Barperson's National Certificate

The Barperson's National Certificate serves as a stand-alone qualification and also forms one unit of the Professional Barperson's Qualification.

Benefits Gained

A certificate awarded by the BIIAB . This provides evidence of the applicant's knowledge and understanding of basic licensing law and the social responsibilities attached to the sale of alcohol.

What is the course duration?

This is a self-study qualification and can be taken at your own pace, but the examination must be taken within six weeks of registering.

What topics are covered?

• Why licenses are needed to sell alcohol, who grants licences to sell alcohol, who holds the licence and why barpersons must help the licensee to keep to the law
  
  
• when alcoholic drinks can be sold and what drinking-up time means
  
  
• the law about alcohol and young people
  
  
• amusement machines and the control of their use
  
  
• the law relating to betting on licensed premises
  
  
• the law relating to the sale of tobacco to young persons
  
  
• how to check someone's age
  
  
• who has the right to enter licensed premises, who can be ejected from premises, who can be refused service in licensed premises and what an Exclusion Order is
  
  
• the requirements of the Weights and Measures Act, including the legal measures for the service of draught beer and cider, whisky, gin, rum and vodka, and wine
  
  
• which drinks are controlled by law, how the strength of a drink is measured and what a unit of alcohol is
  
  
• how the body reacts to alcohol and removes alcohol
  
  
• the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and how the licensee can be supported in tackling drugs on licensed premises
  
  
• the signs of drug activity
  
  
• the circumstances which may lead to violence on licensed premises, how trouble can be prevented and what to do when trouble starts
  
  
• when credit can be used to buy drinks
  
  
• how barpersons can help to promote social responsibility in the use of alcohol
  
  
• how to act responsibly over 'happy hours'
  
  
• the Pubwatch scheme

Is there an examination?

An automated telephone multiple choice question test, which is accessed via a PIN (personal identification number). There are thirty questions and twenty one correct answers are needed to pass. The test can be taken via the telephone 24 hours a day. A demonstration line is available.
The call is charged at premium rate (50p per minute) and the duration of the call is just over 3 minutes.

Availability and application

These courses are run continually - please advise us of your preferred dates

Some areas may attract subsidies depending on type of course.