Education is the best tool to prevent, minimize, or eliminate foodborne illnesses and food hazards.
Training helps reduce or eliminate food safety hazards before they become major issues.
Reducing food safety complaints will create a happier workplace and in turn increase productivity.
The TABC Texas Training Program is an online course designed to educate alcohol servers on responsible alcohol service. It helps meet the legal requirements set by the Texas Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (TABC) and promotes safe, compliant alcohol service practices across the state.
To begin, create an account, pay the registration fee, and register for the course. Once registered, you can start the training anytime and access it online from anywhere.
The Texas Tabc Online Course lasts approximately 1.5 hours and can be completed at your own pace. You can stop and start the course whenever it’s convenient for you.
While participation is currently voluntary, anyone working in the alcohol service industry in Texas—including bartenders, servers, and managers, should complete Alcohol Server Training to ensure safe service and potential liability protection.
To earn your Alcohol Server Certificate, you need to score 70% or higher on the final exam. You’ll be given up to two attempts to pass.
Yes! The Texas Responsible Beverage Service Training is available in both English and Spanish, making it accessible to a wider audience.
You can check your progress through your account, which displays the portion of the course you’ve completed and what’s remaining.
Upon completing the course and passing the exam, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion available to download instantly as well as by email, verifying your Alcohol Server Certificate.
The TABC Texas training promotes responsible alcohol service, helps reduce the risk of serving minors or intoxicated persons, and supports compliance with Texas Alcohol Laws.
TABC certification isn’t required by Texas state law, but many employers strongly recommend or require it. That’s because it offers legal protection under the Safe Harbor Act. This act shields employers from administrative penalties by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) if an employee accidentally serves alcohol to a minor or intoxicated person—but only if certain conditions are met.
To qualify for this protection:
The employee must not be the owner or company officer.
The employee must have a current TABC certification from an approved school.
All staff involved in selling, serving, or delivering alcohol (and their direct managers) must be certified within 30 days of hire.
The business must have written policies on responsible alcohol service, and employees must read and understand them.
Employers must not encourage or pressure employees to break the law.
Getting certified not only protects your employer, but also helps you make smarter, safer decisions when serving alcohol and interacting with customers.
The TABC Texas Training Program follows guidelines set forth by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, which outlines all rules related to Alcoholic Beverage Regulation in the state.
The TABC certificate is valid for 2 years.
The training is approved by the Texas Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (TABC).
For more info:
TABC Headquarters
5806 Mesa Dr, Austin, TX 78731
Food Handler Reviews
4.9
Great except a couple times I got interrupted and had to watch entire sections over again.
This is the 2nd time taking the exam. It packs a lot of information in an easy to follow along process. Final exam asked clear questions.
I failed my first exam but when I actually took the time the second time watching the videos and taking notes and study it became easier I passed the second time it was still long but I did it very easy to understand and just do things.
Muy bueno
I learned alot
Training was cool I like the way it set up simple easy to navigate and very easy to understand
This course is a quick, easy, and highly informative course. Would recommend.
Very straightforward and easy to navigate. Able to take notes and pause & stop when I wanted to.
would be better if it was shorter
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
It was good mainly a refresher but it was thorough and well thought out
very
it provides all necessary informaation in easy way
Easy to follow along and learn
great review
I really enjoyed the training, I was thinking I knew most of the information that was going to be covered, but it covered so much more than I had expected.
THE COURSE WAS VERY LONG BUT KEPT MY ATTENTION, I APPRECIATED MARIA AND HER ENTHUSIASTIC VOICE. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND LEARNED A LOT. I APPRECIATED THAT I WAS ABLE TO START AND STOP AND REVIEW. OVERALL THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.
Course was thorough and easy to navigate
Thanks
Good training to gloablly review the different type of dangers that could happen in a kitchen
This training was excellent and straight to the point. Easy to follow with clear and concise illustrations to coincide with text. Would surely recommend to anyone needing this training!!
good one
Very easy to understand
Great information
Very educational
I’m using this course to be certified for a food booth I’m starting soon. I really enjoyed how clear and easy to understand the videos were and I liked being able to test my knowledge at the end of each session. I feel I have some valuable information to pass on to anyone I work with and a basic understanding of how to share it too.
Thanks.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
Straightforward and easy to follow along
Learned a lot of things I never knew! Time to apply them all!
Thank you
Very in depth
Dinámico, entendible y eficiente.
The information was good, but the experience of taking the course was frustrating for several reasons: (1) You can not rewind!!!! If you miss something you have to watch the whole thing just to get that one tiny pc of info! Adds more time! (2) If you don’t click “next module” fast enough, it starts all over again, and you can’t go to the next module until current is complete, even though you already watched it. (3) If you click on “next module” too soon, it forces you to watch the whole thing all over again!!! (4) They speak too fast! Sometimes you miss what they say, and some of what they say is not on the screen.(5) The handbook/booklet is not available until the end of the course!
The training used a bot voice which is kind of boring but bearable.
It took way longer than it should have because it wouldn’t let me move to the next module after completing it and i was ready to crash out
long
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
Easy, informative. Great class.
This course is very informative and a great tool for growth and development.
Absolutely enjoyed the course of training, very positive and helpful for my journey of becoming an excellent bartender
ok
Easy to understand and very well written and said to best pass the exam
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THank you for the information
Thank you for this information
The course seamed though at a good speed. I took notes and was able to stop and start as needed.
This training was user friendly and straightforward, with clearly communicated information for health and safety standards in food service.
Easy to take, easy to understand.
I thought it was going to be hard but this test has helped me learn a lot and it was very patient and easy i did not have not 1 problem with this exam and it was very affordable.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
Straightforward and easy to follow along
Learned a lot of things I never knew! Time to apply them all!
Thank you
Very in depth
Dinámico, entendible y eficiente.
The information was good, but the experience of taking the course was frustrating for several reasons: (1) You can not rewind!!!! If you miss something you have to watch the whole thing just to get that one tiny pc of info! Adds more time! (2) If you don’t click “next module” fast enough, it starts all over again, and you can’t go to the next module until current is complete, even though you already watched it. (3) If you click on “next module” too soon, it forces you to watch the whole thing all over again!!! (4) They speak too fast! Sometimes you miss what they say, and some of what they say is not on the screen.(5) The handbook/booklet is not available until the end of the course!
The training used a bot voice which is kind of boring but bearable.
It took way longer than it should have because it wouldn’t let me move to the next module after completing it and i was ready to crash out
long
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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