Unlocking Your Career: the Benefits of Forklift Certification

Following on from our article last month on the benefits of vehicular certification for HGVs and LGVs, this month we’re going to look at the career benefits of acquiring your forklift licence.

Enhanced Career Prospects

In the job market today there is always a shortage of skilled workers, and that includes of qualified forklift operators. Through skill specialisation, you can improve your appeal to potential employers and likely earn more, too.

Compliance with the Law

Operating a forklift without the proper experience and training is dangerous, which is why it is illegal to operate these machines without proper certification. Forklifts are heavy machines that could, in the wrong or inexperienced hands, cause serious injury to pedestrians, or worse. To comply with the law, all individuals who wish to operate a forklift must have proper and up-to-date certification.

Improved Productivity

The ability to use forklifts on your worksite can help to improve productivity tenfold. Large loads can be transported quickly and efficiently from one area to another, meaning more work can be done in far less time. In addition, so long as a certified individual is operating the forklift, moving the objects is also far safer for employees when using a forklift.

Reduced Business Operation Costs

While the improvement to productivity also has a beneficial on business operation costs, there are further gains to be made, too. With adequate and appropriate training, the insurance premiums businesses have to pay could be dramatically reduced. Likewise, as a business you could save on extensive, preventive maintenance costs.

Transferable Skills

The responsibility you have when driving a forklift is a great one – you must ensure that you operate the vehicle safely at all times and with heavy loads. The ability to operate this heavy machinery – and to do so conscientiously – demonstrates a set of skills that could land you a new job in an array of fields, including taking a step up to operating larger vehicles such as a HGV.

Euro 1 Training offer high quality forklift training courses given by fully trained and experienced course leaders. We work on a flexible basis to fit around your current commitments, even offering weekend or intensive courses, and our private practice area makes handling tricky manoeuvres much more stress free!

To make things even easier, Euro 1 Training are now a DVSA Test Centre, so on top of taking your course here, you can pass your test as well. Our tests are conducted around the local area. Whether you’re after an intensive one week training course or hourly lessons, you can rely on Euro 1 Training. Get in contact today for more information on any of our services – we’ll be happy to help in any way we can.