About AWCC

Australian Well Control Centre

Australian Well Control Centre was established by drilling professionals with the fundamental goal of providing the oil and gas sector a premium well control training service. Through the combination of IWCF/IADC accreditation, Nationally Recognised training, facilitation and tutoring by operational professionals, AWCC provides integrated and professional training to the ever changing oil and gas sector.

Headquartered in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; AWCC offers flexible training solutions to the established and emerging regional oil and gas fields. AWCC will facilitate and deliver a range of instructor led drilling training and nationally accredited certification courses to ensure the industry is serviced by educated and skilled employers.

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Run by Drilling Professionals, for Drilling Professionals.
Our vision is to develop enduring relationships with both clients and students across the drilling industry, by providing highly professional and streamlined, outcome based training programs.

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The Australian Well Control Centre is committed to providing our clients with the confidence that their quality objectives will be met. Our training objective is not simply to delivery training material for the sake of itself or our company, but to deliver quality training of the highest level that enables students to contribute significantly to the productivity and efficiency of their workplace, while ensuring an intimate understanding of the fundamentals of well control. The ability to deliver training that incorporates learning and literacy assistance during the course through the assignment of a skilled tutor allowing AWCC to ensure that students walk away with an intimate understanding of current well control practices.

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Our Staff

Robert Challinder

Founding Partner, CEO and Principal Trainer

Rob is a founding Director of AWCC and the company has been created with an emphasis on catering to those working in Drilling operations. Over a career spanning more than 28 years in the Oil and Gas Industry Rob has worked on various drilling operations in Australia, South China Sea, Indonesia and all throughout the Asian continent.

Rob’s extensive experience in both onshore and offshore environments and with companies such as Santos and Maersk Drilling has enabled him to create the leading Well Control Centre in Australia.

Karen Challinder

Director and Finance Manager

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About AWCC

Australian Well Control Centre

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Your unique training experience

Let’s build your future together

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Robert Challinder

Karen Challinder

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