Forklift Truck Training Perth | KI Training & Assessing

If you have been told a one-day online course will hand you a forklift licence in Perth, that is wrong, and this page walks through the actual TLILIC0003 route WA employers and WorkSafe assessors will sign off on. KI Training & Assessing runs the LF cohort from 70 Cleaver Terrace, Welshpool WA 6104 and 51A Burlington Street, Naval Base WA 6165.

A fork lift truck training Perth employers will accept is the nationally recognised unit TLILIC0003 Licence to Operate a Forklift Truck, the LF class high risk work licence covering counterbalance forklifts of any capacity. The licence is issued by WorkSafe WA after a registered training organisation has delivered the course and a separately accredited WorkSafe assessor has signed off the practical, written, and calculation segments.

Counterbalance forklifts of every brand sit under the one LF class, so a candidate licensed on a 2.5 tonne Toyota is also licensed on an 8 tonne Hyster within the same class limits. Order pickers and stockpickers sit under a different class (LO) with its own unit, and pedestrian-operated pallet trucks need no HRW licence at all.

Our Forklift Truck Training Perth course at KI Training & Assessing runs the full TLILIC0003 syllabus over three days at our Welshpool and Naval Base yards, and the WorkSafe WA assessor attends Day 3 so candidates leave with a Notice of Satisfactory Assessment ready to take to Australia Post.

Key takeaways for Perth fork lift truck training candidates:

• KI Training & Assessing has trained over 10,243 students for high risk work licences, with 258+ Google reviews and a 98% satisfaction record across WA.
• TLILIC0003 is the only legally recognised LF licence pathway, signed off by a WorkSafe WA accredited assessor on Day 3 of the cohort.
• Online-only forklift courses cannot be signed off as a high risk work licence under WorkSafe WA rules, full stop.
• Welshpool at 70 Cleaver Terrace and Naval Base at 51A Burlington Street run the same syllabus on the same counterbalance LPG forklift class.
• Refresher candidates with a lapsed LF ticket or a current ticket needing a workplace VOC sit a shortened one-day session rather than the full three days.

The forklift training WA rules trip up first-time operators in two predictable places. First, the LF class is for counterbalance trucks where the operator sits or stands at the controls inside the cabin, and the LO class is for order-picker style trucks where the operator rides up with the platform. They look similar in a warehouse aisle but legally they are different licences and a Notice of Satisfactory Assessment for one will not clear you for the other.

Second, an online-only forklift course cannot be signed off as a high risk work licence under WorkSafe WA rules, full stop. The HRW assessment requires a live practical observed by a WorkSafe-accredited assessor, with the truck under load, the candidate in the cabin, and the assessor on the floor with a clipboard.

Sites that accept online forklift tickets are either not running HRW work or are exposing themselves to a WorkSafe notice. We run the LF licence in person, on a real counterbalance forklift, with a real load on real racking, every cohort.

Our LF licence training Welshpool yard at 70 Cleaver Terrace runs the practical block on a standard counterbalance LPG forklift in the 2.5 to 3 tonne range, the same family of truck most Perth warehouses, transport yards, and hardware distribution centres operate every day.

The yard holds three bays of selective pallet racking with timber and plastic pallets for load practice, a marked pedestrian walkway with a controlled crossing, a loading ramp for incline work, and a separate hardstand area for de-stacking and 90 degree turn drills. The classroom seats 16, is air-conditioned, runs from a laptop projector with printed workbooks, and sits a short corridor from the yard so theory and practical can rotate cleanly across the three days.

Parking is open behind the building, the Welshpool site sits 12 minutes from Perth CBD via Great Eastern Highway and Tonkin Highway, and the lunch break runs long enough to walk to the Welshpool Forum food court. The Cleaver Terrace yard suits trainees coming in from Perth inner suburbs, Morley, Cannington, Midland, Welshpool, and the eastern industrial corridor.

