The following information is vital for students who are interested in completing forklift training and those interested in obtaining a forklift licence in Victoria.
Forklift Licence Objectives:
- To operate a forklift safely and confidently.
- To competently pass the Victorian Worksafe Authority assessment to obtain a forklift licence Melbourne.
Entry Requirements:
To be issued with a forklift licence in Melbourne, students are required to complete a forklift training course conducted by a Registered Training Organisation or a training centre affiliated with a RTO. Students are also required to be 18 years or above. Applicants will also require photo I.D. that states your full name, signature and date of birth.
Course Duration:
Forklift Licence Victoria matches you with training centres that provision forklift training programs and courses. To be issued with a forklift licence in Melbourne, students are required to complete a forklift training Melbourne course. Courses offered by training centres vary from two days up to five days.
For students who have operated a forklift previously, there are one day and two day courses available.
All forklift courses conducted by training centres are designed to train the student so they are confident, competent and a safe forklift operator.
Course Content:
Theory and practical forklift. At the completion of the forklift training course, an approved assessor will conduct the examination.
Topics covered during the forklift training course include;
- Operator’s responsibility
- Engineering principles of a forklift
- Stability
- Rules for safe operation
- Accident prevention
- Safe systems of work
- Load shifting
- Pre operational checks
- Post operational checks
- Shut down
- Theory
- Practical
- Much more…
Forklift Licence Melbourne – Course Completion
At the completion of the forklift training course, students will be able to;
- Identify danger areas
- Conduct Forklift pre-start checks
- Conduct Forklift pre-operational checks
- Know Forklift capacity
- Operate Forklift safely
- Picking up of loads
- Travelling with and without loads
- Unloading Forklifts
- Stacking
- Parking correctly
- Navigate up and down inclines
Theory:
To obtain a forklift licence Melbourne, students are required to study and have knowledge of 97 questions as set out in a study guide provided to students by a training centre. Of these 97 questions, students will only be tested on 52 of
them as set out by Worksafe Victoria.
Of the 52 questions, there are 30 critical questions. The 30 critical questions are marked in the study guide with a star. Students are required to pass all critical questions.
The remaining 22 questions consists of the other 45 questions. Students are required to obtain a minumum of a 75% pass rate.
Assessment:
Victorian Workcover Authority Assessment
Forklift Licence Instructor to Student Ratio
The instructor to student ratio varies from RTO to RTO. Students are recommended to train with RTO’s who offer small training size groups in proper training facilities.
Forklift Licence And Training In Melbourne Cost and Availability:
For more information and to receive a quote on the locations, availability and cost for forklift training and licensing in Melbourne, complete our Forklift Training Location Finder. You will receive an instant quote from forklift training centres in your area.
Please note that Forklift Licence Victoria does not provision training, nor is it a RTO. Our website is a matching service to make it simple for students trying to find quality forklift training.