Anyone who works at least 10 hours a week serving alcohol for on-premises consumption and managers who oversee alcohol service must complete an approved server training program according to a state law passed last year. Alcohol server training programs that meet the requirements of SC Code Section 61-3-120(B) are now available.
For a list of approved server training vendors, visit dor.sc.gov/abl-server-training
Approved trainings that meet the requirements of SC Code Section 61-3-120(B) are listed in their own section at the top of the webpage.
Immediately after successfully completing training, servers will receive an alcohol server certificate number from the training provider. Program providers have 10 days to submit this information to the SCDOR.
To view and download an alcohol server certificate, visit dor.sc.gov/AlcoholServerCertificate. You must have the server’s name and server certificate number.
Servers must maintain a digital or physical copy of their alcohol server training certificate while serving alcohol.
Alcohol licensees must maintain a digital or physical copy of each server’s certificate for the duration of the server’s employment.
The SCDOR will accept alcohol server training programs for approval on a continuing basis
Program providers must submit all training programs to ABL@dor.sc.gov.
Before submitting training programs for approval, please review the following documents:
Compliance Checklist: Requirements for Alcohol Server Training Programs
South Carolina Alcohol Server Training Legal Supplement
Alcohol Server Training Online Proctoring Supplement
The SCDOR has 60 days after a training program provider has submitted their training program to approve or deny the program.
Approved programs will be added to dor.sc.gov/abl-server-training.
Alcohol Server Training Programs Now Available
