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TABC is the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Texas established this commission to administer, oversee and enforce the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code and all related laws and regulations, including TABC Certification.

Yes, our TABC course is approved by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. However, some counties or employers may require additional training. Please check with your employer to ensure our course satisfies training requirements for your role.

The TABC certification you obtain from this course is valid for two years from the issue date. Once your training has expired, you will need to retake the course to renew your certification.

TABC and the state of Texas require all students to provide their Social Security number and date of birth for reporting purposes. If you do not have a Social Security number, you can provide an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), Alien Registration Number (“A” number) or Machine-Readable Immigrant Visa (MRIV) number instead. You must provide one of these numbers to earn your certification.

New employees who are classified as food handlers have 60 days from their date of hire to complete their training and earn a Texas food handler certification.

Your Texas food Handler card will remain valid for two years from the date you completed your training. You must retake the course every two years to renew your certification.

You can log back into the course anytime to reprint your certificate and food handler card. If you do not remember your login information, you can reset your password on the login screen or contact customer service for assistance.

The state of Texas strongly recommends that all food managers complete food manager training before taking the Food Manager Exam. However, state law does not require you to take the course to earn your certification. The food manager training program provides a certificate of completion, but you only need to pass the state exam to be officially certified.

Your Texas food manager certification will be valid for five years. After your certification expires, you will need to retake the exam to renew your certification.

Yes, our online food manager training course and exam have been approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas DSHS has vetted and approved our course content to ensure it is relevant to the duties of a food manager and covers all required topics on the official state exam. Our Texas food manager exam is 100% online and approved by the DSHS.