{"id":554,"date":"2026-02-13T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/course\/telescopic-handler\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:03:26","slug":"cpcs-telehandler-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/course\/cpcs-telehandler-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Telescopic Handler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Course Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Days: 1 \u2013 5 (last day for testing)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attendees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 3<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the end of the course the operator should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Load and unload vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Carry out a pre-start inspection.<\/li>\n<li>Load and unload loadout towers.<\/li>\n<li>Operate safely under varying site conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Carry out minor adjustments and routine service.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the causes of instability of truck and loads.<\/li>\n<li>Set stabilisers correctly \u2013 have machine stable and level.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities under relevant legislation.<\/li>\n<li>Operate the machine safely and correctly in accordance with manufacturers\u2019 manual and instructions and accepted good practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Course Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limitations of use<\/li>\n<li>Fork truck stability<\/li>\n<li>Load weight assessment<\/li>\n<li>Relevant regulations\/legislation<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to machine<\/li>\n<li>Safe Load Indicator (if fitted)<\/li>\n<li>Pre-start inspection\/maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Theory Test Preparation<\/li>\n<li>Travel over undulating ground<\/li>\n<li>Loading onto\/off loadout towers<\/li>\n<li>Hill starts<\/li>\n<li>Driving<\/li>\n<li>Refuelling procedures<\/li>\n<li>Bulk stacking<\/li>\n<li>Operator\u2019s safety code<\/li>\n<li>Travelling on inclines<\/li>\n<li>Controls and instruments<\/li>\n<li>Components of lift trucks<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to hydraulics<\/li>\n<li>Loading\/unloading vehicles<\/li>\n<li>Handling various types of loads<\/li>\n<li>Rated capacity charts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trained Operator Card \u2013 Valid for 2 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refresher Period<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trained Operator Card is not renewable (see follow-on courses below).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Follow-On Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vocational Qualification (VQ) in Plant Operations (SCQF Level 5) on Telescopic Handler is achieved within 2 years of gaining a Trained Operator Card. A Competent Operator Card, for this category, can be applied for upon achievement of the relevant VQ.\u00a0 The Competent Operator Card is valid for 5 years and is renewable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Duration Days: 1 \u2013 5 (last day for testing) Attendees 1 \u2013 3 Course&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[13],"class_list":["post-554","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-construction-plant-and-equipment","cat_construction-plant-and-equipment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":555,"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/554\/revisions\/555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luddon.co.uk\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}