This work-based qualification is aimed at learners who are working, or want to work, in warehousing and storage roles with responsibility for operating forklift trucks. They cover preparing and operating forklift trucks. Although the qualifications can be taken from the age of 16, so that learners can work towards units of this qualification to develop the necessary knowledge and skills, the actual age learners start to drive a forklift truck may be set above 16 by particular employers. Typically, this may be 17 and above. Minimum age restrictions apply, as specified in road traffic legislation, if forklift trucks are operated on public roads which require an appropriate driving licence to be held for the weight of the vehicle. For goods vehicles, vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes but less than 7.5 tonnes may be driven from the age of 18.