Forklift Truck Licence & Safety Training
A forklift driver's licence is more than a formal qualification – it's the basis for safe, responsible work with industrial trucks.
SIBEKA offers practical training, legally compliant safety instruction, and individually tailored safety training for companies and individuals – in accordance with the current requirements of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV).
Legally compliant & DGUV-compliant
Your forklift truck licence (Levels 1 & 2), along with any safety training, will be provided in accordance with current DGUV regulations – including documentation that ensures compliance for examinations.
Practical training
From high-bay warehousing to lorry loading: Our training courses simulate real operating conditions and typical everyday operational hazards.
Tailored to your operation
Safety training and instruction are tailored to your individual situation, your transport routes, load carriers, and operational specificities.
Sustainable accident prevention
We don't just teach driving techniques, we develop genuine safety awareness – for fewer damages, reduced downtime and greater responsibility within the team.
Our training modules
Whether it's a security concept, storage evaluation or leasing appraisal – we provide clarity, structure and sound decision-making foundations.
Forklift Truck Licence Level 1 2-Day
Forklift licence Level 1 1-Day Intensive
Forklift Truck Licence Level 2 (Extension)
Intensive & Safety Training (Special Course)
Forklift Driver's Licence Level 1: 2-Day Basic Training
This 2-day basic training course is the comprehensive foundational training for anyone who is new to Get a forklift license It is aimed at employees with no prior practical experience in using front loaders.
The structured Forklift driver training provides the legally required basis for the safe operation of industrial trucks in the workplace. Companies are obliged to use only qualified and instructed persons - but high-quality training goes far beyond simply fulfilling obligations.
Why this training is crucial
A Forklift driver's licence is legally required if employees are to operate industrial trucks. In addition to the legal foundations, the focus is primarily on awareness of dangers, vehicle control, and the safe assessment of loads, traffic routes, and operational risks.
Forklift Truck Licence Level 1: 1-Day Intensive Training
The Forklift Driver Training Intensive Course This is aimed at experienced employees who already possess practical driving skills and wish to obtain official certification in a concise format.
This intensive course is ideal if employees already drive a forklift regularly, but have not previously had formal training. Forklift driver's licence own. In just one day, existing practice is structured, theoretically supplemented and examined.
The aim of the crash course
Efficient and legally compliant Forklift driver training for experienced employees. More compact delivery of theoretical content and handling of loads. Including practical driving and stacking exercises.
Forklift Training - Level 2 Supplementary Qualification
Stage 2 training is a device-specific extension of the Forklift licence and is aimed at Level 1 holders.
Those working in high-bay warehouses or narrow warehouse structures require additional knowledge in handling reach trucks. These special Forklift driver training extends the basic qualification to more demanding areas of deployment.
When Level 2 is necessary
Reach trucks are significantly different from conventional counterbalance forklifts:
Higher lift heights, more sensitive handling and narrow traffic routes require additional training content. Therefore, the professional association has laid down supplementary qualification level 2, in theory and practice, for operators of reach trucks.
General Requirements & Framework Conditions
All training sessions for Forklift driver's licence They are based on the requirements of DGUV Principle 308-001 and DGUV Regulation 68, and also focus specifically on safety-critical situations in everyday operations.
Forklift licence content
Theory lessons
Practical driving and stacking exercises on the ground, in high-bay warehouses and on truck trailers (available in our training centre).
Final exam
Documentation according to DGUV regulation
General requirements
Minimum age 18 years
Physical and mental fitness
Execution
- With these vehicles:
- Three-wheel counterbalance truck STILL RX-20
- Reach truck STILL FM-X 14
In our modernly equipped indoor training centre
Or directly at your premises
Special Course: Intensive and Safety Training
Das Sicherheitstraining baut auf dem vorhandenen Forklift driver's licence and is aimed at experienced drivers.
Experience alone does not prevent accidents. This training sharpens hazard awareness and optimises driving behaviour in complex situations. We are happy to accommodate customer requests, so that the special practical training is also suitable for long-term forklift drivers. This involves training specific aspects such as your particular load carriers (dimensions, contents, weight), narrow routes, or unclear traffic situations.
Forklift truck licence inquiry
We are here for you!
Do you want to make your intralogistics safer, more efficient, and future-proof? Then speak to us – we'll take the time to answer your questions and develop the right solution together.
Or Security Analysis, Training your employees or the selection of modern anti collision:
SIBEKA Your independent partner on the path to greater workplace safety.
SIBEKA – Jochen Kaphengst – Industrial and Security Consultancy
- Linder Strasse 34, 41751 Viersen, Germany
- 0 21 53 - 970 420
- info@sibeka.de
- 0 21 53 - 910 51 62