WORKSAFE NZ ACCREDITED COURSES
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ForkSmith offer three types of Forklift Operator Courses, these being Beginner, Basic and Refresher.
All courses are designed to be carried out on the client’s site, where the equipment that the
students are trained on is the same type of equipment that the company will be tasking these students in their employment within that company.
Beginners Course
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This course is designed for students with no prior experience with forklifts, and who the company is prepared to invest in the potential of the student to complete this course.
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The course is carried out on the duration of two days, and successful students will leave this course as competent operators in the basic skills as forklift drivers. The theory phase will normally involve duration of five to six hours - with at least two and a half hours practical, one-on-one training per student. There is a maximum of four students on this course to allow for in depth training.
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Basic Course
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The Basic course offered by ForkSmith is the most common course selected and is designed for operators who have, at some time, had an operator’s certificate but it has expired, or who have had experience on forklifts, but never had a Department Of Labour / Work Safe NZ Operator’s Certificate. This course consists of up to four hours theory, depending on numbers, and a minimum of twenty minutes practical training and assessment. There is a minimum of 4 students and a maximum of 10 students on this course.
Refresher Course
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This course is designed for current operators, who have their Operator’s Certificate but wish to renew the certificate before the expiry date. Students on this course must have a current certificate, or those who have booked a course with ForkSmith for training as their certificate expires. Any expiry date of more than a month in duration will require the student to sit a basic course.
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Equipment Provided For Courses Run On Customer Sites
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Customers may provide any type of equipment for training and assessment during these three courses. The Department of Labour Certificate does not differentiate between different types of forklifts that the student is to be assessed on competency, but generalises all forklifts. If the company requires some students to be assessed on reach trucks, rather than electric counterbalance or internal combustion trucks, then that is a decision for the company. ForkSmith will train students on all forms of forklifts to a competent standard.
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2024 COURSE PRICING SCHEDULE
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Courses conducted outside the Canterbury area will incur a cost of $200.00 for travel and meals
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Beginners Course
$600.00 plus GST
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Basic Course
$175.00 plus GST
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Refresher Course
$135.00 plus GST
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“F” Endorsement
$155.00 plus GST
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Additional courses on offer:
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Electric Pallet Jack (Jiffy) Training
$55.00 per person
Minimum 4 people / Maximum 10 people
This ‘Jiffy” course covers the operation and safety aspects of Jiffy operation.
(As this type of equipment encompasses a powered lifting device, a forklift operator’s certificate should be required to be able to legally operate this equipment)
Operator Assessment (Internal) / (Pre-Employment)
Price to be determined at time of final criteria agreement.
Supervisor Forklift Training (Internal)
Price to be determined at time of final assessment criteria agreement.
Employment Material Handling Pre-Assessment
Price to be determined at time of final assessment criteria agreement.
All prices quoted in this schedule are excluding GST unless noted
Please note that there cannot be two types of Forklift Operators courses run at the same time. Students on a ‘refresher’ course must have proof of a current operator’s certificate, and that certificate must not have been expired for more than one calendar month if it has expired. These students with expired certificates longer than one calendar month will need to sit a basic course.
Terms of payment are strictly seven days
