Latest team member at AITT
HARD ON the heels of reporting double-digit growth in membership, the UK’s fastest-growing accrediting body for the materials handling sector has announced plans to strengthen its support team.
Industry-first approval scheme for MHE theory training
TRAINING COMPANIES of any size will be able to offer fully appraised and independently monitored courses across a range of topics.
Your forklift training FAQs answered
Safety is paramount when it comes to materials handling operations… but understanding what training is appropriate will not only keep you in line with the law, but it will also offer opportunities to save money. Liam Knight answers your frequently asked questions.
A life-changing move
A GROWING number of forklift operators are seizing the opportunity to switch from operating forklifts to training others to do it, says leading accrediting body AITT.
Asda boosts operator training
THE BIG four supermarket has chosen the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) to accredit a coordinated nationwide lift truck operator training programme.
Changes in testing and training
The testing of forklift operators has undergone a transformation. Liam Knight asks, are you up to date?
New testing standards announced
Tests for counterbalance and reach truck training have been updated in line with new requirements and take effect on 8th January 2021.
Webinar to discuss future of workplace transport training
The AITT event will deliver insights on meeting new challenges and seizing long-term opportunities.
AITT appoints new General Manager
One of the UK’s foremost accrediting bodies for trainers of forklift trucks and related workplace transport operators and instructors – AITT – has announced the appointment of a new General Manager.
Time to play catch up
Accrediting body calls for employers to catch up with new testing standards for powered pallet trucks.
AITT launches electronic testing system
The Association of Industrial Truck trainers has revealed a new portable electronic forklift testing document that is set to transform operator training.
External training key
The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers has reaffirmed the importance of external providers for forklift operator training and warned companies of common risks when using potentially non-accredited internal instructors.
Check certificates with certainty
AITT reveals the key certificate features employers must examine when verifying forklift operator qualifications.
AITT launches UK’s first annual monitoring scheme for instructors
In a drive to raise industry standards and offer the best service to its members, AITT has launched what is understood to be the forklift truck sector’s first annual monitoring scheme for instructors of forklift truck operators.
AITT named accreditation partner for Toyota Material Handling UK
Toyota training centres and Toyota instructors will be receiving AITT accreditation.
An operator’s certificate is no free pass
When a fork truck operator switches trucks or tasks they may well require conversion training, says Adam Smith, general manager of AITT.
Framework for training lift truck professionals
According to the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT), currently there is no consensus amongst training providers concerning the content and duration of training courses for fork truck sales personnel and service engineers. As it stands, many of these professionals undergo full operator training, which is an unnecessary and uneconomical waste of employer’s costs and trainees time.
AITT seeks new general manager
One of the UK’s foremost accrediting bodies for trainers of forklift trucks and related workplace transport – AITT – has announced that it is seeking a new general manager.
