Congratulations on submitting your candidate form!
Please take a moment to review the joining instructions to ensure you're fully prepared for the upcoming course.
Málaga:
Essential course requirements ( Booking Form )
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Scanned/photographed passport or valid photographic ID (same one as on the FORUM account)
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FORUM account up to date (correct passport or ID details).
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Candidates will have the opportunity to access the Mock Assessment while sitting the course
for which they must know their email and password to enter into FORUM. -
Candidates must bring a calculator and a ruler.
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Any learning special needs must be put to the attention of MDS prior to course commencement.
Getting to the hotel from Malaga airport
Taxis are located immediately outside the arrival terminal door and the ride to Torremolinos normally takes approximately 15 minutes. Trains are available from the airport every 20 minutes going to Fuengirola and stopping in Torremolinos.
What time should the candidate arrive?
Candidates should report to reception by 08:30am on the first morning. The rest of the week classes start at 09:00am.
Course Materials
Candidates will be provided with all the necessary didactic materials including a hard copy of the manual (property of MDS) as well as an electronic copy on a pendrive to take with them.
Food and Drink
Sandwich lunches, tea and coffee are provided, free of charge, on the premises.
What time do we finish on the last day?
The course should be finished on the last day by 1pm. There is a taxi rank close to the school and it takes approximately 15 minutes to Malaga airport. Please note that passengers are required to be at the airport 2 hours prior to departure.
Malaga Drilling School Location:
MDS Spain - Well Control Pro
Plaza Costa Del Sol, Edif Entreplazas 1-98
29620 Torremolinos - Málaga - Spain
link to google maps
Virtual:
Required prior to commencement: ( Booking & Candidate Form )
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Scanned/photographed passport or valid photographic ID
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Town and country from where you will be completing the course and assessments
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Email address to where everything should be sent
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Mobile phone number to join the WhatsApp group upon commencement
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Address for invoicing (complete name, address, postal code, town & country)
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Completed IWCF Virtual Candidate Checklist
IT requirements
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A laptop, desktop or tablet with: o Speakers
o Microphone
o Webcam
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Smart phone or tablet (as secondary device).
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A reliable internet connection (broadband, wired or wireless (with 2Mbps up/down-load speeds).
Access to a printer is highly recommended.
If running Windows the virtual classroom operates best with Windows 10, Chrome or IE11, and Dual Core 2Ghz or higher, processor with 4Gb RAM.
If running Mac the virtual classroom operates best with MacOS X and macOS 10.9 (or later), Chrome or Firefox, and, 64-bit processor with 4Gb RAM.
To test ZOOM and make sure everything works on your computer/tablet click here.
This will test whether if you can connect, hear the audio and if your microphone works. You may be required to download the Zoom program onto your computer.
Should you be using a company computer, note that problems could arise from security settings / firewalls / blockage. Please check this with your company prior to commencement
Essential pre-course requirements
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Delegates must have a calculator, scrap paper, pen, pencil, rubber and a ruler.
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Any learning special needs must be put to the attention of MDS prior to course commencement.
Course Materials
Together with the Zoom invitation email you will receive some of the course materials, which include the IWCF Formula Sheet, Questions and Answers and the Monday Class Notes (required for first thing Monday morning).
As the Well Control Manual is so large and cannot be sent by email, this will be sent to you available to download through WeTransfer. For information on how to download click here.
How to connect to the virtual training
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Prior to commencement you will receive an email invitation for all the days.
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To join the meeting, each day you will need to click on the link under the tittle “Join Zoom
Meeting”.
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Note that you will not be able to commence the virtual training course until the instructor has
connected first.
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VICTVS V3 App Registration
When you register for the VICTVS V3 App please use your CR number as USERNAME (example: Username 123456). This is recommended by IWCF in order to avoid errors.
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For any queries please do not hesitate in contacting us prior to the course on:
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