You can find many places on-line that offer forklift instructor training courses. They can be found easily by just using a search engine such as yahoo or google. It usually takes about ten days to be trained to be a forklift instructor. It is very important that you go through training before you start training people yourself. There a certain states that require it through OSHA. These states have certain standards of requirements that you must be well versed in before training people to drive a forklift. You will need to have an in-depth knowledge of the piece of machinery and all of it's parts before teaching someone what to do on one. You should also know all about safety devices and standards to use while driving the forklift. An instructor absolutely needs to know all of the components of the truck. It can be a very dangerous piece of equipment if not operated correctly. In short, to instruct people on using a forklift you absolutely should be trained yourself. Not only how to operate the forklift, but how to effectively teach someone to use it as well.
