Training

Illinois Material Handling offers a wide variety of training and certification classes designed to keep your operation safe. Students learn the proper safety and operation of material handling equipment specific to your business. We offer the following equipment training categories:

Operator Training

Our top goal is to keep employees safe and injury free.  Each year nearly 95,000 injuries related to forklift accidents are reported and one out of every six workplace fatalities involve a forklift. We offer a wide variety of training and certification classes designed to keep your operation functioning as safely as possible.  Students learn the proper safety and operation of forklifts that are specific to your business using classroom techniques as well as hands-on driving experience.

We’ve trained over 65,000 operators and and more than 7,000 trainers.  Training can take place at one of our training centers or at your location.  We work with you to adapt the training to best fit your scheduling needs. Register for class today!

Train the Trainer

Prefer to train your own employees?  We also offer Train-the-Trainer courses to provide you the necessary tools and certification to return back to your facility and conduct your own training courses on the operation of forklifts and aerial work platforms.  This is a 2-day program that is offered at each of our conveniently located training centers throughout Wisconsin and Illinois. Register for class today!

Virtual Reality Forklift Training Simulators

Enhance your company’s training program – Virtual reality forklift training is here and ready to give your employees and temporary workers the most hands-on training right in the comfort of your own company. Whether training first-time forklift operators or challenging seasoned operators with advanced skills training, our virtual reality forklift training allows the forklift operator to either sit in a simulator or right at a desktop equipped with goggles and realistic controls. 

Rent for a day, week or month during safety training or departmental meetings, or purchase the equipment for the flexibility of training when you need it year round.  Contact us today!

Technician Training

Well trained technicians reduce your cost of ownership.  Watch maintenance go down, equipment productivity go up, and operator safety improve.  We offer comprehensive in-house instructional programs at your site or ours, to keep your technicians updated on the latest product changes and maintenance techniques.  Since many technicians are hands-on learners, we go above and beyond traditional classroom training, allowing participants to work on equipment with instructor supervision. Technicians can move at their own pace and focus on the particular tasks and skill groups that best serve their organization’s needs. Register for class today!

Whether you’re training service technicians or equipment operators, new hires or seasoned supervisors, our training programs will help you drive performance, promote safety and reduce total cost of ownership.