For the month of October only we are offering our 360 JCB course at a Special 20% discounted price of £1384 (was £1730). Training must be booked and paid for in full in October using the special code of FBOCT20. Training dates are from Oct 2017 to end Jan 2018.

For the month of September only we are offering our Truck Mounted Crane and Crawler Crane course at a Special 20% discounted price of £1672 ( was £2090). Training must be booked and paid for in full in Sept using the special code of FBSEPT20. Training dates are from Oct 2017 to end Jan 2018.Please … Continue reading SEPTEMBER OFFERS →

If you’re interested in Heavy Plant or Logistics as a career, come and chat to one of our staff for friendly good advice. Why should you attend? Meet a Ritchies Training Instructor who recognise the skills and experience Service leavers and Ex-Military can offer. Network, network and network some more – whether you’re ready to … Continue reading Ritchies Training Centre Ltd will be attending the Oakham Careers Fair →

We are proud to announce that NPORS is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them, for their continued support over the years and we look forward to the next 25 years. The scheme and its providers have come a long way since 1992 and with the … Continue reading Ritchies Congratulates NPORS on Their 25 Years of Service to The Industry. →

Ritchies will be attending the Catterick Job & Careers Fair on the dates below. Come along and have a chat with our staff if you are looking to transition into the Driving or heavy Plant sector. Continue Reading

The beginning of July saw two soldiers from 26 Regiment Royal Artillery, enrol themselves onto the Level 3 City & Guilds Certificate here at the centre. Both soldiers who are in the process of transitioning from the Military to civilian street attended a 3 week course where they were both trained in areas of the … Continue reading Ritchies Training Centre Ltd Enrols the first two students on its City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Transporting Freight by Road. →

Over the last few months Ritchies Training Centre Ltd has been working towards providing further training for its employees and candidates who pass through its gates. It has been in consultation with City & Guilds since January 2016 and has now finally been awarded their accreditation to fly the flag for them. City & Guilds … Continue reading Ritchies Training Centre Ltd Receives Its Accreditation from City & Guilds →

Here at Ritchies Training we frequently receive enquiries from people looking to start work as a forklift driver and who are unsure of the legal requirement to be certified. Such questions are a direct result of the fact that there is no formal forklift driving licence in the UK unlike a Category B licence to … Continue reading Industrial Fork Lift Truck Training →

Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) is an individual award to assist in the personal development of eligible Military Service Personnel (SP) and Service Leavers (SL). The aims of the ELC scheme are to: Provide funding support to SP who wish to enhance their educational, academic, professional or vocational achievements by pursuing learning (Level 3 to 8) … Continue reading Use It or Lose It! →

In order to provide the very best Heavy Plant Training using the very best machines available we have recently added a Manitou Telescopic Handler, MRT 2150 supplied from A.T Best Handlers Ltd, Airdrie, another positive step forward for our training centre and keeps in line with our core focus of delivering the very best training … Continue reading New Additions To The Ritchies Training Centre Fleet →