Driving a forklift
Training with theory and practical test, then written authorisation by the employer. Safety instruction every year.
BasisDGUV Grundsatz 308-001 · § 7 DGUV Vorschrift 68 · § 12 ArbSchG · § 4 DGUV Vorschrift 1
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Tested on your own equipment.
Forklift licence, crane licence and load securing as in-house training, plus warehouse operator (IHK) exam preparation live online. Theory runs online in advance, practice and test take place at your site. The courses are taught in German.
16 coursesPractice at your siteCertificate after test
Records
Which record for which job?
What your people need in the warehouse, at the crane and at the loading dock, and which course fits.
Other industrial trucks
A separate qualification in theory and practice for each type of truck, as set out in the draft of DGUV Principle 308-001.
BasisDGUV Grundsatz 308-001 (draft, as of 15.06.2026) · DGUV Vorschrift 68
Operating a crane
Training with test, practical instruction on that crane, then authorisation by the employer.
BasisDGUV Grundsatz 309-003 · § 29 DGUV Vorschrift 52
Loading and shipping
Anyone who loads, ships or drives a loaded vehicle needs to know the duties and the securing methods.
Basis§ 22 StVO · § 412 HGB
Responsibility for loading
Warehouse, dispatch, fleet: expertise to organise and check load securing in the company, often as an appointed load securing officer.
Basis§ 22 StVO · § 412 HGB · § 130 OWiG · VDI 2700
Qualification without an apprenticeship
External exam as warehouse operator at the IHK after at least three years of warehouse work.
Basis§ 45 Abs. 2 BBiG · § 10 LWLogAusbV
This overview is for orientation. Which qualification is required in a specific case follows from your risk assessment.
Courses
Every course with schedule, record and price.
The course pages are in German. They show how each course runs, what it brings and what the record is needed for.
Industrial trucks
From counterbalance forklift to vertical order picker. Theory runs online in advance, practice and test take place on your own equipment.
10 coursesTheory onlinePractice on your equipment
FF-01Blended
Forklift licence
For counterbalance forklifts 200 min online7.5 h on siteCertificate from 219 € netDetails (German) FF-11OnlineAnnual forklift instruction
For drivers with a licence 45 min onlineCertificate of attendance 35 € netDetails (German) FF-03BlendedPallet truck
Electric low-lift, pedestrian 135 min online6 h on siteCertificate from 159 € netDetails (German) FF-05BlendedPedestrian stacker
High-lift, pedestrian 135 min online6 h on siteCertificate Price on requestDetails (German) FF-04BlendedReach truck
In high-bay warehouses 2.5 h online6 h on siteCertificate Price on requestDetails (German) FF-06BlendedHorizontal order picker
Platform at floor level 135 min online3 h on siteCertificate from 139 € netDetails (German) FF-07BlendedSmall-parts order picker
At small-parts racks 135 min online3 h on siteCertificate from 139 € netDetails (German) FF-10BlendedVertical order picker
With elevating platform 2.5 h online7.5 h on siteCertificate from 219 € netDetails (German) FF-08BlendedTruck-mounted forklift
Carried on the truck 165 min online9 h on siteCertificate from 279 € netDetails (German) FF-09BlendedThree-way truck
In narrow aisles 165 min online9 h on siteCertificate from 299 € netDetails (German)
Load securing
From basic instruction for everyone who loads or drives to the load securing officer with exam and refresher.
4 coursesOnline or with practical day
LS-06Online
Load securing basics
For everyone who loads or drives 45 min onlineCertificate of attendance 35 € netDetails (German) LS-05OnlineLoad securing for managers
Knowledge part fully online 4 h onlineCertificate of attendance 179 € netDetails (German) LS-03BlendedLoad securing officer
With exam and certificate 4 h online6 h on siteCertificate from 399 € netDetails (German) LS-04BlendedLoad securing officer refresher
Refresher after three years 2 h online3 h on siteCertificate of attendance from 249 € netDetails (German)
Cranes
Crane operator training under DGUV Principle 309-003. Practical instruction and test take place on the crane your people will operate.
1 coursePractice on your own crane
New · vocational qualification
From warehouse helper to qualified warehouse operator (IHK).
Eight weeks alongside work, live online. For warehouse staff without an apprenticeship who have worked in a warehouse for at least three years. It ends with the external exam at the IHK and a recognised vocational qualification.
- Admission under § 45(2) BBiG: three years of warehouse work
- All four exam areas under § 10 LWLogAusbV
- Live lessons in real time, questions answered in class
- Mock exam before the IHK date
799 €net per participant, plus the IHK exam fee. Taught in German.
FAQ
What companies ask us.
Does a forklift licence expire?
No. The licence itself does not expire. The safety instruction under § 12 ArbSchG and § 4 DGUV Regulation 1 has to be repeated every year, for example with the online instruction FF-11.
Does a forklift licence cover every industrial truck?
Not automatically. The draft of DGUV Principle 308-001 (as of 15 June 2026) splits the qualification by equipment type: a general theory module is completed once, and each type of truck adds its own module with practice. We offer these modules as FF-03 to FF-10.
Is a load securing officer mandatory?
The load securing officer is not a statutory role like the dangerous goods safety adviser. By appointing one, the employer meets its organisational duties. There is no statutory refresher interval; a refresher after three years is common, for example with LS-04.
Who is admitted to the external exam as a warehouse operator?
Anyone who has worked in the occupation for at least one and a half times the length of the apprenticeship. The apprenticeship takes two years, so three years of warehouse work are required (§ 45(2) BBiG). Without this time the IHK can still admit you if you show your professional competence in another way, for example with references. The responsible IHK decides on admission.
Where do practice and test take place?
At your site, on the equipment and vehicles your people work with. Theory runs online in advance, so you do not need a separate classroom day for it.
What do participants receive?
A certificate after passing the test; the pass mark is 80 percent correct answers. Safety instructions end with a short test and a certificate of attendance. The forklift and crane licences include a template for the written authorisation.
Tell us what you operate.
Equipment, vehicles and number of participants are enough. We map the record requirements, name the next step and get back to you within one working day.