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Forklift Training for Businesses Across Hampshire and Surrounding Areas
South Coast Forklift Training delivers ITSSAR-accredited forklift training at your premises, helping employers ensure operators are trained properly and in line with recognised industry standards.
Our courses are built around your equipment, your workplace, and the tasks your operators carry out every day. Training is practical, relevant, and focused on genuine operator competence in real workplace conditions - not simply passing a test.
We provide training across a wide range of equipment, including counterbalance forklifts, reach trucks, very narrow aisle (VNA) trucks, and pedestrian-operated equipment, as well as vehicle banksman training. Whatever your requirements, we’ll recommend the most suitable course and level of training for your operators and workplace.
All training reflects current UK legislation and recognised industry guidance, including guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Courses cover key practical and theoretical elements including pre-use inspections, safe manoeuvring, load handling, and understanding truck stability and limitations.
By delivering training on-site using your equipment and working environment, we ensure minimal disruption to your operations while developing operators who are competent, confident, and able to work safely within real workplace environments.
Not sure which course you need? Tell us about your workplace and we’ll recommend the right training.
Why Businesses Choose Our Training
ITSSAR-Accredited Standards
Structured training delivered to recognised ITSSAR standards, with certification recorded on the TOPS register.
On-Site Training at Your Premises
We deliver training on your site using your equipment, familiar surroundings, and real workplace conditions.
Tailored to Your Workplace
Courses are built around your operations, ensuring training is relevant to the tasks your operators actually perform.
Delivered in Line with HSE Guidance
Training reflects current UK legislation and recognised guidance, helping employers deliver training properly.
Forklift Training Courses
Our courses cover the most common workplace equipment used across warehouses, industrial sites, and logistics operations.
Counterbalance Forklift Training
Training for the most widely used forklift type, covering safe operation, pre-use inspections, load handling, and manoeuvring in real workplace conditions.
Reach Truck Training
Training focused on warehouse operations, including safe manoeuvring, pallet placement in racking, and working efficiently in narrow aisles.
Telehandler Training
Training for telehandlers used in construction and industrial settings, covering safe operation, load placement, stability, and working safely on uneven ground.
Pedestrian Pallet Truck Training
Training for pedestrian powered pallet trucks, covering safe operation, load movement, and working efficiently in confined warehouse and loading areas.
Rider Pallet Truck Training
Training for ride-on pallet trucks, covering safe operation, load handling, and efficient movement of goods during loading, unloading, and transport operations.
Pallet Stacker Training
Training for pedestrian stacker trucks, covering safe lifting, stacking in racking, and controlled movement in confined warehouse environments.
Straddle Truck Training
Training for straddle trucks, focusing on safe load handling, manoeuvring in tight spaces, and efficient stacking within warehouse operations.
Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) Training
Training for VNA trucks operating in guided aisles, covering precise control, high-level stacking, and safe working within restricted warehouse systems.
Low-Level Order Picker Training
Training for low-level order pickers, focusing on safe operation, accurate picking, and efficient movement during ground-level and loading tasks.
Medium-Level Order Picker Training
Training for medium-level order pickers, covering safe working at height, accurate picking, and efficient operation within mid-level racking systems.
High-Level Order Picker Training
Training for high-level order pickers, focusing on safe working at height, precise picking, and maintaining control at elevated positions.
Vehicle Banksman Training
Training for banksmen responsible for directing vehicle movements, covering clear signalling, hazard awareness, and maintaining safety in busy work areas.
Not Sure What Training You Need?
Most employers aren’t certain which course or level of training is right - and that’s completely normal. The type of truck, the operator’s experience, and the type of work involved all affect what training is required.
We’ll guide you through it. Tell us what equipment you use, what your operators do day-to-day, and whether they’ve had any previous training. From there, we’ll recommend the most suitable course and level to ensure your operators are trained correctly and in line with current guidance.
Tell us about your workplace and we’ll recommend the right training.
How Our Training Works
Training at Your Premises
All courses are delivered on-site using your own equipment and workplace conditions. This ensures operators and banksmen train in familiar surroundings, gaining practical skills that directly apply to your day-to-day operations. Every course is tailored to your business and delivered around your schedule to minimise disruption.
Facilities Required
We’ll need access to the equipment being used for training, whether that’s a forklift, pallet truck, or a suitable area for vehicle banksman instruction. A safe, undisturbed space is required for practical exercises, plus a small area with a table, chairs, and power for theory sessions. Operators must wear safety footwear and PPE in line with your company’s risk assessments; we supply high-visibility vests.
Accredited Certification
On successful completion, your business receives full certification for each trainee, including an ITSSAR-accredited certificate, photo ID card, and written assessment of performance - all included within the course fee.
Qualifications are recorded on the TOPS (Trained Operator Passport Scheme) database, providing clear, verifiable proof of training and helping employers maintain accurate training records.
This helps demonstrate that operators have received properly structured training delivered to recognised standards.
TRUSTED BY BUSINESSES ACROSS HAMPSHIRE AND THE SOUTH
What Our Customers Say
The instructor was encouraging, and this gave me confidence that I was achieving something – even the theory was engaging.
JK, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Everything was very well explained. I enjoyed the theory and how the truck works and should be driven. Thank you for this fun course.
TK, Lymington, Hampshire
Fantastic instructor, cannot recommend enough. Quality delivery of training, and patience to persist in helping iron out errors 10/10.
TB, Fareham, Hampshire
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Practical Advice Backed by Industry Standards
Clear guidance to help employers choose the right training and maintain safe workplace operations.
Why Training Matters
Employers are legally required to provide adequate training under the Health & Safety at Work Act and PUWER, both of which make clear that anyone using or supervising work equipment must be properly trained.
Good training helps protect staff, reduce risk, and ensure operators can work safely and confidently within real workplace environments. Using accredited instructors also makes it far easier to demonstrate that training meets the required standard.
That’s why we deliver ITSSAR-accredited courses recorded on the TOPS register, helping employers demonstrate that operators have received properly structured training delivered to recognised standards.
Quick Answers to Common Questions
Ready to Arrange Your Forklift Training?
Get practical, professionally delivered forklift training in place for your operators with an ITSSAR-accredited course delivered at your premises.
Tell us about your equipment, operators, and workplace environment, and we’ll recommend the most suitable course and provide a clear, no-obligation quote.