Forklift driver and certificate basic beginner

Get your forklift certification and ensure safe material handling

About this training

This training – offered by Special Cargo College in conjunction with BLOM Opleidingen – trains for the forklift certificate. We have three variants of this training, all of which have a sophisticated and didactic structure. The basic beginner’s course (bookable on this page) has a very extensive practical component: you will learn to drive the forklift and master it to perfection. Even in the advanced basic training, the emphasis is on practice; we pay extra attention to incorrectly taught operations. The refresher course (also bookable on this page) has special exercises to refresh the forklift operator’s current knowledge.

At the end of the course, every participant – from beginner to highly experienced – will be able to operate the forklift competently and safely. Forklift training culminates with a BLOM safety exam as standard. Upon successful completion, you will receive the forklift certificate, which is valid for five years.

For whom

The basic beginner course is designed for employees who do not yet have forklift experience. The basic advanced course is specifically designed for employees who have some experience driving the forklift but have not previously earned certification. Drivers whose previously obtained certificate is/is about to expire take the refresher training.

What do you learn?

The basic beginner’s training focuses primarily on driver self-confidence and vision. Advanced and refresher training also cover these topics; in addition, it focusses in on regulations and awareness. Topics covered include:

  • Visually inspecting and checking operation of forklift, via an LMRA (video)
  • Skillfully driving and correctly pre-turning a 3-wheel and 4-wheel forklift truck
  • stacking loose pallets
  • getting pallets out of racks up to four high (video)
  • stacking of mesh boxes and cold stacking of IBCs
  • placing pallets in a drive-in rack
  • placing cargo in shipping containers and proper use ramp
  • picking up and handling wide loads
  • maneuvering with a wide beam (video)
  • safely loading trailers and use of headboard (video)
  • parking in the right place and use of parking brake
  • stacking cargo with EPT/stacker and safely putting it away in rack (video)

Practical information

  • Duration: two days, including ten hours of practice (basic beginner); 3.5 hours (refresher)
  • Time: 07:00 – 14:30 (basic beginner); 07:00 – 10:30 or 11:00 – 14:30 (refresher)
  • Price: €635 (basic beginner); €225 (refresher) excluding 21% VAT
  • Provides training materials: (online) textbook, learning videos
  • Required prior training: forklift basic beginner or basic advanced (refresher)
  • Includes certificate electric pallet truck and stacker

Training methods

Forklift driver and certificate basic beginner

Basic

Refresh

Classroom setting

Blended

Online

Incompany

Tailor-made

Upcoming classroom training

Data
Location
Price
2 and 3 January 2025
Schiedam
€ 635
2 and 3 January 2025
Zwolle
€ 635
2 and 3 January 2025
Amsterdam
€ 635
2 and 3 January 2025
Hengelo
€ 635
2 and 3 January 2025
Etten-Leur
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025 - FULL
Amsterdam
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025
Son
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025
Hengelo
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025
Heerenveen
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025
Tilburg
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025 - FULL
Wijchen
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025
Venlo
€ 635
6 and 7 January 2025
Zoetermeer
€ 635
7 and 8 January 2025
Assen
€ 635
8 and 9 January 2025
Etten-Leur
€ 635
9 and 10 January 2025
Barneveld
€ 635
9 and 10 January 2025 - FULL
Zwolle
€ 635
9 and 10 January 2025
Alkmaar
€ 635
9 and 10 January 2025
Emmen
€ 635
13 and 14 January 2025 - FULL
Schiedam
€ 635
13 and 14 January 2025
Barneveld
€ 635
13 and 14 January 2025
Doetinchem
€ 635
13 and 14 January 2025 - FULL
Venlo
€ 635
14 and 15 January 2025 - FULL
Wijchen
€ 635
14 and 15 January 2025
Heerenveen
€ 635
15 and 16 January 2025
Amsterdam
€ 635
15 and 16 January 2025
Alkmaar
€ 635
16 and 17 January 2025
Son
€ 635
16 and 17 January 2025
Etten-Leur
€ 635
16 and 17 January 2025
Houten
€ 635
16 and 17 January 2025 - FULL
Hengelo
€ 635
Data
Location
Price
6 January 2025
Etten-Leur
€ 225
6 January 2025
Houten
€ 225
6 January 2025
Etten-Leur
€ 225
7 January 2025
Barneveld
€ 225
7 January 2025
Zwolle
€ 225
7 January 2025
Alkmaar
€ 225
7 January 2025
Doetinchem
€ 225
7 January 2025
Barneveld
€ 225
7 January 2025
Zwolle
€ 225
7 January 2025
Doetinchem
€ 225
7 January 2025
Alkmaar
€ 225
8 January 2025
Hengelo
€ 225
8 January 2025
Zwolle
€ 225
8 January 2025 - FULL
Hengelo
€ 225
8 January 2025
Zwolle
€ 225
9 January 2025
Amsterdam
€ 225
9 January 2025
Amsterdam
€ 225
10 January 2025
Son
€ 225
10 January 2025 - FULL
Houten
€ 225
10 January 2025
Wijchen
€ 225
10 January 2025
Venlo
€ 225
10 January 2025
Heerenveen
€ 225
10 January 2025
Son
€ 225
10 January 2025
Houten
€ 225
10 January 2025
Venlo
€ 225
10 January 2025
Wijchen
€ 225
10 January 2025
Heerenveen
€ 225
13 January 2025 - FULL
Etten-Leur
€ 225
13 January 2025
Hengelo
€ 225
13 January 2025 - FULL
Zwolle
€ 225
13 January 2025
Emmen
€ 225

Good to know

Additional certificates

The electric pallet truck and stacker are an integral part of this training. With a satisfactory result for the assignments, you will receive a certificate for these vehicles as well, at no additional cost. With additional one-day reach truck training, you can also obtain the reach truck certificate.

Working Conditions Act (Arbowet)

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Arbowet), employers are required to thoroughly instruct (or have instructed) forklift-driving employees on forklifts and safety. With this training and the forklift certificate, you meet the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and insurance companies.

This is why you follow a course at Special Cargo College

9

Robert Jagtman, Schiphol Empire

Everything was fine again!

As always well organized.
8

Marco, Amsterdam

an important and educational (half) week.

I think it's a very important and educational week. The course was very lengthy though.
10

Björn Goossens, Maastricht

Useful, informative, engaging!

It is all new material. Sander paid close attention to each person's specific needs and sitation. The interaction between the students was also particularly instructive. It was an educational 3 days!

Our vision on 'learning in logistics'

  • You learn to interpret the relevant laws and regulations
  • On this basis you will learn the necessary skills
  • By not only listening, but also doing
  • With coaching from the teacher and interaction with fellow students
  • Supported by practice-oriented games, assignments and cases
  • Very serious, but with room for fun.

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