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Forklift certification in Tennessee

1 forklift program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this forklift program, and Tennessee has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Tennessee, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much does forklift certification cost in Tennessee?

$2,000

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
98%
Working 6 months later
41%
Earned a year, estimated
about $28,200
Length
2 weeks

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

Is there free forklift training in Tennessee?

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

The one forklift program in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

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  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Certification

    All Star Training Academy, LLC

    Memphis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    All Star Training Academy, LLC, MemphisForklift certification courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000

    142 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Forklift Certification at All Star Training Academy, LLC
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    41%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,048
    Length
    2 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    284
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    142

How to pay for forklift training in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for forklift training in Tennessee

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.

Other training in Tennessee

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

Where the Tennessee forklift program numbers come from

Which Tennessee forklift programs are on this list?

These are the forklift programs Tennessee 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 Tennessee offers.

How the prices and results of Tennessee 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.

Sources for the facts about forklift training in Tennessee

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Material Moving Machine Operators
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List