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Ian Watson’s Driver Training Centre is not delivering forklift training and assessment at present due to some organizational changes within the company.
Forklift Information
Mandatory Requirements for Participants
  1. Must be 18 years of age.
  2. Provide proof of identity, ideally with a photo.
  3. Trainees under the age of 18, can undertake training on a logbook scheme, but will not be eligible for a licence assessment test until they attain the age of 18.
  4. Must be able to read and understand English.
  5. 40 nominal hours of supervised forklift operation recorded in a log book.
  6. Persons living outside Australia are not eligible for assessment under this scheme.
  7. Persons living outside Queensland will not be licenced under this Scheme until a date to be determined in the future.
  8. When a student has successfully completed their full licencing assessment with IWDTC they will be issued with 2 copies of the Licence to Perform High Risk Work (LHRW) Assessment Summary. One copy for the licence application and the other the copy represents an interim authority to operate a forklift for 14 Days.
  9. IWDTC will provide every successful student with a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment within 14 Days of assessment.
  10. Students will be required to lodge their licence applications at any participating Australia Post Office in Queensland.

Forklift Assessments - Theory and Practical Details

Theory assessment facts

  • The assessment is made up of 97 questions
  • It is a closed book assessment
  • All answers require a written response in English
  • The maximum allowable time is 2 hours
  • A 100% pass mark is required for competency.

Practical Assessment Facts:

  • The student must conduct a detailed pre operation check
  • Identify hazards within the work area
  • Plan work
  • Shift a series of loads by racking or stacking to the National Load Shifting Standard
  • Negotiate obstacles and chicanes
  • Demonstrate good safe operations at all times
  • Correct parking and security procedures
  • A 100% pass mark is required for competency.

Location: place (Unit 2/29 Cessna Drive Caboolture) or yours (conditions apply).

Courses
Plan A: Beginners and Non-Evidence Holders
Price: $960.00/person GST Exempt (additional hours if required charged at $60/hour)
This course is open to all students, regardless of previous experience. We offer this once a month at our Caboolture depot.
Dates (subject to change)
February 2010: Wed 24, Th 25, Fri 26
March 2010: Wed 24, Th 25, Fri 26
April 2010: Wed 28, Th 29, Fri 30
May 2010: Wed 26, Th 27, Fri 28
June 2010: Wed 23, Th 24, Fri 25
July 2010: Wed 28, Th 29, Fri 30
August 2010: Wed 25, Th 26, Fri 27
September 2010: Wed 22, Th 23, Fri 24
October 2010: Wed 27, Th 28, Fri 29
November 2010: Wed 24, Th 25, Fri 26
December 2010: no courses offered
Plan B: Evidence Holders Course
Price: $480.00 – GST Exempt (additional hours if required charged at $60/hour)
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for people who have valid evidence in operating a forklift. To qualify for this course you ‘must’ be able to provide proof of your experience, through a letter or letters from current or previous employer(s), a training plan and a log book.
If you do not have a training plan and 40 hour log book but can go away to your workplace and accur the hours (and/or get a letter from your employer), then you are also eligible for this course. NB: Employers must put a training plan in place before a Log Book, please call IWDTC if you need further information.
NB: A period not longer than 90 days is allowable from the formal training to the licence assessment.
What happens when I finish the course? At the completion of the course you will receive a Statement of Attainment and an Assessment Summary Form (AS1).You will still need to lodge your assessment documentation with Australia Post, pay a licence fee of $70.10 to allow the issuance of your five year photo ID licence. This fee is not included in the above prices.
Facilities: we provide tea, coffee, milk, sugar. There are shops nearby for lunch breaks. We have a fridge onsite that you are welcome to put food and drinks in. Student parking is available onsite.
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