ACCREDITATION

Since 1940, the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has exclusively represented the worldwide oil and gas drilling industry.


Drilling Industry Training Accreditation System

The Drilling Industry Training Accreditation Systems (DIT) offers a variety of accreditation opportunities for training institutions, providers and programs.

The purpose of DIT is to:

· Provide review of and recognition for providers or training products.

· Ensure that similar courses conducted by different accredited establishments for the same purpose meet the same minimum standards.

· Ensure that, when distance learning or other techniques are used, the resulting courses are properly harmonized with the course objectives.

· Ensure that, when courses cover the activities of several different disciplines, persons with the required amount of expertise are brought into the training system.

· Ensure that specialized courses or products focus on transfer of practical knowledge and that the participant is not exploited for the purpose of sales opportunity.

Available types of accreditation are:

· Individual course offerings – instructor-led classroom or laboratory/workshop courses

· Electronic course offerings – computer-based training or distance learning products