You can meet the FORS mandatory training requirements by either undertaking FORS Professional training or FORS Approved training.
FORS Approved training is training that is developed by FORS members, or FORS training providers who are FORS Associates, against training objectives and learning outcomes set by FORS/Transport for London. If your training is successfully approved by FORS/Transport for London, you can then use it to meet the relevant professional development requirements of the FORS Standard.
FORS Approval can be sought for any of the following mandatory training requirements:
| FORS Standard requirements | Training topics | FORS Approved training accepted to meet the requirement | Training objectives and learning outcomes available in the following documents |
| Bronze M3 | Responsible person – training on maintaining continuous and effective management of fleet activities | FORS Approved training course on fleet management |
FORS Approved Training – Bronze requirement M3 Responsible person Section 2 |
| Bronze D4 | Security and counter terrorism – training on personal and vehicle security and the potential threat of terrorism | FORS Approved counter terrorism awareness training course or eLearning module |
Guidance for operators to deliver FORS Approved training Security and Terrorism (page 20) |
| Silver S5 | Work-related road risk – training on road risk and the safety of vulnerable road users |
FORS Approved WRRR training course that includes on-cycle hazard awareness Or FORS Approved WRRR training course |
Guidance for operators to deliver FORS Approved training Road safety (page 16) And FORS Approved Training Silver requirement S5 WRRR training for car drivers |
| Gold G5 | Fuel, emissions and air quality – training on reducing fuel consumption and vehicle emissions | FORS Approved environmental awareness training course |
Guidance for operators to deliver FORS Approved training Environment (pages 17-18) |
| Silver S5 | Fuel and Emissions Champion – training on fuel performance management and emissions monitoring | FORS Approved training course on fuel and emissions |
Guidance for operators to deliver FORS Approved training Environment (pages 17-18) |
Delivering in-house FORS Approved training will help you with planning and managing training for your managers and drivers. If you are interested in getting your course(s) FORS Approved, please check the training objectives and learning outcomes that need to be met to see if your course meets these/could meet these with a few tweaks. For more information about the approval process, trainer competencies and the approval fees, please check the Guidance for training providers and FORS operators.