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
Me pareció muy interesante y creativo ademas de que me ayudo a reforzar mis conocimientos.
This course was very informative and easy to follow with all the videos.
informative and to the point, easy to digest
Good class but check question 32 on test. I think it needs to be corrected.
excellent presentation
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good content, easy to follow
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Important
I liked how short each lesson was and the areas that they made interactive so you didn’t just sit through a boring lesson. It’s about 1.5 hours and the questions of the exam were easy to understand.
Very nice to see
This is a beneficial and easy way to get your food handlers. Also you learn a lot about safety with food in restraunts.
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
very easy to learn from detail learning
I’m very happy that I choose AAAfroodhandler, everything is actually very easy and clear.
I learned a lot while taking this course especially about the different types of food born illness’s that can occur from different types of foods.
We went over everything I needed to know to get my certification.
Great and informative training!
This course covers everything it needs to, and I was happy to hear it is majority women and minority owned. The material is presented in an easily digestible way.
At the same time, the AI voice is grating to me, it is distracting and sometimes messes up pronunciation, making the material more confusing than it needs to be. Also, sometimes review questions are asked about material that is not yet covered, specifically in the section about different pathogens. Lastly, please stop spreading the misinformation that MSG is a dangerous additive, this is and has always been untrue and racist, and has been debunked over and over.
the course was laid out very well and easy to understand. The quizzes were helpful in testing my knowledge of the material and helped me know my weak points so that i cold work on them
It was a good learning and training for food manager course
Excellent course, my only gripe with it was the inability to move forward or back if I missed something. Had to replay the module completely. I understand not allowing moving forward, but it would be great if it could allow going back a few seconds.
This was a great program I’ve learned so much for home and business.
simple and concise
Was a great training for the exam. It was very helpful.
this course was very informative and helped me prepare for the required tests.
This was an easy way to learn at your own pace.
This was easy to follow along. I liked that I could do it at my own pace. I liked how it had questions after the courses to make sure you were understanding what they were teaching.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
it is Contains all the information a Bartender needs to be able to serve alcohol
Really helpful information that was easily understandable
so so
Had a great experience receiving my TABC certification through AAA Food Handler!
Never a dull moment
very informative
It was straight forward! The frequent quizzes in between were good in verifying retention of knowledge and checking that we are paying attention. However, although I know that this program focuses on safety, I wish there was way more technical information on the preparation aspect of bartending such as alcohol types, mixing, and measurements for those of us that have never been behind a bar. I also noticed an inaccuracy; in one of the sections it states that 18-20 year old bartenders cannot pour alcohol but this is not true. According to the B & P Code 25663 – Employment of Minors on the federal ABC website as of currently, it says that within certain restrictions minors between the ages of 18-20 can serve alcohol. This service of alcohol describes delivery, presentation, opening, and/or pouring of alcohol. Please update this as it is important for those of us between the ages of 18-20 looking to bartend to have access to accurate information.
easy
The train was long, but very informative.
Quick and simple and informative
Great visuals and was effortless when progressing through models. Quizzes throughout program really hit it to home base.
This training is very straightforward and has mini tests along the way to see what you’ve learned.
This was long but good
Needs more on in-house controls and possible pitfalls do to inappropriate behavior by staff.
Great
Exsfelent training
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
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i would recommend this course because it all went great and i loved it
I liked the course!
Modules were very informative and easy to understand.
Nice
Course was great, easy to follow and learn. Good direction and clear presentation.
This class was mobile friendly
I found this course very educational for food safety.
Excellent course, very clear and organized. I love the small quizzes after each module.
I found the process to be very informative. It was easy to follow and understand. I learned many new things.
Cross contamination can cause a lot of problems in the food service industry.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
it is Contains all the information a Bartender needs to be able to serve alcohol
Really helpful information that was easily understandable
so so
Had a great experience receiving my TABC certification through AAA Food Handler!
Never a dull moment
very informative
It was straight forward! The frequent quizzes in between were good in verifying retention of knowledge and checking that we are paying attention. However, although I know that this program focuses on safety, I wish there was way more technical information on the preparation aspect of bartending such as alcohol types, mixing, and measurements for those of us that have never been behind a bar. I also noticed an inaccuracy; in one of the sections it states that 18-20 year old bartenders cannot pour alcohol but this is not true. According to the B & P Code 25663 – Employment of Minors on the federal ABC website as of currently, it says that within certain restrictions minors between the ages of 18-20 can serve alcohol. This service of alcohol describes delivery, presentation, opening, and/or pouring of alcohol. Please update this as it is important for those of us between the ages of 18-20 looking to bartend to have access to accurate information.
easy
The train was long, but very informative.
Quick and simple and informative
Great visuals and was effortless when progressing through models. Quizzes throughout program really hit it to home base.
This training is very straightforward and has mini tests along the way to see what you’ve learned.
This was long but good
Needs more on in-house controls and possible pitfalls do to inappropriate behavior by staff.
Great
Exsfelent training
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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