How to Get a TABC Certification

The Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC) encourages businesses that sell alcohol to employ properly trained servers and managers in order to prevent alcohol sales to minors or intoxicated people. To ensure this training is standardized, TABC has approved a number of courses that can be taken for TABC certification. These courses may be offered by a training school or developed by individual businesses for their employees. If your employer does not offer its own curriculum, you will need to attend and successfully complete training at an approved school in order to receive your TABC certification. A small number of Internet and video training schools are also available.

Choose Your Training Method

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  If your employer is one of the 29 certified in Texas to give in-house TABC certification, it is easiest to get your training at work. Otherwise, you will need to decide if you would like to attend one of the 85 alcohol certification courses in Texas or get your training via the Internet or video.

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  Locate a school near you by visiting the TABC website (see Resources). Find a school in your town and click to get their website or email address, or call them.

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  Alternatively, to get your training online, visit the TABC website for their link to Internet/Video/Computer Training Resources. There are seven approved providers of Internet coursework to obtain TABC certification online. As of 2010, these courses ranged from $16.95 to $25.

Complete the Coursework

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  Fill out all applications and fees for the school you have chosen. Note the class times, if you are attending a physical class.

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  Attend the class, whether online or in person. You will learn information needed to be a responsible seller of alcohol. This coursework will take at least three hours.

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  Pass all quizzes and tests. You will need at least a 70-percent score on all quizzes and tests to successfully complete the certification course.

Obtain Your Certificate

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  If you do not receive your certificate within 30 days of finishing your coursework, visit the TABC certification inquiry site (see Resources).

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  Enter your Social Security number and birth date. Verification on this website is considered valid proof of TABC certification.

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  Print out the certification page if needed.