Ali...Depending on how much notice you told them you needed prior to joining will dictate the minimum time they will give you to get ready. They actually gave me nearly 2 months to get ready and I told them I needed 3 weeks. Another friend of mine told them 2 weeks and he got 3 weeks to get ready. You will get an email with the course date offer, prior to a fed ex copy of the offer. As far as someone out in Dubai to talk to ahead of time I would recommend talking to the contacts in HR you already met and see if they could give you an idea of a course date. I hope this helps. Good luck