When you hire an item of plant or equipment you are often given a short introductory training course. The aim of the short session is to give rudimentary advice about the operation of the equipment and its key features but are you then competent to operate this machine?
Familiarisation training is meant to be just that. If you already have a licence for the operation of an item of plant machinery (lift truck, elevating work platform, excavator) or an item of machinery (chainsaw, drilling rig, stump grinder) then this training will show you the specifics of that machine. It is not a replacement for what could be a 1, 2 or perhaps 5 day training course.
5 days, that’s a lot of time!
Don’t worry. Unless you haven’t operated the equipment before a full training course may be just a day. The durations refer to complete novices and almost all of the plant and equipment courses which we provide can also be offered as experienced worker assessments where you skip the training and go straight to a practical and theory test. If you are taking this route you should either be replacing an expired licence or be very experienced with the equipment. I you’re not sure the assessment would be the right route simply think of your car test, could you pass again or would you have bad habits which could cause a fail?
In any case, the best thing to do is to speak to one of our experienced course coordinators, they’ll be able to guide you through the process and offer you the best value option for your specific circumstances, just call 01453 826781 or visit www.gettrained.co.uk
