Forklift Instructor Training Courses
RTITB instructor courses at our accredited centres: the full course, re-certification and conversion.
Instructor Training courses we run
3 instructor courses: the full 10 day qualification, re-certification for existing instructors, and a conversion route onto RTITB registration.
Train the people who train your operators
Our Forklift Training Department is a dedicated, professional team. Instructor courses run at our accredited training centres in Purfleet in Essex, Chatham in Kent and Cosham in Portsmouth.
We are an RTITB accredited training provider.
- RTITB accreditedTraining provider
- 10 daysThe full instructor course
- 3 routesFull course, re-certification, conversion
- 3 centresEssex, Kent and Portsmouth
Three routes onto RTITB instructor registration
Which course you need depends on what you already hold. If you are not sure, tell us your current qualification and we will confirm the right route.
Instructor Training
The full course, run over 10 days, for candidates qualifying as a lift truck instructor from the operator side.
Re-Certification
For currently qualified and recently expired RTITB lift truck instructors who need to refresh their qualification and renew their registration.
Conversion
An entry route to RTITB registration for experienced instructors already qualified through another accrediting body or a recognised teaching qualification.
About our instructor training
Quality Operator forklift truck instructor Training is critical. Accredited instructor training allows your employees to teach forklift training within your organisation, in-house to a recognised professional standard (RTITB).
Forklift Truck Training can take place at our Accredited Training Centres in Purfleet, Essex, Chatham, Kent, or Cosham, Portsmouth.
RTITB Accreditation Purfleet View Here
RTITB Accreditation Kent View Here
RTITB Accreditation Portsmouth View Here
Who instructor training is for
The conversion route in particular is built for instructors who already hold a qualification elsewhere. It is an entry route to RTITB registration for anyone currently registered, or expired by no more than 12 months, through:
- AITT, ITSSAR or NPORS
- RTITB, as an LGV or ICI instructor
- Military or Fire Service, with a current and appropriate materials handling instructor qualification
- IPAF, LANTRA, CITB / Construction Skills, ALLMI, LEEA or PASMA
- ROSPA international diploma in advanced training, or international master instructor
- PTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS or the Award in Education and Training
Entry requirements
The 10 day instructor course. Candidates must provide documentary evidence of having successfully completed a Basic Operating Skills course for the machine type (Counterbalance) within the 12 months before the course starts. There is no requirement for that to have been an RTITB accredited operator training course. If you hold other evidence, contact the Exam Team before the course begins, because not doing so may make a candidate ineligible for examination.
Experience. We strongly recommend candidates can evidence a minimum of six months of industrial experience operating lift trucks. Accredited organisations should also consider a candidate’s literacy and numeracy before accepting them onto an instructor course.
The conversion course. All candidates must also hold a certificate of basic operating skills.
If you are a beginner and want to bring your operating skills up to the level needed to pass one of our instructor courses, get in touch and we will help you get there.
Discuss your trainingWhy train your instructors with us
RTITB accredited
We are an RTITB accredited training provider, with training centres in Essex, Kent and Portsmouth.
Full time trainers
Instructor courses are delivered by our own dedicated, full time trainers rather than being subcontracted out.
Recognised certification
Every candidate who passes receives nationally recognised certification.
A route from wherever you are
A full qualification, a re-certification for lapsed registrations and a conversion route from a wide list of other accrediting bodies.
Instructor Training questions
What do I need before joining the 10 day instructor course?
Documentary evidence of a successfully completed Basic Operating Skills course for the Counterbalance machine type, taken within the 12 months before the course start date. It does not need to have been an RTITB accredited operator course. If you hold different evidence, contact the Exam Team before the course starts, because otherwise you may be ineligible for examination.
How much operating experience do I need?
We strongly recommend a minimum of six months of industrial experience operating lift trucks. Accredited organisations should also consider a candidate’s literacy and numeracy levels before accepting them onto the course.
My instructor registration has lapsed. Can I renew it?
Yes. The re-certification course is for currently qualified and recently expired RTITB lift truck instructors who need to refresh their qualification and renew their registration. There is a version that includes remedial training time, and a version for very experienced, highly competent instructors that does not.
I am registered with another body. Do I have to start again?
No. The conversion course is an entry route to RTITB registration for instructors already registered, or expired by up to 12 months, with bodies including AITT, ITSSAR, NPORS, IPAF, LANTRA, CITB, ALLMI, LEEA and PASMA, as well as RTITB LGV and ICI instructors, military and fire service instructors, and holders of qualifications such as PTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS or the Award in Education and Training.
I am a beginner. Can I still become an instructor?
Get in touch. If you need to refresh your operating skills up to the level required to pass one of our instructor courses, we will tell you what that takes and help you get there.
Where does the training take place?
You have two options. Training runs at our accredited training centres in Purfleet in Essex, Chatham in Kent and Cosham in Portsmouth, or we come to your premises anywhere in the UK.
Is the certification recognised?
Yes. We are an RTITB accredited training provider and our courses end in full, nationally recognised certification, so you have documented evidence of training and assessment for your own records.
Book instructor training
Tell us what you need, how many people you need trained and where you are. We will come back with dates and a price.