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Begin Your Tennessee TABC Server Permit or Responsible Vendor Training Here.

Choose from our industry-leading courses below to obtain your Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission certifications you need in order to serve alcohol in the state of Tennessee.

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Tennessee TABC Server Permit Course

Price: $31

This course satisfies the TABC training requirements to obtain a server permit for individuals who plan on working in restaurants, hotels, bars, caterers and outdoor venues.  It is mandatory that you have a 5-year server permit in order to server liquor or wine in any venue in Tennessee.  You must be a minimum of 18 years of age in…

Curso de Permiso de Servidor de Tennessee

PRECIO: $31

Este curso satisface los requisitos de formación TABC para obtener un permiso de servidor para las personas que planean trabajar en restaurantes, hoteles, bares, empresas de catering y lugares al aire libre. Es obligatorio que usted tenga un permiso de 5 años para servir licor o vino en cualquier lugar en Tennessee. Debe tener un mínimo de 18 años de…

Wine Vendor Clerk Course

Price: $9.99

This class satisfies the wine vendor training requirements for Tennessee, to sell alcohol at any retail food (grocery stores) and /or retail package store(liquor stores).  
This class is also mandatory for Designated Managers as well.

This certificate is valid for 1 Year from the date of completion and must be…

Designated Manager Course

Price: $40

This course satisfies the TABC Training requirements for obtaining a Manager Permit for Retail Food and Package stores which allows permit holders to order wine from wholesalers.

This certificate is valid for 5 Years from the date of completion and must be renewed prior to expiration.

Beer Vendor Clerk
Course

PRECIO: $9.99

This class satisfies the beer vendor training requirements for Tennessee, to sell alcohol at any retail food (grocery stores) and /or retail package store(liquor stores).  This class is also mandatory for Designated Managers as well.

This certificate is valid for 1 Year from the date of completion and must be renewed..

Classroom
Training

Price: See Calendar

This course satisfies the TABC training requirements to obtain a server permit for individuals who plan on working in restaurants, hotels, bars, caterers, and outdoor venues.  It is mandatory that you have a 5-year server permit in order to server liquor or wine in any venue in Tennessee.  You must be a minimum of 18 years of age in order to serve alcohol in Tennessee.

State Agency

Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission

500 James Robertson Pkwy
Floor 3
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-1602

tennessee.gov/abc/

Alcohol Server Training Guidelines:

Mandatory
TheTABC requires a responsible alcohol training by an approved training company. ABC Permits has been training responsible alcohol classes in Tennessee for over 23years. We are the #1 training company in Tennessee.

Requirements
Training is mandatory for anyone involved in the sale or service of alcohol.  The Server Permit Class should be taken by individual who serve liquor by the drink or wine.  Those who sell beer or wine in retail establishments should take the Responsible Clerk Class and managers to take the Designated Manager Course.

Approved ABC Permits Program
Our server permit class, wine vendor, beer vendor and Designated Manager Course have been approved by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)

Length of Certification

  • Server Permits are valid for 5 years and the class must be retaken in order to renew prior to expiration.
  • Wine and Beer Vendor Clerk Course is valid for 1 year and must be retaken in order to renew prior to expiration.
  • Designated Manager Course certificate is valid for 5 Years from the date of completion, however must be taken each year as a refresher. This must be renewed prior to expiration.

Get Your RLPS Number.

To obtain your RLPS number you must apply and pay for your server permit application through the TABC’s Regulatory Licensing Permit System. Click here to start your application. Not obtaining your RLPS number prior to taking the server permit course could result in a delay in the TABC receiving your test results for the issuance of a server permit. It also may result in you having to retake the course. This is mandatory in order to obtain a server permit in Tennessee. This is for new applicants as well as renewals. Everyone must receive a new RLPS number each time you renew or obtain a server permit. If you receive a TMP number, this means you did not complete the RLPS server application in its entirety and pay the server permit fee.

Start your application by clicking the button below.

For step-by-step instructions on how to obtain your RLPS Number, watch our instructional video.

Getting your Server Permit? Well I recently took the class! I've taken 2 before, as you have to every 5 years, but you'll learn all about that! This was the best yet.

– Jessica S.

This was our first time having to obtain a permit. ABC was super helpful in showing us what we needed to do. Great online program!!! Highly recommend!!! Thank you!!!

– Jared Dauenhauer

This course was very easy to understand and follow! I loved the videos and real world examples to see how to deal with certain customers in a responsible way. The course was very informational but also entertaining enough to keep my interest. The short videos made it easy to not lose focus as well! Overall this is a great course to use.

– Kennedy Newton

Great online class. Easy to read and understand. Quizzes to help on exam. Can pause and come back. Fair cost and offers discounts. Will use again when I need to renew my license.

– Carolyn Roberts

I was renewing my ABC license and found the course on ABC permits to be very helpful and easy to navigate. I was so glad to have the online option. My license appeared in my account the next day. Very easy!!

– Lily Whatley