Get Your RSA To Work In Hospitality In Australia

In Australia, you need to have completed an RSA to work in a licensed premises that serves alcohol, such as bars, restaurants and hotels. The Responsible Service of Alcohol is a mandatory course, not only required by those working behind a bar, but also security staff, wait staff and reception.

In New South Wales, the RSA course can be completed in one day. During the course, you’ll learn all about your legal responsibilities, how to spot fake IDs and how to recognise signs of intoxication and deal with them appropriately.

Once you’ve completed the RSA you receive an Interim Certificate from your training organisation that is valid for 90 days. Within this time, you are allowed to work in a licensed premises, but you must also apply for a Photo Competency Card that will last for five years.

Your RSA only applies to the Australian state in which you complete it. As each state has its own individual rules and regulations, you can’t use your RSA from one to another (if you get your RSA in New South Wales, you can’t use it in Victoria), however you may be able to do a bridging course.

The RSA makes you legal to work around and serve alcohol. You will not get a job in New South Wales without one, no matter what previous experience you have. If, in fact, you have little or no previous experience and you’re looking to learn the practical skills needed to be a bartender in Australia, you can complete a Bar Skills or Cocktail Skills Course with BarMax, which will provide you with the skills and knowledge of making amazing cocktails, guiding you on the tools and ingredients to make them! From $90pp, these courses are run in Sydney, Wollongong and on the Central Coast, so it couldn’t be easier to gain quality experience in a real bar setting!

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