Oregon OLCC Bartender Alcohol Awareness Training

Oregon alcohol awareness training ensures that alcohol service remains fun and rewarding, but also a job that is to be taken seriously. When alcohol is involved, people -- and situations -- can sometimes get out of control.

Therefore, a bartender, or alcohol seller-server, needs to be prepared for difficult people and situations and be aware of their own liability and the need to protect themselves professionally and personally. That's why alcohol awareness training is necessary.

Benefits of Alcohol Awareness Training

• Educates bartenders and servers about responsible alcohol consumption and offer strategies for protecting guests, employers, and themselves.
• Details the physiological effects of alcohol and offer important information about legal liability.
• Helps further a career as a professional bartender or alcohol server.
• May be required by a state or municipality to sell or serve alcohol.
• May be required for employment by an establishment: bar, restaurant, hotel, tavern, night club, banquet hall, liquor store, grocery store, convenience store and/or gas station.
• Educates owners, managers and staff on liability, state laws, and local ordinances regarding alcohol service.

Legal Protection
It has become increasingly necessary for servers of alcohol to protect themselves legally. Due to draw-shop liability laws, servers themselves can be held responsible for any harm that intoxicated or underage guests perpetrate on themselves or others. So, it is important for alcohol servers to be aware of their liability and to protect themselves.

Oregon Alcohol Service Permit Requirements

Oregon Alcohol Service Permits are required for any person who sells, serves, or mixes alcoholic beverages, and for any person who supervises people who do. "Selling" alcohol includes taking orders, fulfilling or delivering orders, filling growlers, and accepting payment for alcohol. Service Permits are valid for five years and are non-transferable.

Taking an approved Alcohol Server Education Class through an in-person or online provider is a requirement to get your Alcohol Service Permit. Through the OLCC Web Portal, you will be required to submit proof of class completion and pass the Alcohol Server Education Test to get your official permit. Beginning May 2018, all alcohol service permit applications will be submitted through the portal. 
Reference: OLCC - Alcohol Service Permits & Server Education

Steps to Obtaing Oregon Alcohol Service Permit

OLCC User Guide: Alcohol Service Permit Application and Test (PDF)
This guide will provide step-by-step instructions to create an account, complete, submit, and pay for a service permit application, access and complete the alcohol server education test, and print your permit. 

1. First, complete the Alcohol Server Education Training Course. The course does not include a test or exam. After completing the course, you will receive a "Proof of Class Completion" PDF document with your name and completion number (you will upload this later into the OLCC Web Portal).
2. Next, create an account and login to the OLCC Alcohol Service Permit Portal and complete your application.
3. Upload the "Proof of Class Completion" PDF document to your account on the OLCC Web Portal to unlock the test.
4. Pass the test. (50 questions, 70% to pass, unlimited tries)
   
5. Complete your OLCC Alcohol Service Permit application and pay the application fee.
   
6. Download, save, or print your Temporary Alcohol Service Permit. Keep that until you receive your official permit.
   
7. Your Official Alcohol Service Permit will be emailed to you to print, so make sure your email address is correct.
   

Oregon OLCC Alcohol Awareness Training Info