Forklift certification programs designed by OSHA safety experts to fit your business.

Forklift Academy is your trusted partner for workplace safety. Training programs suit the needs of businesses of every size, from a small shop to an industrial enterprise. Choose the path that fits the crew: one person takes the online course, the company uses Group Manager for a crew with no in-house trainer, an employee becomes the in-house trainer through Train the Trainer, or the company sends employees to a Forklift Academy location.

Individual online forklift certification

An individual takes the course online. Great for experienced operators looking to get a certification.

Digital Operator card Passing the test issues a 3-year forklift operator card.
Knowledge training This is knowledge and safety training.
Employer evaluation The employer still does the practical evaluation on the equipment the person will use.

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Group Manager

For a company with employees to train and no in-house trainer.

Company Training Seats The company buys a quantity of training Seats. The company uses Group Manager to assign online training to employees.
Shared group code Invite each employee by name and email, or give them the code. One seat is used per course per person.
Seats from $38.50 to $59.95 The price per seat drops as you buy more.
Certificate after pass A certificate is issued after they pass. The employer still does the practical evaluation.

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Hands-on training

A business can send employees to a Forklift Academy location for hands-on training.

In person Trained and certified in person at a Forklift Academy location.
Certified trainers Classes are led by certified Forklift Academy trainers.
On-equipment training People train on the equipment at the location.

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Train the Trainer

An employer has an employee they want to be their trainer. Training can take place online or in person.

Hands-on class Send that employee to a hands-on class.
Online course Or have the employee take the online Train the Trainer course.
Train others Certified trainers use the company portal to teach others.

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Affordable forklift certifications, classes, and programs

Since 1995 Forklift Academy has helped employers cover OSHA knowledge-training requirements under 29 CFR 1910.178. Choose online coursework, hands-on evaluation at a training center, onsite at your facility, or Train the Trainer so your own trainer can run sessions in-house.

OSHA-aligned knowledge training for 29 CFR 1910.178. Your team receives a digital wallet card for completed knowledge training. The employer still completes a site-specific practical evaluation.

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