The training will have been done on their vehicles, probably on their site. Your vehicles, your site will be unfamiliar to the driver - make your own judgement.

Ashley, I have been in a similar situation myself previously. In each case, as the layout and FLT equipment was different to what they had used previously, all new drivers were put through a course delivered at our site on our equipment.

Hi You should get yourself a copy of L117 which is the HSE ACOP on Lift Truck Training and use. It can be downloaded from the HSE website for free. There are three requirements for training. The first is that you must hold proof of basic skills training - a refresher course, in-house or otherwise, that does not show proof of basic training is not adequate. The basic skills training must be given for each type of truck and attachments. The second is specific job training - how to use the specific truck and the conditions it will be operated in The third is familiarization training - applying what has been learnt in normal operating conditions. Hope this helps. If you can be sure that the in-house certificate covers basic skills training (a copy of the test papers and the course content may do this), you could then get them assessed as an experience operative and do the specific job and familiarization training done by a competent person, you would be covering everything off. But it might be quicker to get them on new VNA course! Ian