Forklift Licence Training (Licencing)

• COURSE DURATION: The Forklift course is competency based and starts with completing an enrolment form for each staff member. From there we organise an induction where we have a presentation and hand out all the necessary paperwork. The induction may vary on competency but generally runs for about 4 hours.
• TIMES: Courses are available Monday to Friday. Start times can be between 6.00am to 2.00pm most days. Weekends are by arrangement only.
• OBTAINING YOUR LICENCE: Once you have been deemed competent, you must take the paperwork issued, with the minimum outlined forms identification, a passport type photo and $74.00 to a Qld office of Australia Post who will process the forklift licence application on behalf of Workplace Health and Safety Qld who then post you your plastic High Risk Work Photo ID licence.
• PRE-REQUISITES: Students must be or close to 18 years of age before enrolling. Literacy skills to read and write basic English standard. Provision and use of basic PPE or Personal Protective Equipment (enclosed boots, ‘high visibility’ vest, some sites provide safety glasses for staff, etc).
• ONSITE TRAINING: Prior to any practical operation of a machine the student MUST have completed a Formal Training course (Induction) for the chosen machine. This course is designed for those students who wish to complete the mandatory informal training on the job or at their current employment utilising a forklift training log book. Employers agreeing to host forklift training on site must be an experienced forklift licence supervisor to supervise the training and fill in all relevant areas of student’s training record book (log book). Students are required to complete a formal training course that covers the ‘classroom’ training that covers WH&S Qld legislative requirements, relevant video presentations and verbal/practical demonstration and instruction of all the elements from the mandated WH&S Qld assessment.
• FORKLIFT ASSESSMENT PROCESS AFTER COMPLETION OF FORMAL TRAINING AND LOG BOOK HOURS: The student must be an experienced and competent operator after having completed workplace supervised training. After completion of formal training, students must log hours at their workplace and tasks performed at work and this must all be signed off by their ‘immediate supervisor’ who holds a relevant Workplace Health and Safety Qld forklift licence. Once the supervisor has determined the skill and knowledge level of the student is at a competent level, a final assessment can be conducted by an accredited trainer/assessor. The assessment consists of a closed book theory component as well as a comprehensive practical challenge test.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL): Workplace Health and Safety Qld does not allow full RPL for High Risk licences. All students MUST complete the theory and practical components of the assessment process. However, if you can provide suitable documented evidence of prior use of the machinery involved, you may be able to use that evidence to modify the training needed to achieve competency (less hours logged).