Forklift certification in Louisiana

3 forklift programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these forklift programs, and Louisiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Forklift operators drive industrial trucks with a lifting mechanism and forks to move heavy and large loads around warehouses, storage yards and other worksites. No formal education is usually required, and a forklift may take only a few days to learn; training covers safety rules, many of them set by OSHA, and employers must certify that each operator has been properly trained.¹

In Louisiana, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

All 3 are the same kind of program: forklift certification course.

See the 3 programs

How much does forklift certification cost in Louisiana?

$200 to $1,500

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Length: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Louisiana may also offer forklift training. How these figures are made

Is there free forklift training in Louisiana?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $200 to $1,500.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 forklift programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Forklift certification courseIn personNo diploma needed
Forklift Operator Training
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Fletcher Technical Community College, SchrieverForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$200
Program website, Forklift Operator Training at Fletcher Technical Community College
More details about Forklift Operator Training at Fletcher Technical Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
1 week, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$200
Program website, Forklift Operator Training at Fletcher Technical Community College
Forklift certification courseIn personNo diploma needed
Forklift Operator Certificate Plus
Delgado Community College
New Orleans
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Delgado Community College, New OrleansForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$500
School website, Forklift Operator Certificate Plus at Delgado Community College
More details about Forklift Operator Certificate Plus at Delgado Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
6 weeks, 24 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$500
School website, Forklift Operator Certificate Plus at Delgado Community College
Forklift certification courseIn personNo diploma needed
Forklift Operator Training
Southern Security School
New Orleans
No diploma needed
Southern Security School, New OrleansForklift certification courseIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,500
Program website, Forklift Operator Training at Southern Security School
More details about Forklift Operator Training at Southern Security School
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
2 weeks, 21 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,500
Program website, Forklift Operator Training at Southern Security School

How to pay for forklift training in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for forklift training in Louisiana

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for forklift training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for forklift training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Forklift certification in New Orleans, Houma and other Louisiana cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Louisiana

How forklift training compares with the rest of transportation and logistics: Transportation and logistics training in Louisiana

Where the Louisiana forklift program numbers come from

Which Louisiana forklift programs are on this list?

These are the forklift programs Louisiana approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Louisiana offers.

How the prices and results of Louisiana forklift programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

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