IADC has recently announced a new project to completely rebuild its Knowledge Retention & Education for our Workforce (KREW) continuous learning system. The comprehensive overhaul is being developed in partnership with 3t Drilling Systems. This project is intended to develop completely IADC-owned content that raises the bar on retention of well control training knowledge while creating a greater level of standardized content across the industry.
According to an IADC Member involved in the project, Douglas Fenner, Senior Technical Trainer Field Training & Development & Learning Innovator with Precision Drilling:
“IADC’s revised KREW is about delivering real learning that crews can trust when they’re out there doing the work. KREW sharpens skills, builds confidence, and makes sure knowledge sticks where it matters most, in the field. It’s a stronger foundation for building a workforce ready for the future of our industry.”
Key system enhancements of the all-new KREW platform will include:
- An IADC-branded custom app and web portal with 268 eLearning modules and 11 3D models across Driller and Supervisor levels of the WellSharp accreditation program curriculum
- Direct user engagement and unique learning pathway intentions
- The ability to link simulation exercises
- WellSharp sample assessments automatically delivered to users every four months throughout the two-year recertification cycle
Originally launched to the industry in April 2021, KREW is being completely reimagined as a new-generation online learning tool designed to provide continuous learning opportunities for well control concepts to improve knowledge retention and, ultimately, to enhance critical on-the-job skills. The development of this new KREW system represents a total replacement of the previous platform with advanced functionality, expanded capabilities, and novel content that will be centrally owned by IADC for the first time. The new system is projected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026.
“IADC has listened to industry feedback, and is working towards delivering an improved continuous education platform for well control. Year-round access to KREW content and simulator experiences will provide practitioners the opportunity to maintain competency between the traditional certification cycles, and IADC’s plans for an abbreviated recertification course with an enhanced focus on scenario based training will be a welcomed option for those requiring certification.”
