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
This was a good long informative website and I recommend it.
Learned a lot of great tips and standards for handling food.
Este curso fue muy completo. La información está bien organizada y es fácil de entender, incluso para temas complejos. La forma en que se presentan los módulos hace que el aprendizaje sea muy ameno.
Pretty easy to follow
This course was straightforward and easy to follow. The information was presented clearly, which helped me understand the key food safety concepts.
How to stay clean
Easy to follow as well as quick and to the point!
It was fast and informative.
Great
I finished this in two days easily and it was super quick and easy and taught me a lot! Highly recommend!
I benefited and enjoyed a lot from the amount of information. The course was comprehensive and useful.
Great content, audio only worked on ~10% of slides. Thank goodness for closed captioning!
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
Muy importante la clase
The training was easy to follow, as well as eye-catching graphics to make what was learned easier to remember
very good. Extensive as needed
Great informative course that goes into detail for those needing necessary information to protect the food they are serving to their customers.
quick and to the point
Straightforward process and course to go through with little quizzes.
Everything was very well explained and organized in order for me to comprehend and remember every session. Thank you!
All you need to pass. Good job!
Lots of information to get you ready to handle food correctly
I thought the training we generally well done. Some places went very fast so I was happy to be able to back up. I did experience a period of time where the software was being updated and I had to take an unscheduled break.
overall good training. Some sections went a little to quick to take notes. Suggest a manual that could be downloaded.
Good education
The videos were informative and flowed in a clear, concise, and consistent manner. The examples were robust and the training was well performed.
I found this training to be extremely rewarding. The training helped me understand the food industry on a higher level.
I was very impressed with this course, it covered everything in detail- from proper food handling to cleaning procedures and regulatory standards. It was well-organized, easy to follow, and focused on real-world application. I feel confident and fully prepared to manage food safety in a professional setting.
The best way to complete a sanitation class at your own pace.
🎯 Lo que más me gustó:
Las dinámicas interactivas tipo “elige tu respuesta” que ponÃan a prueba nuestros reflejos mentales 🧠⚡
Los casos reales con situaciones crÃticas para resolver en equipo
Videos cortos y directos que explicaban desde el lavado de manos hasta la trazabilidad de productos
salgo del curso no solo con un certificado, sino con la seguridad de poder liderar un equipo con responsabilidad alimentaria y compromiso con la salud de nuestros clientes
Information was on point, I believe I’m prepared for test.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
good
easy to follow and use
great
Great course
Covered material needed to take the test in step by step process that was easy to listen to and be engaged
good
Also, whats with the question “Which of the following would you record in an incident log?” Why wouldn’t I log how many cops drank alcohol? Don’t want any proof how many of y’all drink and drive?
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
very good and easy
The information was beneficial, and the training was painless. I would like to see more interaction (exercises), and I did not like that if I wanted to go back a few seconds on the video, I had to watch the whole video over, when I just wanted to listen to the previous 15 seconds, for example. Perhaps you could add a fast-forward and rewind button.
thank you
Overall it was easy and informative! I will note that the audio didn’t work on most of the modules, so I had to keep resetting the close-captioning.
has a lot of information about the pro’s and con’s about handling food to preparation and serving
The courses were easy to understand and follow. I learned a l lot.
It was easy and straightforward.
This course was eye opening and very much user friendly
Was very well organized thank you
this course covered everything i needed to know about serving alcohol and all the information well presented in a clear, concise way. P.S. module 4.11 turned into the spanish version, every other module was still in english
It was good
the course was simple and easy to complete.
Awesome
The material is clean and objective
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
good
easy to follow and use
great
Great course
Covered material needed to take the test in step by step process that was easy to listen to and be engaged
good
Also, whats with the question “Which of the following would you record in an incident log?” Why wouldn’t I log how many cops drank alcohol? Don’t want any proof how many of y’all drink and drive?
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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