Offered by Selkirk College in Castlegar, Canada, Cert in Forklift Operator Driver Training & Certification is a certificate in Trades programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Trades
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 500 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Selkirk College's Forklift Operator: Driver Training & Certification course teaches safe forklift operation to people new to the equipment, covering relevant regulations, common machine types and pre-shift inspection procedures. The first day of in-person training covers forklift fundamentals and driving practice, and applicants must be at least 16 years old with a basic knowledge of motor vehicle driving, including foot brakes, gas pedals, and moving forward and backing up. Learners work through a pre-course manual with chapter-end quizzes before attending, and steel-toed boots are required for the hands-on sessions. Successful completion earns an IVES Certificate valid for three years, and the college also offers on-site contract training rates for groups booking the course for their own employees.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This short course sets a minimum age of 16 to enrol, and expects participants to already understand basic motor-vehicle driving concepts such as foot brakes, the gas pedal, and moving forward and reversing, since the course itself focuses on the safe technical manoeuvres of operating a forklift rather than teaching driving from scratch. Steel-toed boots are required for the hands-on portion. No academic grades, minimum GPA, or English-language test score are published for admission; a training manual is available in advance for students to pre-read, with self-study quizzes at the end of each chapter. Successful completion earns an IVES Forklift Certification, valid for three years. On-site contract rates are available for employer groups booking the course for their staff.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Selkirk College's general programmes admit on a rolling, first-qualified-first-admitted basis: applications for Fall 2027 open 1 October 2026, Winter 2028 applications open 1 February 2027, and Spring 2028 applications open 1 June 2027, with no fixed closing date. Both domestic and international applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, or international applicants may instead apply directly to Selkirk with a $100 application package; admission stays rolling until seats fill. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is competitive-entry with its own published timeline for the 2027/28 intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
