Forklift certification in Wisconsin
1 forklift program with costs, results and funding that can make it free
One school offers this forklift program, and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.
See the programHow much does forklift certification cost in Wisconsin?
$250
is what this program costs if you pay yourself
This program
- Finished the program
- 98%
- Working 6 months later
- 61%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $20,100
- Length
- Not reported
- The program doesn't report it
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Wisconsin may also offer forklift training. How these figures are made
The one forklift program in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding
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1 program
Forklift Training
Milwaukee Community Service Corp
Milwaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,100Price if you pay yourself$250Program website, Forklift Training at Milwaukee Community Service CorpMore details about Forklift Training at Milwaukee Community Service Corp
- Finished
- 98%
- Working at 6 months
- 61%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,028
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 417
- Earned a year, estimated
- $20,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $250
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for forklift training in Wisconsin
WIOA funding can pay for forklift training in Wisconsin
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.
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Where the Wisconsin forklift program numbers come from
Which Wisconsin forklift programs are on this list?
These are the forklift programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.
How the prices and results of Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Material Moving Machine Operators
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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