The International Well Control Forum is a legally constituted non-profit making organisation registered at The Dutch Chamber of Commerce in The Hague, The Netherlands. The IWCF requires that a candidate complete a suitable training programme prior to sitting the Well Intervention certification programme. Candidates for the programme are also required to be familiar with the certification syllabus.
Successful candidates receive a certificate that is valid for two years from date of issue.
The holder of an IWCF certificate may not re-sit the certification programme at the same level within a period less than twelve months from the issue date of their current certificate, without the express permission of the Secretariat. The holder of a current Level.1 certificate may sit the Level.2 certification programme at any time. The Certification Standards are based on a detailed analysis of the pressure control knowledge that persons require to perform their jobs safely. The standards have been devised so that the measurement of knowledge can be assessed systematically. The IWCF has decided for the time being that the varied nature of well intervention operations, and the lack of suitable multi-operation simulation technology, prevents the inclusion of a realistic practical assessment methodology in this programme.