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Responsible Beverage Service Training Program (RBSTP)

ByABC Certified Server Training

The RBSTP (Responsible Beverage Service Training Program) ensures that on-premises alcohol servers and their managers are educated on the dangers of serving alcohol to minors and over-serving patrons. RBS training is mandatory to achieve RBS certification, which is required to serve alcohol in licensed premises in California.

The California Assembly Bill 1221 (2017) established the Responsible Beverage Service Training Program Act to help reduce alcohol-related harm in local communities. The bill required the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to create the Responsible Beverage Service Training Program (RBSTP).

All alcohol servers in licensed premises in California must complete an authorized RBS training course to achieve RBS certification.

A nonprofit organization that has obtained a temporary daily on-sale license or a temporary daily off-sale license from ABC must:

  • Designate a person or persons to receive RBS training prior to the event.
  • That designated person or persons must remain onsite for the duration of the event.

To take RBS training, follow these steps:

1

Register on the RBS Portal

California law requires all servers to register with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) first. Visit the RBS Portal to pay the $3 state fee and generate your mandatory 9-digit Server ID Number. Make sure to write this ID down, as you cannot start any training without it.

2

Complete Approved RBS Training

Once you have your Server ID Number, you are ready to fulfill your preparatory learning. Register for our ABC-approved RBS training course via our learning portal. We will notify ABC of your course completion within 24 hours.

3

Pass the Official State Exam

After we confirm your training, ABC will open access to the Alcohol Server Certification Exam in your RBS Portal dashboard. Return to the RBS Portal to take the official 50-question assessment and finalize your active certification.

You can find out more about RBS training on the ABC RBS information page.

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