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Discover careers that lift the world

Looking for a career that matters? The lifting industry offers a wide range of exciting opportunities – from operators and inspection to engineering, logistics, and safety management.

Whether you're starting out, changing direction or bringing experience from another industry (like construction, defence or manufacturing), there's a place for you in lifting.

This page introduces the careers, training, and stories behind the lifting sector – a hidden but vital industry that supports everything from infrastructure and energy to transport and global trade.

LEEA Opportunities Hub

Whether you’re just starting out from education or stepping into a career from the military or further afield, discover real opportunities in a global industry that values skill, discipline and ambition. Explore roles shared by LEEA members - from apprenticeships to full time careers - and take your next step into Lifting.

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Training opportunities

LEEA’s Foundation Foundation Certificate is aimed at a beginner’s level. It covers common types of lifting equipment used across the industry and basic knowledge of key topics. 

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Pathways to the Industry

Our guide to the different career options available in the lifting industry.

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