What’s Included
2 to 3 days | Theory, practical and WHS assessment
The counterbalance forklift licence is the foundation ticket for warehouse work, and the one that appears in almost every warehouse job ad in Brisbane. You train on late model electric counterweight forklifts, not tired equipment that handles nothing like what you will drive on the job.
The course covers the legislation and Australian Standards that apply to forklift operation, risk management and planning your work, routine pre-start checks, shifting loads safely, and shutting down and securing the machine. Assessment is both theory and practical.
On successful completion you receive a Statement of Attainment issued by Queensland Transport and Logistics Training Pty Ltd (QTLT, RTO 40931) and a High Risk Work candidate assessment summary. You then apply and pay for your HRW licence through Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
You must be 18 or over and able to speak, read and write English. A short literacy and numeracy check applies. This course does not cover reach stackers or container cranes.
Note: if you do not pass your assessment first go, you come back and are reassessed at no charge. We do not think you should pay twice to learn something properly.
2 to 3 days | Theory, practical and WHS assessment
The order picker is the machine that raises the operator with the load, used for picking stock from height in racked warehouses. It is a separate high risk work licence class from the counterbalance forklift, and holding both is what separates a candidate who can work anywhere in a warehouse from one who is limited to the floor.
Training is delivered on Crown order picking forklifts. The course covers the legislation and standards for order picker operation, risk management and work planning, routine machine checks, and safe load handling from height through to shutdown and securing.
Assessment is theory and practical. On successful completion you receive a Statement of Attainment from QTLT (RTO 40931) and a High Risk Work candidate assessment summary to lodge with Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
Same age, language and reassessment conditions apply as for the forklift licence.
2 hours minimum | Practical training and Verification of Competency
High reach forklifts operate in narrow aisles and lift to the top of tall racking. Distribution centres and third party logistics operators use them constantly, and it is a common line item in warehouse job ads.
This component is non-accredited training. It is not a separate high risk work licence class, and it does not appear as a unit of competency. What you receive is a Verification of Competency, which is the document employers ask for when they want evidence you have been trained on the machine before they let you near their racking. Plenty of warehouse supervisors will accept a VOC as sufficient to put you on a high reach.
Training is delivered on Crown high reach electric forklifts and covers the applicable legislation and standards, risk management and work planning, routine checks, and safe load handling, shutdown and securing.
Normally this training requires you to already hold a current forklift HRW licence. As part of this package, we sequence it after your forklift assessment so you can complete it in the same block.
Does not cover reach stackers or container cranes.
1 day, 6 hours | Card issued same day
Every worker on a construction site in Australia must hold a White Card. For warehouse workers this matters more than people expect, because a large share of warehousing and logistics work sits on or beside construction sites, in depots servicing them, or with labour hire firms that will not put you on their books without one.
The course covers work health and safety legislative requirements for construction work, identifying hazards and risk control measures, safety communication and reporting, incident and emergency response, and correct selection and fitting of personal protective equipment.
You leave at the end of the day with a Statement of Attainment from QTLT (RTO 40931) and a Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Construction Induction Card in hand. No waiting for it in the post. A Queensland White Card is recognised in every state and territory in Australia.