Competence Assurance Accreditation Program

IADC is pleased to announce the launch of its accreditation system for service company Competence Assurance programs. The accreditation system is designed to assure these programs meet accepted practices to develop and ensure the skills of their personnel.

An organization that applies for IADC Accreditation will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

• Training Policy and Procedures Document
• Identification of Job Positions to be deemed competent through the program
• Training Resources and Methods to support the training and development process
• Assessment System – a means to assess an employee’s competence
• Records System – a means of documenting satisfactory completion of training and assessments
• Quality Assurance – a formal means of self directed auditing for adherence to the published policies and procedures and reporting on a periodic basis

For details, please refer to the online documents below.  Organizations seeking accreditation must complete forms and submit to IADC with appropriate fees and instructional materials. 

For additional information on this system, please use this link to send e-mail. 

NOTE: Some documents are provided below in MS Word format to facilitate completion and electronic submission.  When using these documents, applicants MUST NOT modify the original content or format of these forms.  Applicants are responsible for ensuring they submit the latest version of any forms, which are maintained on this page.

CAA-01 – Overview. Specifications regarding program structure, requirements, and accreditation criteria.
PDF download, 40 KB.   Latest Revision 070523.

CAA-02 -- Schedule of Fees  – Includes current information on fees for accreditation, renewal, and certificates.  
PDF download, 34 KB.  Latest Revision 070913. (Note: prior to this revision this document was numbered CAA-03).

CAA-03 -- Application for Accreditation. This document is to be used to submit an initial application for Competence Assurance Accreditation.  It should be submitted with the appropriate initial accreditation fee (see Schedule of Fees, Form CAA-02). 
PDF download, 180 KB.  Word download, 200 KB. Latest Revision: 070523. (Note: prior to this revision this document was numbered CAA-02).

CAA-04 -- Accreditation/Audit Policy Agreement.  This document specifies terms and conditions of obtaining and maintaining accreditation from IADC.
PDF download, 34 KB.  Latest revision 070523.

Noble Drilling UK (Ltd)
Farburn Industrial Estate
Wellheads Road, Dyce
Aberdeen, AB21 7HG  SCOTLAND
Phone: +44-1224-401-554

Noble Drilling UK (Ltd) operates under conditional accreditation.  For more information please contact John Clark.

Rowan Drilling UK Ltd
Rowan House, Peterseat Drive, Altens Industrial Estate
Aberdeen,  AB12 3HT  SCOTLAND
Phone: +44-1224-216-550

Rowan Drilling operates under conditional accreditation.  For more information please contact Jean-Francois Basse.
 

Pride Competence Management Systems
Pride International
5847 San Felipe, Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77057  USA
Phone: +1-789-1400 ext 49570

Pride Competence's accreditation is currently pending.  For more information please contact Philippe Tinchon.

Saudi Aramco Drilling & Workover Training Unit
3097A Old Abqaiq Road
Dhahran 31311 SAUDI ARABIA
Phone:  +966-3-872-7249

Saudi Aramco's accreditation is currently pending.  For more information please contact Tawfiq Al Shawaf.

Nabors Arabia Co., Ltd.
Nabors Drilling International Limited, Houston
Near Aramco Gate#5 Old Abqiq Road
PO Box 2862
Dhahran, 31952 SAUDI ARABIA
Phone: +9663-872-4388 x 272

Nabors Arabia's accreditation is currently pending.  For more information please contact Muslim Al Haleimi.

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