New safety standards and eLearning boost IPAF training take-up

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has experienced another year of growth, which has seen membership rise by 6.6% and a total of 158,727 people successfully complete an IPAF training course in 2016 – up 10% on the previous year.

In the UK and Ireland membership increased to 466 full members at year-end, up 3.5% on 2015. Sustained increase in demand for IPAF-accredited courses saw the network of training centres at year end stand at 680, an increase on the previous year of 3.1%.

IPAF issued 150,458 PAL Cards worldwide in 2016, an increase of almost 10% on the 137,517 PAL Cards issued in 2015. Last year IPAF’s training programme was enhanced by a new eLearning module that allows candidates to complete the theory portion of their training online.

Tim Whiteman, CEO of IPAF, says: “With new standards being introduced and businesses concerned about how to become compliant, IPAF training is the global ‘go-to’ for MEWP operators and site managers.

“We support all our instructors by building their skills and professionalism, providing them with innovative learning tools, and through our robust Professional Development Seminars.”