At My RSA Course we offer you an up to date online education and RSA Training resource that gives you a heap of helpful free RSA Course information and advice regarding all aspects of the Responsible Service of Alcohol. We promise to help you complete the RSA Course and get qualified with your official RSA Certificate !
What is the RSA Certificate ?
The RSA Certificate, which stands for Responsible Service of Alcohol Certificate, is a certification that is required by law to be held by all full time and part time staff that work on a licensed premises in Australia. This includes job positions such as bar staff, security staff, waiters and door and reception staff. This is what you will be given at the end of completing an RSA Course.
So basically anyone in Australia who works in an environment where they are involved in the service, selling or distribution of alcohol, or have to deal with patrons that are being served alcohol is required by law to have a valid RSA Certificate which they have gained by completeing the training in a RSA Course.
What is taught in an RSA Course ?
An RSA Course will teach you understand, comply with and act in accordance with the legal responsibilities that you have when you are involved with the service of alcohol in Australia.
Some things that you will learn in an RSA Course are how to define a standard drink, how to be able to evaluate the strength of alcoholic drinks, understand the effects that an alcoholic drink has on the human body of an individual and the wider reaching effects alcohol consumption has on a community, be able to visually recognize the different levels of intoxication in a consumer of alcohol, be able to list and explain skills and strategies to prevent underage drinking in licensed premises and be able to demonstrate how to effectively prevent and control intoxication and potentially violent or offensive behavior in consumers of alcohol.
These are all skills that will help you cope, manage and act effectively in an environment where alcohol is being consumed. The responsible service of alcohol certificate teaches skills that will also not only help you deal with such situations, but will also help your community deal with many alcohol related problems. These are just some of the many positive benefits that attained by taking an RSA Course !
How does the Responsible Service of Alcohol help me?
If you plan on working in a bar, or merely drinking alcohol at a bar you will be affected by the responsible service of alcohol certificate in many positive and helpful ways. If you are working in a bar then being required to attain your RSA certificate will mean that you will undergo the RSA Course training to help you identify and deal with many issues that will arise in the course of your work.
Also if you are just drinking in a bar or a member of the community then the principles and actions that are enforced with the responsible service of alcohol will help you avoid many health related issues that can be caused by excessive alcohol consumption and also many social issues that can be cause by excessive alcohol consumption, for example public nuisances. If you are interested in learning mroe about these topics then that is what the RSA Course is here for !
So no matter which side of the bar you stand on the responsible service of alcohol is of benefit to you ! To find out even more about the RSA Course please view our Frequently Asked Questions Page !
What is the difference between the RSA Courses offered in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth, Hobart and Canberra? 
Whilst the general principals and ideas behind the RSA courses offered in each capital city are the same each of the separate states in Australia separately govern the responsible service of alcohol. You can check out which government body is responsible for the issuing the RSA certificate and running the RSA Course in your state by looking at our page listing every local state authority.
How Hard is it to Learn the RSA Training Material ?
The Australian Government wan’ts everyone to be able to learn the ideas and concepts behind the Responsible Service of Alcohol so therefore they have made the RSA Course material easy to teach and at a level that can be understood by everyone. Also most of the concepts and laws taught are easy to remember as they wan’t you to be able to apply it while you are working and be able to help people and keep them safe. Remeber the RSA training course is designed so that everyone is able to easily learn the principals of Responsible Service of Alcohol so you can help people and look after their safety.
Can i complete my RSA Course Online ? 
If you can complete your RSA Course Online or not currently depends on what state you plan on taking the training in. At the moment Western Australia, the Northern Teritory , Queensland, Victoria and South Australia all allow you to take your RSA Course online. That currently leaves New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania as the only states in Australia that still do not allow you to completed the training online. In those states you must attend a classroom training session to complete the RSA Course. Although this is expected to change in the future eventually with all states accepting Online RSA Course Training.
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