrolled on the IDC with her at Sea Dancer in Dahab, Egypt and really had no idea what to expect. I was recommended to do the course with Marlies by many friends (many who had done their IDC with other CDs) and it was definetely a choice that changed my life for the better.

From day one I felt relaxed. Something I basically don't do. The theory was well explained and she made sure that all of us left each day with a smile on our faces. This is not to say she made the course easy, far from it. However, she made me and everyone from the course feel relaxed and more than prepared when it came to the IE.

It was always a dream for me to become a diving instructor, and this was a dream that thanks to her has become a reality. Since then I have taught over 400 students and have been able to push dive centers to follow standards the way I was taught, no cutting corners.
For everything I learned from her and the staff instructors she works with I will always be greatful. By the time the IE came and the PADI examiners arrived we were all nervous, but we needn't have been. We were all more than prepared and all passed first time.

Since my IDC I have worked with course directors in almost every continent and can honestly say that I will always recommend Marlies for her patience and enthusiastic attitude towards instructor training and even simply diving.

Some people will tell you that an instructor course is an instructor course, no matter who teaches it. This is simply not true. What I learned from Marlies in those two weeks went way above what I needed to know and those extra pieces of advice have made me the instructor I am today.

I did my IDC with the amazing course director Marlies.

With Marlies I didn't feel am in a strange place just felt home and i actually enjoyed every day of the IDC days and i actually learned a lot from this talented team. Also i loved how Marlies can understand the needs of each one of the candidates and deliver to him the solution he needs to understand any topic and how she makes everything smooth to understand and give us several ways to make it.

I would recommend Marlies to all my friends and i would love to go back to complete my education with her soon.

Doing the Idc was one of the amazing and transforming experience.

In 10 days I went from a huge improvement through marlies training and guidance in the water, in the classroom and even on personal level. The training is challenging so I was worried and some days I was a complete failure but because she was there and she knows what to do and how she offers a way through. I managed to deal with the challenges and stress. During the exam itself it was like a game and I realized what she did. I was really prepared. Thanks to her experience, knowledge and her great personality I am now instructor.

If I chose to do it all over again I won't find a better course director.