Certificates for crane and forklift operators, riggers and slingers. From R1 628.
Lifting machinery courses certify the people who lift: crane operators, forklift operators, riggers and slingers, and anyone working from an elevating platform. Fundza Training Institute runs them from R1 628 to R6 010, with refreshers on all of them. Individual learners train at our centre in Mokopane. Companies book a group and we train on site, anywhere in South Africa.
Lifting splits into three jobs that people often confuse: attaching the load, operating the machine, and working from a platform. Start with which one you do.
Do you attach and signal, or do you operate? Slinging is a separate job from operating. Slings Load (2 days, R1 628) certifies attaching and securing loads. Sling and Communicate during Crane Operation (5 days, R5 462) goes further and covers directing the crane operator, which is the banksman side of the job.
If you operate: which machine? Certificates are machine-specific. Mobile crane, truck-mounted crane, heavy crane and pendant-controlled overhead crane are four different tickets. So are the forklift and the telehandler, which look similar but are not interchangeable.
Are you lifting a load, or lifting people? Mobile Elevated Platform Operator (5 days, R6 010) covers cherry pickers, scissor lifts and boom-type platforms — machines that put a person at height rather than moving a load. It is a different certificate from any of the cranes.
Workshop or yard rather than site? Chain Hoist and 4 Post Truck cover workshop lifting: chain blocks, lever hoists and vehicle lifts. Pendant-controlled overhead crane is the plant and workshop crane ticket.
First certificate, or a renewal? Every course here has a refresher, from R940 to R1 204. If you already hold the ticket, that is the cheaper route. Tell us what you hold and we will confirm which applies.
Every lifting course in this category, ordered by fee, with its refresher.
| Course | Duration | Full course | Refresher | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slings Load | 2 days | R1 628 | R940 | Slingers and riggers who attach and secure loads |
| Sling and Communicate during Crane Operation | 5 days | R5 462 | R1 094 | Riggers and banksmen who also direct the operator |
| Flat Back Truck | 5 days | R5 462 | R1 094 | Drivers moving material and equipment around site |
| Operate Heavy Crane | 5 days | R5 462 | R1 094 | Heavy crane lifting on industrial and mining sites |
| Chain Hoist | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Workshop lifting with a chain block or lever hoist |
| 4 Post Truck | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Workshop staff lifting vehicles on a four-post lift |
| Pendant Controlled Overhead Crane | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Overhead and gantry crane work in a workshop or plant |
| Forklift (Counter-balanced Lift Truck) | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Warehouses, yards, factories and distribution sites |
| Counterbalanced Lift Truck over 15 Tons | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Forklift operators on machines over 15 tons |
| Mobile Crane Operator | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Mobile crane lifting on construction and mining sites |
| Truck Mount Crane Operator | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 094 | Truck-mounted cranes and brick-and-block loaders |
| Telescopic Boom Handler Operator | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Telehandlers on construction, mining and agriculture |
| Mobile Elevated Platform Operator | 5 days | R6 010 | R1 204 | Cherry pickers, scissor lifts and boom platforms |
For slingers and riggers who attach and secure loads for lifting. The shortest and cheapest certificate here, and the usual first one. Refresher R940. See the course.
For riggers and banksmen who sling loads and direct crane operators on site. The full version of the slinging job, including communication with the operator. Refresher R1 094. See the course.
For drivers who move material and equipment around site on a flat back truck. Refresher R1 094. See the course.
For operators who lift with a heavy crane on industrial, mining or construction sites. Refresher R1 094. See the course.
For riggers, storemen and workshop staff who lift loads with a chain block or lever hoist. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
For workshop staff who lift vehicles on a four-post or automobile lift. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
For operators who lift with a pendant-controlled overhead or gantry crane in a workshop or plant. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
For forklift operators in warehouses, yards, factories and distribution sites. The most widely asked-for ticket on this page. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
For forklift operators who run counterbalanced machines over 15 tons. A separate certificate from the standard counter-balanced lift truck ticket. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
For operators who lift with a mobile crane on construction, mining or industrial sites. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
For operators who lift with a truck-mounted crane or brick-and-block loader. Refresher R1 094. See the course.
For operators who run a telehandler on a construction, mining or agricultural site. Not covered by a forklift ticket. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
For operators who work from a cherry picker, scissor lift or boom-type elevating work platform. Refresher R1 204. See the course.
Lifting is the part of a site where the consequences of getting it wrong are immediate, which is why it is the most heavily certificated work Fundza trains. A lift involves at least two people doing different jobs: someone who knows the load, the slings and the angles, and someone on the controls. Both need their own certificate, and on a busy site they need to be able to communicate without ambiguity.
The machines split by where they work. Mobile and truck-mounted cranes go to the load on construction and industrial sites. Overhead and gantry cranes stay in a workshop or plant and move work through it. Forklifts and telehandlers move palletised and bulk loads in yards, warehouses and distribution. Elevating platforms are not load-lifting at all — they put a person somewhere they could not otherwise reach safely.
Because certificates are machine-specific, riggers and operators who work steadily usually hold several. A slinging certificate plus one machine ticket is the common starting pair, and it is the combination most contractors ask for.
They are separate certificates for separate jobs, and neither is formally required before the other at Fundza. In practice many operators take Slings Load first: it is the shortest and cheapest at 2 days and R1 628, and understanding the load from the ground makes the operating course easier.
No. The counter-balanced lift truck and the telescopic boom handler are different machines with different certificates. They handle loads differently, and a forklift ticket will not satisfy an audit on a telehandler.
Slings Load (2 days, R1 628) covers attaching and securing the load. Sling and Communicate during Crane Operation (5 days, R5 462) adds directing the crane operator, which is the banksman part of the job. If you signal to an operator, you want the second one.
For certification purposes it sits in this category, but the job is different: it lifts a person to working height rather than moving a load. If your people work from cherry pickers or scissor lifts, that is the certificate they need, and it does not cover any crane.
Yes. We train lifting groups at your own premises anywhere in South Africa, on the machines your people will actually operate. Send us the machine list and headcount and we will come back with dates and a quotation. How on-site training works.
