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
I needed to take a food handler course to get a cottage food license. This one covered a lot of subjects, more than I thought it would. I feel confident I can start my cottage food business with proper food handling procedures.
Thank you. This was easy and professional…
This was a very informative course and will help me now and in the future.
Well explained and simple to navigate
REALLY INFORMATIVE AND IMPORTANT COURSE SPECIFIES ALL THAT`S NEEDED IN GREAT DETAIL MAKING IT EASY TO PASS THANKS !
Easy videos, if you truly sit down and pay attention you should be able to pass the first time.
Smooth and fast learning!
It doesn’t give you a progress bar. It’s overall incredibly hard to navigate and then when you finish it’s really hard to find your certificate. Mine didn’t prompt me to do anything and didn’t show up in the certificate sections so I had to contact customer service.
Muchas gracias aprendi mucho
course was a great learning experience
Muy buen curso y muy intuitivo
I was able to understand and stay focused on the videos. it really helped me understand the topics
Great course.
Love thid really teaches you and vive you the best knowledge on how food should be
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
This is a great course and very easy to use
Informative
Course was a good pace and easy to understand.
One part of the course that really stood out to me as an ice cream shop owner was the section on temperature danger zones. I always thought as long as the ice cream stayed frozen, we were in the clear—but the course explains how even brief temperature changes during scooping or restocking can allow bacteria to grow, especially in toppings or mix-ins that sit out. It also covered how sanitizing scoops between uses isn’t just about cleanliness—it’s a real food safety measure. Honestly changed the way I look at our prep line.
Could use less fluff but otherwise just fine
Very detailed helpful and easy going. Great refresher!
The importance of dealing with food
Wasn’t too repetitive, great learning tool for those who do not want to take the in-person course.
This course was very well organized and easy to follow. I originally purchased a different course. Very shady that the other course asked for a review before the course would even start. This course was more money but definitely worth it. Especially since now I have paid for the other course and will most likely not get a refund.
It was good, a lot of important information that helped me to realize the significance for a manager to keep everyone safe and keep up with the business at the same time. Such as identifying potential biological, chemical, food borne hazards that could lead to an unsafe situation.
A good resource. The presentation controls need to be updated, but a strong resource nonetheless.
I completed the AAA Food Handler course, and I’m really happy with it! Everything was clear, informative, and easy to follow. The lessons covered all the important topics.
The online format was super convenient. It was a great experience, and I feel much more confident now.
Provided an easy to follow outline, along with user-friendly ways to review and study at my own pace.
i love that i got to do the course on my own pace. and maria was a great help.
amazing
My first FMCC was back in 2006. Although I’m not a fan of having to take any type of tests, we’ll see how this one goes! I have found this course to be a bit more interesting than the previous ones taken. It goes quickly, is easy to understand, but I probably could have done without the “feeling worms move in their mouth” part. Other than that, two thumbs up!!!
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
work made me do it, i dont drink. but glad to help out my community from one less DUI waiting to happen
Long, but informative
Easy to use
Information was plentiful
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Listen and learn. This training will get you passed if you take the time to listen to the videos.
Liked the videos, explained just what was needed to be known. I do think that some of the test questions can be more clear.
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
Excelente información, muy completa
Quick and easy.
What else can I say? There are multiple options for getting certified, but this takes the cake! Quick and easy.
This course was straight to the point and hit key points for food safety. It was easy to do and the modules were not too long on each topic. I liked the pacing of the course. It made the information easy to digest.
like the program, it was well explained and gave really good information
love this course very detailed and great information
Great experience
Very helpful information and easy to learn
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it was a beautifully made test.
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Was very informative!
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A quick and simple course with thorough analysis.
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i felt the questions were a little tricky but it was durable
my heart was pounding cuz I thought I’d fail but the program is sooo good I love it
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
work made me do it, i dont drink. but glad to help out my community from one less DUI waiting to happen
Long, but informative
Easy to use
Information was plentiful
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Listen and learn. This training will get you passed if you take the time to listen to the videos.
Liked the videos, explained just what was needed to be known. I do think that some of the test questions can be more clear.
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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