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RTITB was incorporated in November 1998, the name ‘RTITB’ (formerly The Road Transport Industry Training Board) has been synonymous with the road freight and logistics industry for 40 years.
The core business of RTITB is the accreditation of materials handling equipment training, an activity carried out under HSC, HSE NI and HSA recognition. Since the acquisition of RTITB by the Capitb trust, an organisation with charitable status, the range of services and breadth of operations has increased. Today we accredit the training provided at over 580 training locations throughout the UK and Eire and have a register of instructors in excess of 8000, all qualified by examination along with a register of operators in excess of 140,000. The scope of our accreditation includes Lift Trucks, Large Goods Vehicles, Digital Tachograph as well as bespoke accreditation of equipment used in ports, airports, construction, agriculture, horticulture and by rescue services.
In 2003 RTITB purchased its current headquarters in Telford, Shropshire and established the RTITB Academy which provides Lift Truck and LGV Instructor training, in support of its accreditation activity.
In November 2004 the Academy also engaged in LGV Driver Licence acquisition training, in response to the ‘Driver Shortage’ and a lack of RTITB accredited LGV driver training organisations in its home county. Today the Academy provides a much wider range of training including CPC, Driver CPC and is recognised by OCR and The Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training.
In 2008, RTITB and Sumo Glove ran the first ever National Lift Truck Operator of the Year Competition, this will become a bi-annual event and highlights the critical role properly trained operators play in reducing damage, improving safety and the bottom line.
In May 2009 RTITB will run the first of an ongoing series of Master Driver for CPC instructor briefings for Master Driver Consortia member in readiness for the implementation of the Driver CPC EU Directive 2003/59 in September 2009.
RTITB aims to set standards in accreditation and raise the standard of training by modernising training materials and systems. We are Centre for Assessment Ltd registered and operate Quality Management System BS EN 9001:2008 and operates an environmental policy. We will continue to strive for excellence together with the organisations we work with.
