INTRODUCTION

The IWCF Quality Assured Training Course Programme (QATC) has been designed to provide a quality management system for well control training courses that have been developed to prepare students for IWCF Certification programmes.

The Quality Assurance Programme that has been developed will provide a consistent and professional approach to the accreditation and audit of appropriate ‘Well Control’ training courses.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

1.      To ensure that well control training courses: -

• Teach fundamental well control principles.
• Emphasise fundamental well control practices and procedures.
• Meet stated learning objectives.

 2.      To provide a formal system of accreditation, which recognizes the following: - 

Course curriculum and objectives:

• Teaching Resources.
• Instructor Technical qualifications and experience.
• Instructor Training qualifications and experience.
• Instructor Simulator qualifications and experience.
• Simulation resources and specification.

Training programme:

• Teaching methodology and plan.
• Teaching material.
• Student ratio Instructor/Assessor.
• Student learning and exercise material.
• Student knowledge assessment.
• Student simulator instruction.
• Student simulator assessment.

Application for accreditation under the QATC programme is restricted to training centres with current IWCF certification programme accreditation status.  The programme is optional for these centres.

Click here for a list of the Centres and Courses that have been accredited under this programme.