forklift licence

[tapmadi]

i wanted to get a licence what licence shoudl i go for, can anyone give me info on different types of forklift and which one i shoudl train for. I want one that is in demand and how long should it take is there a certificate atthe end of it certified by anyone?

[crgb14]

I take it you're talking forklifts on a site and not a warehouse??

I'd start off by contacting some large developers in your area. Many will (if they need the staff) send you on the relevant courses which can cost hundreds of pounds. I would also contact some plant hire companies to get an idea of what their most popular is. JCB is the answer but as for arm lengths I couldn't tell you. If I get more info I'll post it here.

[Monstersdad]

Reach and Counterbalance is the one you will need. You will find details in your local yellow pages or www.yell.com under training organisations or industrial training. You could also speak to your local chamber of commerce of small business enterprise centre, they should if they are worth there salt have the info for you. Job centres may have details of schemes to help you get trained cheaper that putting your own hand in your pocket. There are currently many people out there with counterbalance certificates so to get trained first would help you more. Few companies would train you other that if you were being re-deployed in your companny.

Good Luck...

[astondog]

I am an RTITB forklift instructor and the most common licence is the counterbalance, if you have no previous experience you would normally take a 5 day course once this is completed and passed you can then take a day's reach truck licence.

Speak to your job centre and if you have been unemployed for 6 months and they have somewhere they usr for training they will possibly put you forward for training. Hope that helps you.