SELF EMPLOYED FORKLIFT INSTRUCTOR

Are you an experienced forklift operator or qualified instructor? If you’re looking for a new challenge or even a change from shift work, why not find out more about becoming a Sub-contracted Forklift Instructor? Become your own boss and partner up with the UK’s leading forklift training provider, delivering accredited training to our customers in your region of the UK.

We work with companies large and small, across a variety of industry sectors, providing courses on a wide range of equipment types. Training is carried out on customer’s sites and at our UK training centres by self-employed Instructors across the UK mainland.

We are always interested in adding the right candidates to our approved Instructor list so take a look at the information on this page and contact us to find out more today!

We are currently looking to work with individuals based in Scotland, throughout the Northwest, South, South Coast and London. If you are not based in those areas you can still complete the form below and we’ll keep your details on record.

When you begin working with Mentor Training, you will be required to have:

All Instructors that work with Mentor will go through a comprehensive induction process to ensure they are qualified and confident to deliver courses on customers’ sites unsupervised. Once qualified, you will be provided work by Mentor and travel within an agreed radius of your postcode, and will be paid accordingly, as per our banding system.

All Forklift Operators training to become Instructors will be required to progress through the following:

Mentor can offer assistance in supporting the financial cost of training via a training agreement and reasonable repayment schedule. This assistance can help with the cost of the course, hotel and attendance payment support to make sure you can remain focused on becoming a qualified Instructor.

All Self Employed Instructors that work with Mentor must be accredited to AITT to deliver our training courses at customer sites. Whether you are an ITSSAR, RTITB or NPORS accredited Instructor, we can assist in your transition.

Once qualified, you will be provided work by Mentor and travel within an agreed radius of your postcode, and will be paid accordingly, as per our banding system.

Mentor can offer assistance in supporting the financial cost of the transfer via a training agreement, with reasonable monthly repayments.

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