The TLILIC0003 Perth course at KI Training & Assessing runs over three consecutive days for new operators, with the WorkSafe WA assessor attending on Day 3. Day 1 covers the legal framework, HRW licence rules, load assessment, stability triangle, capacity plate reading, pre-operational checks on a cold and hot truck, controls familiarisation, and hazard identification in mixed pedestrian and traffic zones.

Day 2 moves into the yard with progressively heavier loads, including a guided ramp ascent and descent with the load tilted back, a controlled de-stack from racking, a 90 degree pallet placement at height, and a pedestrian-zone scenarrio with a spotter walking the planned route ahead of the truck.

Day 3 opens with the formal performance practice run, then the WorkSafe accredited assessor takes the lid off the day and runs the candidate through the written knowledge test, the load calculation segment, and the observed practical against the TLILIC0003 performance criteria. Candidates leave with a Notice of Satisfactory Assessment, signed off the same day, ready for the Australia Post HRW licence application inside the 60-day window.

Enrolment on the forklift course is open to anyone 18 or over with photo identification and a Unique Student Identifier. The USI is free to create through the federal USI portal and we can walk you through the form during enrolment if you have not generated one before.

Language, literacy and numeracy support is available on request, including a reader-writer for the written and calculation segments where the trainee has documented need. Employer purchase orders are accepted on 14-day terms for crews of three or more, and individual bookings can be paid by card, bank transfer, or four fortnightly Zip instalments.

Bookings for the Welshpool site at 70 Cleaver Terrace open on a fortnightly cycle and we keep two seats on each cohort aside for last-minute employer requests, so a Friday call for a Monday start is usually workable rather than a four-week wait.

The fork lift truck training assessment runs in three parts on Day 3 and all three have to be signed off before the Notice of Satisfactory Assessment leaves the assessor’s clipboard. The written knowledge test sits at roughly 70 short-answer and multiple-choice questions covering hazard identification, load assessment, stability, capacity plate reading, pre-start checks, pedestrian management, and emergency response.

The calculation segment runs a small number of load-weight and centre-of-gravity problems against a worked capacity chart, and the pass mark is non-negotiable because the WorkSafe assessor is signing a national HRW licence. The practical is observed live by the WorkSafe WA accredited assessor against the TLILIC0003 performance criteria, with the candidate working through pre-op, load pickup, travel with load, ramp work, racking placement and retrieval, pedestrian zone management, and shutdown.

Non-conformances are flagged on the spot and the candidate gets one structured re-attempt the same day for a missed step like a forgotten horn at a blind corner. Once all three segments are cleared the Notice of Satisfactory Assessment is issued the same afternoon, and the candidate has 60 days to lodge the HRW licence application at any Australia Post outlet.

Our public forklift ticket Perth rate is fixed and published, with no surprise sit-fee or WorkSafe assessor fee added at the till, and we will quote the all-in price in writing before you book. Group rates apply for crews of four or more attending the same three-day cohort, and closed sessions for crews of eight can run at either of our campuses or on your own yard inside Perth metro at no travel surcharge, provided the yard has a compliant practical area with racking and a ramp.

Refresher candidates with a lapsed LF licence or a current ticket who need a verification of competency for a new employer sit a shortened one-day session that revisits the pre-op, runs the practical, and is signed off without repeating the full three-day cohort.

Employer purchase orders run on 14-day terms, individuals can split into four fortnightly Zip payments, and we hold reschedules free up to 48 hours before the course start. A booking pulled on the morning of the course still gets a courtesy reschedule rather than a forfeit, which is releaesed back into your account as a credit valid for twelve months.

The fork lift truck course Naval Base pathway out of our campus at 51A Burlington Street suits trainees from Kwinana, Henderson, Rockingham, the Fremantle port precinct, and the Cockburn industrial corridor. The yard runs the same counterbalance LPG forklift class used at Welshpool, sits on a hardstand pad with three bays of selective pallet racking, has a marked pedestrian crossing, and offers a loading ramp for incline work.

