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RTITB accredited operator training

Forklift Training in Worcester

RTITB accredited forklift training in Worcester, Worcestershire, delivered on your own site by our instructors, on the trucks your operators actually use. Acclaim trains operators the length and breadth of the UK, and Worcester sits well inside that. Courses, prices and centres for the whole UK are on our main forklift training page.

Two ways to train in Worcester

On your site

Our instructor comes to you

For Worcester employers, on-site training is usually the better choice: no travel, and every operator trained on the machine and in the space they use day to day.

What your site needs: the right trucks, a marked-out training area with racking and bulk stacking, and a room for the theory session. Not sure you have all three? Ask us and we will tell you.

At our centre

Cosham training centre

South Coast Centre, Cosham, Portsmouth · PO6 3TJ

Scheduled courses run at our three RTITB accredited centres through the year, and each centre's accreditation certificate is published on the course pages. Our Purfleet training centre also runs courses, if its dates suit you better.

Forklift courses in Worcester, and what they cost

Counterbalance and reach trucks: course length and training fee by number of operators
CourseWho it is for1 operator2 operators3 operators
NoviceNo previous experience. Takes a new operator through to certification. 3 days£1,080 4 days£1,440 5 days£1,800
RefresherAlready certified. Brings an operator back up to date and re-proves competence. 1 day£360 1 day£360 1 day£360
ConversionCertified on one type of truck, moving to another. 1 day£360 2 days£720 2 days£720

Fees shown are the training fee, ex VAT. Pallet trucks, stackers and access platforms take 1 to 2 days. If you choose national rather than in-house certification, a certificate and registration fee is added for each candidate.

Training is £360 per training day, ex VAT. The length depends on the truck and on how many people are being trained, and we confirm both when you book. Every course ends in full, nationally recognised certification.

Trucks we train on in Worcester

How to book forklift training in Worcester

  1. Tell us the truck, how many operators, and their experience. Those three things decide whether it is a novice, refresher or conversion course, and how many days it takes.
  2. Choose where it runs. For a business, that can be on your own site in Worcester, or places on a course at our Cosham training centre. If you are booking for yourself rather than through an employer, you train at one of our three centres.
  3. We confirm the length and the total before anything is booked. Every course ends in nationally recognised certification.

Not sure which course you need?

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Do operators in Worcester need a forklift licence?

If you have been asked to get a forklift licence for a job in Worcester, this is what you need. Strictly, no such licence exists. Employers have to make sure every operator is trained, assessed and authorised, and the certificate from an accredited course is the record of it. Our guide to the forklift licence sets out exactly what is required, and am I legally liable? covers where the responsibility sits. On a reach truck, the reach truck licence course page gives the course lengths and prices.

Where we train around Worcester

Our instructors run on-site courses across these postcode districts in and around Worcester:

  • WR1
  • WR99
  • WR2
  • WR5

Also covered from this page: Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

Forklift training in Worcester: common questions

Where is the nearest forklift training centre to Worcester?

Our South Coast Centre at Cosham, Portsmouth (PO6 3TJ). Courses also run at our Head Office South East in Purfleet. Access platform (MEWP) and telehandler courses run from our Purfleet and Kent centres.

What does forklift training cost?

Training is £360 per training day, ex VAT. On a counterbalance or reach truck, one novice takes 3 days (£1,080), three novices 5 days (£1,800), and a refresher for up to three operators 1 day (£360).

Do I need a forklift licence to work in Worcester?

There is no forklift licence in UK law. Employers must make sure operators are trained, assessed and authorised, and a certificate from an accredited course is how that is evidenced.

Is the training accredited?

Yes: RTITB accredited (RTITB is one of the accrediting bodies recognised by the HSE), and finishing in certification that is recognised across the UK.

Do you train on site in Worcester?

Yes, and for a Worcester business it is often the simpler option. We bring the instructor; you provide the trucks, a training area with racking and bulk stacking, and a space for the theory session.

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