TABC Certification Schools

You can get your seller/server certification through any of the agency-approved training schools below. 

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To become a trainer:

• Work with a TABC-approved school or program. 
• Complete the Trainer application (ST-402) and pay $100 application fee. 
• Pass a criminal background check. 
• Complete the TABC trainer course.

Contact us for more information at 512-206-3420 or email seller.training@tabc.texas.gov.

To open a TABC seller training school or program:

• Apply to be a TABC-approved school or program ($1,000 fee). 
• Also apply to be a trainer ($100 fee). 
• Pass a criminal background check. This applies to each owner and high-level position, including managers. 

We’ll provide you course materials once approved. If you are a TABC-licensed or permitted retailer, you can open an in-house training school, but you need to train more than 150 employees each year to qualify.

Information collected by TABC for licensing and certification purposes can be shared with the Texas Attorney General's Office upon 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.