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
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EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT FORWARD
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it was very knowledgeable
It was a great pleasure taking the test, i had fun and learnt a lot.
Great Course
good
I like how the course is broken up into several mini sections. It makes it much easier to focus and learn.
It felt disjointed at times. and some videos still need captioning. maybe make it so captions stay on between videos?
Intense but informative.
Siempre es bueno aprender .. pero es mejor cuando el curso es muy bueno
Es importante aprender siempre .. pero también es mejor cuando el curso es muy bueno
Long but very much worth it
Easy to navigate very informative and covers all training
The training was conducted in a very ridiculously long state and overly explained everything instead of being straightforward and to the point
good to know the details of each step
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
This course was very understandable and fast.
Very helpful.
Good information for food safety and the practices needed in a commercial kitchen. The course was very straight forward and informative.
It wasn’t the most painful thing ever
THE COURSE HIGHLIGH ALL AREA THAT NEED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY HANDLE AND PREPARE FOOD IN ORDER TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY ILLINESS OF CUSTOMER AND THE AREA OF CLEANESS OF SELF AND THAT OF THE FACILITY IN ORDER TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN WELL AND CONTROL MATTER THE COURSE WAS EDUCATIONAL AND A WELL PREPARED IN ORDER TO HELP ME EDUCATED THE ONE’S UNDER MY SUPERVISION.
All too often, people don’t realize the importance of handwashing. Not only for personal hygiene but also when touching something that could be potentially hazardous when handling food. I feel that part of this training was explained the best.
easy to follow
Easy to follow
I have learned a lot of proper ways for food handling and keeping a clean germ free area.
It was easy to learn and understand.
Thank you.
It was entertaining and informational.
Every module was really explicit about each topic.
Todo estuvo muy bien explicado y muy entretenido no se me hizo para
nada aburrido.
Apremndi mucho en este curso.
Very informative a lot of intake, at some points of the course would be confusing,
would have liked to be in contact with trainer, to ask specific questions regarding information and details not familiar with
It was good
This was a great experience with excellent materials
I genuinely enjoyed the training modules because every slide explains vital key points we need to absorb as managers. I like this course much better than others. Definitely recommend!!
Solid course content, easy to retain
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
easy and helpful
I took tons of notes because I didn’t know you’d give us the workbook at the end. I guess I didn’t need to take all these notes because that aspect of it was stressful to me, however, I’m glad I did because it makes retaining the information better. This information is very important and it’s great knowledge to have if you work in this business.
jolly good time
b;a
lean a lot
Excellent
good modules clear and specific
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
It teaches you what you need to learn, it’s ok.
I enjoyed it and it was simple if you were on it.
The training was interesting and held my attention. I liked the training being broken down into modules.
Very helpful content for food preparation and food service workers
I WAS SO SCARE ON NOT BEING ABLE TO ACHIVE THIS TEST.BUT IM GLAD I DID
the information is really important for knowing how to handle frozen foods.it has helped me a lot to gain more knowledge.
The course was extremely thorough, and easy to follow. They were very helpful when I needed to extend my learning course prior to my exam and I felt like they really cared.
I’ve gotten my food handlers’ certification and this course taught me more then the lasts 2. I enjoyed the presentations and the pace the course went.
I already knew a good chunk of the information in this course, however there was also a lot of important information as well that I wasn’t fully aware of too. The course was very descriptive and easy to understand. Would recommend to anyone working in food service.
It was easy
Great
The food manager training was thorough and well organized, covering all critical aspect of food safety, hygiene and regulatory compliance and course material was easy to follow. thank you.
Very informative
The course was user friendly and very informative.
This was a very detailed course, it outlined everything I needed to know as it pertains to handling food. It also gave me great tips on how to properly train other employees. I would highly recommend this course to all business owners in the food industry.
I’m happy that I’m getting somewhere in life to help me have a chance of being something in life
Very clear concise and to the point.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
easy and helpful
I took tons of notes because I didn’t know you’d give us the workbook at the end. I guess I didn’t need to take all these notes because that aspect of it was stressful to me, however, I’m glad I did because it makes retaining the information better. This information is very important and it’s great knowledge to have if you work in this business.
jolly good time
b;a
lean a lot
Excellent
good modules clear and specific
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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