International School of Well Drilling Online Courses

Welcome to The International School of Well Drilling's
Continuing Education Website

 International School of Well Drilling

INTRODUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONS

  1. This Website has been created to allow Licensed Water Well Contractors, Licensed Pump Installers, or initial license applicants to complete their state's continuing education requirements for license renewal and/or initial license application.

  2. The International School of Well Drilling is an approved provider of continuing education units by the states of: Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. Please refer to the homepage left hand panel to see exactly how many CE hours / PD hours your state allows to be completed online!

  3. At the completion of each course, review questions are asked. The course completer is free to refer back as often as needed to the text before selecting the answer to the review questions. The completed review questions are submitted via email to the staff of the International School of Well Drilling so that the CE hour Completion Certificate can be emailed to the course completer.

  4. Each state's regulatory authority has asked for a Statement of Integrity for each course completed. Prior to submitting each online CE hour the course completer is asked to sign the Statement of Integrity.

  5. Once the review questions for each course are completed and the Statement of Integrity has been signed the course completer is asked to make payment by credit card. The CE hour is then submitted.

  6. Each CE hour completed using this online delivery system costs $34.95. For example a one (1) CE hour course offering costs $34.95 and a two (2) CE hour course offering costs $69.90.

  7. A one CE hour course is designed to take one hour to complete from start to finish. A two CE hour course is designed to taken two hours from start to finish.

  8. A course completer is only allowed to receive a CE hour credit once from each course taken. In other words, course completers may not receive additional CE hour credits by repeating the same offering more than once within the same license period.

  9. Below is a thumbnail description of the courses available and the number of CE hours (Continuing Education Units) awarded for the completion of each course.

  10. Addtional course offerings will be added as they are developed and approved.



Cancellation and Refund Policy

To cancel a course already submitted for processing a student must request a refund by pressing the "contact us" button on the Home Page and request a refund in writing via email. If cancellation is requested within 12 hours of submission a full refund will be processed within 30 days. If cancellation is not requested within 12 hours after submission no refund will be allowed.

Course Completion and Grading

To be given credit for the ONLINE Course, the Student must score at least 70% on the ONLINE test. If the student fails to receive 70% on the ONLINE test than the student will be contacted by ISWD and will be asked to repeat the process.

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ISWD will not share personal identification information relating to any student. All information provided by the student is kept confidential and not shared with any third party.

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Course Offerings
Course Description Credits
Well Development A review of the methods in common use to "develop" a water well. Methods of
stimulating aquifer production are also discussed.**		 1
Drilling Methods A review of hole making methods commonly employed by water well drillers.
Mention is made of hole making methods used by other drilling sectors such as
geotechnical and environmental.** 		2
Well Construction
History		 Well Construction History from 8000 BC. to the early 20th century. A brief
review of the history of water well construction and water well construction
technology from the earliest known water well until the coming of rotary drilling
methods.**		 1
Well Abandonment The purpose of this course is to refresh the awareness of the course completer as
to the reasons for proper water well abandonment.**		 1
Basic Geology
& Groundwater		 A review of the geologic events that resulted in the formation of the earth's water
esources and a basic discussion of aquifers and groundwater movement from
recharge to discharge.**		 1
Aquifer Storage
Recovery		 An introduction to the theory and current application of storing water in aquifers
for later recovery. Examples and issues of concern are discussed.**		 1
Well Rehabilitation This continuing education unit discusses the most common causes of deteriorating
well performance and the methods, both traditional and of more recent
introduction, contractors are using to address this problem.** 		2
Injection Wells This CEU introduces injection wells. The history, construction, safety features,
regulations, types of injection wells, and uses of injection wells are all discussed.**		 2
Geothermal Heating
and Cooling Systems		 An introduction to geothermal heating and cooling systems with emphasis on the
variety of ground loop installations in current use around the world.**		 2

    ** To receive a completion certificate for each CE course you read you must complete a review quiz. You will find a TAKE TEST button at the end of the text portion of each course. When you press the TAKE TEST button you will be asked for your payment information.