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
The module is very easy to understand.
Very informative and easily accessible
Enjoy learning all the information
It was fast and easy to do. Very understandable.
Was easy to understand
The modules were very informative and gave a lot of insight although the voice for the modules would be better if it was voiced fully
N/A
Great
Having to click three times to move through modules is a waste of time.
n/a
Took right about an hour and a half, like it said it would. The videos did have an automated voice, which was okay. The animations were decent, so it wasn’t awful sitting through it. Gave a good overview of food handling safety.
well-organized
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
This course was relatively quick. Everything presented was done so in a simple, easy to understand way and was also quick and to the point. I took notes, but I feel that the review questions along the way were helpful and I probably didn’t need the extra notes I have.
I enjoyed the course, I enjoyed the pace, the visuals, the explanations etc!
It was a very long course but it helped me a lot to prepare for the exam.
Great course! Easy to understand and clear voice.
Very informal and educational.
very clear and interactive
I thought the course was very informative and easy to navigate
Very well to understand very professional and prepare you for the exam
This was excellent training. Much of the information I did know but there was lots of new information. I will definitely recommend this course.
Course was easy to navigate, and easy to understand. Very easy to split over multiple days or do at ones own pace.
I have learned so much about the proper way to handle food
Very well explained and expressed
and easy to understand to put into practice
This training was very informative and easy to follow. It was great that you could go at your own pace, especially in my case where I needed to break it up into different times do to my busy schedule. I liked that I could go back to certain points of the video if needed and I could rewatch all together if there were any points I felt like I didn’t fully comprehend while watching. I also appreciate that captions were available! I have a difficult time hearing, so that is a very useful tool for someone like me!
It was long but they had parts that I found helpful and it was good it was just super long that’s all
Thorough and easy to follow
considero que a sido una clase muy importante
Simple class to navigate and you can complete each module at your own pace.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
nice
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
I loved how they explained everything in detail and made you interact
The videos make it easy to understand and to remember.
This course was easy to follow and understand. I would recommend to others to take.
5 stars
I am very satisfied to the module/training I recently take Very needed and helpful in job.
Good
Very professional and detailed oriented course.
It was fun
ES UNA CAPACITACION MUY AMIGABLE E ITERATIVA. FACIL DE ENTENDER Y DE APLICAR EN EL DIA A DIA
Very thorough and easy to follow
It’s great to know the different Temps and time for the safety of our food!
was great and easy
I enjoyed this course!
Porque es necesario para la salud
Porque son cosas muy inportantes para la salud
Does the job, I guess, but this course is poorly scripted and organized, with numerous grammatical mistakes and a grating AI voice-over. If I hadn’t taken a food-handling course before, I think I would’ve been even more confused. I recommend looking elsewhere for certification.
fun
very efficient and helpful
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
nice
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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