Slinging & Lifting Train the Trainer Course

• Develop Competent In-House Lifting Trainers: Gain the knowledge and confidence to deliver internal slinging and lifting training that reflects your site activities, equipment, and operational procedures.

• Improve Lifting Safety Standards: Help reduce lifting-related incidents, unsafe practices, load handling errors, and damage to equipment, stock, and structures.

• Support Compliance With Lifting Regulations: Strengthen understanding of lifting responsibilities, safe systems of work, planning requirements, inspections, and practical controls linked to lifting operations.

• Deliver More Relevant Site-Based Training: Because the course is delivered on your site, your trainers learn using familiar equipment and real lifting scenarios rather than generic classroom-only examples.

• Strengthen Training Delivery Skills: Learn how to plan sessions, communicate clearly, use suitable teaching methods, and assess understanding effectively during lifting safety training.

• Promote Better Operational Consistency: Create a more standardised approach to slinging and lifting instruction across your workforce, helping improve competence and behavioural consistency.

• Support Supervisors And Safety Personnel: This course is well suited to those responsible for overseeing lifting activities and ensuring workers are trained to safe, practical standards.

• Encourage Continuous Improvement: Use training as part of a wider approach to improving lifting operations, staff competence, site safety culture, and internal compliance procedures.

This course is designed for managers, supervisors, safety advisers, and experienced personnel who are responsible for delivering slinging and lifting training within their organisation. It is particularly suitable for employers who want to build or improve their own internal lifting safety training capability using their own workplace, lifting accessories, and operational procedures.

The Slinging & Lifting Train the Trainer course covers the knowledge and practical delivery skills needed to provide effective in-house lifting training, including:

• Understanding safe techniques for slinging and lifting operations

• Current legislation relevant to lifting activities

• Equipment selection

• Safe use of general lifting equipment

• Pre-use inspection of general lifting equipment

• Lifting operation planning

• Hand signals

• Sling configuration

• Teaching and assessing techniques

• Roles, responsibilities, and boundaries in relation to teaching and training

• Appropriate teaching and learning approaches

• Session planning skills

• Use of different assessment methods

• The importance of accurate record keeping

• Preparing, delivering, and evaluating a slinging and lifting training session

The final unit develops the learner’s knowledge and skills so they can prepare, deliver, and review a slinging and lifting training session. Depending on preference, many learners find it useful to bring a laptop to complete their session plan and prepare for the micro-teach element.

The method of assessment is a one-step journey:

Step 1. Micro Teach

The course is assessed through a combination of written session and action plans together with the delivery of a micro-teach training session to the group, allowing learners to demonstrate their understanding, training ability, and practical application of course content.

Who should attend a Slinging & Lifting Train the Trainer course?

This course is suitable for managers, supervisors, safety advisers, and experienced workers who need to deliver slinging and lifting training internally within their organisation.

Is this slinging and lifting trainer course delivered at Acadame’s training centre?

No. Because this is a highly practical programme, it is typically delivered onsite at the employer’s premises using the organisation’s own lifting equipment, accessories, and working environment.

Why is onsite delivery better for this lifting train the trainer course?

Onsite delivery makes the training more relevant because delegates use familiar equipment, real loads, and actual workplace conditions. This helps improve confidence, realism, and day-to-day application.

What does the Slinging & Lifting Train the Trainer course cover?

The course covers lifting legislation, equipment selection, safe use of lifting equipment, pre-use inspections, lift planning, hand signals, sling configuration, teaching methods, assessment methods, record keeping, and delivery of a training session.

Will learners receive a certificate after completing the course?

Yes. Successful learners receive certification for completing the Slinging & Lifting Train the Trainer programme. Where employers need a more formal teaching qualification, the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) may also be worth considering.

Is this course suitable for creating in-house lifting trainers?

Yes. The course is specifically designed to help employers develop internal personnel who can deliver practical slinging and lifting training aligned to workplace procedures and equipment.

Can Acadame deliver this lifting safety trainer course nationwide?

Yes. Acadame can deliver this course onsite nationwide. We also work with employers across Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Manchester, Liverpool, and through our wider managed service partner network.

What are the benefits of completing a Slinging & Lifting Train the Trainer course?

Completing the course can help improve lifting safety, support compliance, reduce incidents and equipment damage, strengthen internal training standards, and develop more consistent lifting practices across the workforce.

What other courses pair well with Slinging & Lifting Train the Trainer?

A good progression route could include the NEBOSH National General Certificate for broader health and safety knowledge, or the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) for a recognised teaching qualification.