N.S.W. Orderpicker Licence Assessment Process “in a nutshell”

Familiarise yourself with the assessment instrument.

There are two parts to the assessment.

1. Theory assessment
2. Practical driving assessment

Theory - Study the theory part of the assessment instrument. There are a pool of 35 questions in the theory assessment to study 18 questions have been selected by the assessor.

included in the 18 questions are 4 critical questions (Shaded boxes) which must be answered 100% correctly.

You will be allowed 45 minutes to answer the 18 questions in the theory assessment.

The theory assessment is a “closed book” type of assessment which can be completed written or orally. It is not a multiple-choice assessment.

The theory assessment must be completed in English.

Practical -Practice the practical operation of a forklift. You must maintain a training logbook to be able to operate a orderpicker whilst training.

You must be supervised by a licenced orderpicker operator or a competent person, nominated by the employer, at all times whilst training. This person must sign your logbook on a daily basis indicating details required in the logbook.

At the time of assessment you must

• Produce your properly maintained logbook to the assessor
• Prove your identity to the assessor by providing a combination of the documents in Attachment A.

If you pass both parts of the assessment you will be issued on-the-spot with a “Notice of Satisfactory Assessment” which is an interim licence, valid for 60 days. The application will then need to be lodged at a Workcover office within this 60 day period. You should receive in the mail, at your home address, your Workcover issued license within this 60-day period.

If you don’t pass either or both parts of the assessment you will be advised to book a re-assessment after the mandatory 21-day “cooling-off’ period. You are prohibited from being re-assessed during this 21-day period. At the time of re-assessment, you will need to produce all original paperwork and identification to the assessor. If you passed one part of the assessment, that pass result is valid for six months, after this period you will need to complete both parts of the assessment again.

For further information or bookings, please contact us at A1 Learning,

Ph: 0422 032 337  or Email: info@a1learning.com.au