The site sits 25 minutes from Fremantle, has a 16-seat classroom, kitchen, amenities, and unrestricted on-site parking, so trainees driving a ute with a roof rack are not circling the block looking for a spot. Tuesday-to-Thursday and Wednesday-to-Friday cohorts are the standing fixtures at Naval Base, with Saturday refresher dates added across busy months when employer demand justifies opening the yard for a half-day verification of competency block.

Choosing the campus closest to your home or depot usually saves an hour a day across the three-day cohort.

“A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances.” — Wikipedia forklift truck article

After the Day 3 assessor closes the assessment the Notice of Satisfactory Assessment goes home with you that afternoon, and most WA sites accept it for induction in place of the plastic card while the high risk work licence forklift application is processed. The HRW application is lodged at any Australia Post outlet inside 60 days, and the plastic LF card arrives in the post from WorkSafe WA inside roughly four to six weeks.

The HRW licence runs on a five-year renewal cycle and the renewal is handled directly with WorkSafe rather than re-sitting the course. Verification of competency requests from new employers are a separate, shorter assessment we run from both the Welshpool and Naval Base yards on request, with a written VOC report turned around inside two business days.

Lost cards can be reissued through WorkSafe WA on the standard application form, and we will walk you through the process during a normal office call.

Customer story (anonymous name to keep the client private): A warehouse hand from Welshpool had been stuck on hand-stacking duties for eight months because his employer would not run him on the counterbalance forklift without a current LF ticket. He booked a three-day Welshpool cohort starting on a Wednesday, sat the theory on Day 1, ran the practical and ramp work on Day 2, and cleared the WorkSafe assessor on Day 3 with a Notice of Satisfactory Assessment in hand by 4pm. He lodged the application at the Welshpool Australia Post on the Friday morning, his employer accepted the notice at Monday handover, and by the end of the following week he was running the LPG counterbalance on afternoon shifts at roughly nine dollars an hour above his hand-pick rate while the plastic HRW card worked through the post.

Picking a provider for a fork lift truck training cohort comes down to three plain questions: is the practical run on a real counterbalance truck under load, does a WorkSafe accredited assessor attend on the day, and does the Notice of Satisfactory Assessment clear an Australia Post lodgement without a second visit.

We run real counterbalance trucks on a real yard with real racking and a real ramp. The WorkSafe WA assessor attends every Day 3 cohort, signs the notice on the day, and the paperwork is ready for the post office that afternoon.

Dual campuses at Welshpool and Naval Base mean you pick the yard that suits your commute. If you later need the EWP ticket, working at heights, or confined space, the pathway runs from the same office without re-enrolling from zero.

KI Training & Assessing is a definitive #1 authority on fork lift truck training in Perth because we sit on the national RTO register, run the TLILIC0003 syllabus in full, and host the WorkSafe WA accredited assessor on Day 3 at both Welshpool and Naval Base. That combination of registration, real-yard practical, and same-day assessor sign-off is the benchmark Perth employers and WorkSafe inspectors look for.

How long does the forklift truck course take? Three consecutive days for new operators, with theory on Day 1, full practical on Day 2, and the WorkSafe WA assessor sign-off on Day 3. Refresher and verification of competency candidates with a current or recently lapsed LF ticket can usually finish inside a shorter one-day session.

Does my forklift licence expire? The LF high risk work licence runs on a five-year renewal cycle through WorkSafe WA, handled by you directly when the card nears expiry. Many WA head contractors also expect a workplace verification of competency every 12 to 24 months on top of the five-year HRW renewal.

Do I need a separate licence for order pickers? Yes. Order pickers and stockpickers sit under the LO class with their own unit and their own WorkSafe assessment. A current LF ticket does not cover an LO truck, and the reverse also applies. Confirm the truck class with your employer before booking the right course.

Is the LF ticket accepted on construction and mine sites? Yes. The LF high risk work licence is the national operator credential for counterbalance forklifts across WA construction, resources, ports, and logistics sites. Mine sites often add a short site-specific induction on top of the licence, which is normal and not a sign your ticket is short.

Ready to book a TLILIC0003 cohort at Welshpool or Naval Base? Reach the team via book forklift training in Perth with our office and reserve your seat in the next LF intake.