Forklift
What to Expect From a Multi-Day Forklift Course
Wondering what actually happens across a forklift course? Here is how the training is structured from day one to your assessment.
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Prepared by EDB Training Services, a nationally recognised Registered Training Organisation in Capalaba, Brisbane (RTO 32376).
If you have never operated a forklift, the idea of an assessment can be daunting. The good news is that a forklift course is designed to take you from no experience to confident, safe operation - and the structure makes that very achievable.
The theory
Training starts with the knowledge you need to operate safely: workplace health and safety law, the forklift’s controls and stability, load capacity and load centre, hazard identification, and the rules for working around pedestrians and other plant.
The hands-on practice
- Pre-operational inspections and safety checks
- Smooth control of travel, steering and braking
- Picking up, carrying and placing loads accurately
- Manoeuvring in tight spaces and on ramps
The assessment
Once you are comfortable, you complete a formal assessment with a written (theory) component and a practical component observed by your assessor. Beginner-friendly pacing means most people pass first time - and if you need more practice, you will get feedback and a chance to be reassessed (see can you fail a forklift licence in Queensland? for what that actually involves).
EDB Training Services delivers forklift licensing (HRWL, LF class) in Brisbane with experienced trainers and flexible dates.
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