Information for Trainers and Schools

Current TABC Certification providers and those interested in becoming one should use the TABC Seller/Server School Management System to complete tasks related to your seller/server school from a computer or mobile device. Use this page to learn how to become a new trainer, open a TABC-approved school, and make changes to a current school or program.

Trainers

To qualify as a trainer, you must be 21 years or older and have at least two years of teaching or training experience. You can also substitute that experience with 15 hours of secondary education credits in a related field (e.g., curriculum development, public speaking, instructional design).

You should receive an email from the administrator of the seller/server school inviting you to complete the approval process. After receiving the email, you must:

Complete the TABC Train the Trainer course.
Submit the Trainer Certificate application.
Pass a criminal background check.

After a trainer is approved, you can use the TABC Seller/Server School Management System to schedule, edit, or cancel classroom training sessions, report student data to TABC, and take your own courses.

Schools and Programs

You can apply to become a TABC-approved seller/server training school by following these steps:

Start a new application here, which includes:
- School and branch (if applicable) applications
- Trainer applications
- Criminal background checks for owners, managers, and trainers
Pay required fees:
- School application fee: $1,000
- Branch application fee: $50 for internet-based school or $200 for classroom-based school
- Trainer application fee: $100 per trainer and $34 training fee for each trainer who hasn’t completed training yet

View TABC Certification Schools.

Course Materials

You have multiple options for submitting course materials, depending on your program type.

Classroom-based program: TABC will provide approved course materials after approving your application.
Online program: The school must provide a temporary user ID and password for the online program to TABC so that the agency can log in and review the program. Please email seller.training@tabc.texas.gov to request the content required for the course.
In-house training school: TABC-licensed or -permitted retailers can open an in-house training school if they train more than 150 employees per year.
Special requirements for hotels: Management or operating companies for five or more hotels can get approval if the company’s corporate office administers the training program and the hotels collectively employ at least 200 people who sell, serve, or prepare alcoholic beverages during the license/permit year.

TABC Seller/Server School Management System

After signing up for the Seller/Server School Management System, you’ll be able to complete the following school tasks online:

Process renewal school, branch, program, and trainer applications, pay fees, and submit personal history attachments from initial application through approval by TABC.
Pay for trainers to take the required Train the Trainer course.
Apply to update your school’s business information (like a change in ownership or physical address).
Purchase seller/server school certificate numbers.
Report student data either manually or via file upload, including submission of data change requests.
Schedule, edit, or cancel classroom training sessions.
View and manage user permissions and school information.

Sharing Information

Information collected by TABC for licensing and certification purposes can be shared with the Texas Attorney General's Office on request for purposes related to child support enforcement. This includes, but is not limited to, Social Security numbers, identity, location, employment, property holdings and other assets.