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Forklift truck operations

Norfolk Training Services runs forklift truck courses which conform to the Health and Safety Commission Rider Operated Lift Trucks: Operator Training Approved Code of Practice (revised 1999).   
 
Our training centre and courses are approved and certificated by the Independent Training Scheme Standards and Register (ITSSAR), and we only provide training which meets the Health and Safety Code of Practice.
 
All our instructors are fully qualified and have many years’ experience. We provide training with all types of trucks, based either at our training centre or on-site at your premises.
 
The courses are designed for the novice or the experienced operator. Conversion and Familiarisation courses are also available.
 
Potential lift truck operators should be medically fit and be of a minimum age of 17 years. The courses contain both theory and practical assessments and certificates are issued on satisfactory completion of the training.
 
Operating lift trucks safely is a skill acquired over many years, but as with all skills, it starts with good basic training.
 
We offer training courses for both operators and instructors. Please select from the following:
 
Forklift Truck Operator Training

NTS is an approved Lift Truck Operator training company by ITSSAR (Independent Training Scheme Standards and Register) and only provides training to the Health and Safety Code of Practice.

In centre fees

Course Description   Cost (per person)
Basic Operator For the person with little or no previous experience and will include theoryand practical training. The candidate should be medically fit to complete the course and on completion will be tested, and on passing will be issued with an Operators Certificate of Basic Training. Duration: five days for three people, four days for two people.   £500.00
Two-day Basic Operator For an existing operator with some previous experience, includes theory and practical training and a person without considerable practical operating experience is likely to fail the test and should attend the novice course in the first instance.   £200.00
One day Re-certification The reassessment course is only available for those operators with documentary
evidence of Basic Training and who wish to renew their certification.		   £200.00
One-day Conversion/Familiarisation Designed for certificated operators who wish to operate a different type of truck and/or attachments.  
£200.00

In company fees: courses for all types of truck can be carried out on site between 0900hrs and 1630hrs Mondays to Fridays or at other times, subject to agreement. A maximum of three trainees per course and on arrival the instructor must carry out a health and safety risk assessment prior to commencing training. Return travel expenses from our training centre on site will be charged.

 
Forklift Truck Instructor Training

NTS is approved to provide FLT Instructor training by ITSSAR (Independent Training Scheme Standards and Register) and only provides training to the Health and Safety Code of Practice.

Course duration: ten days for the initial course and five days for the re-registration course.

During both courses the tutor will assess the trainee in both the theory and practical operation of Counterbalance Forklift Trucks and Instructional Techniques. Successful completion of these assessments will enable the trainee to become an Approved Instructor and to issue Certificates of Training on Counterbalance Forklift Trucks and any others that they have been certified for. Registration lasts for five years after which a re-registration course is available.

Before the course commences candidates must produce evidence (certificate) of their successful completion of a full-length training course for Counterbalance Trucks plus a certificate issued and dated within the last 12 months from their employer or other responsible body to show that they have been operating that equipment competently for at least six months. If this cannot be met we recommend our two-and-a-half day Basic Refresher course which includes the required operator test and this course must be completed successfully six months prior to commencing the instructors' course.

Within the first two days the trainee will need to pass a test of operating skill to instructor level and the remainder of the 10-day course will primarily deal with instruction of forklift truck operation. Please be advised that all trainees will require four passport-type photographs and their National Insurance number.

Course fees: 10-day Instructor Course, £1,299.00 + VAT; 5-day Re-registration Course, £625.00 + VAT (inclusive of lunch, refreshments, course manuals and registration).
 

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