The winner of the Praguna ThinkLink Learning ?India Forklift Operator of the Year 2015? Srinivasa N D will compete in the finals of the RTITB International Forklift Operator of the Year 2016 award.

Srinivasa, who works at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, beat hundreds of other drivers from across India in order to be crowned Indian Forklift Operator of the Year 2015 in a competition hosted by Praguna ThinkLink Learning which offers skilling and human capability development programmes in logistics and is RTITB?s exclusive, accredited partner delivering forklift training in India.  

As part of his prize, Srinivasa qualified for a place in the live finals of the International Forklift Operator of the Year 2016 competition at International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) at the NEC, Birmingham, UK during 13-16 September, where up to 20,000 people are expected.

The award is hosted by the UK-based RTITB, the preferred regulatory body for workplace transport training. RTITB works closely with Praguna ThinkLink Learning, which is the first vocational business in India to be RTITB accredited, to help encourage Indian forklift operators to excel and to improve operator efficiency, safety, morale and confidence.