Anyone who is in charge of the day-to-day operations in a place that serves food to the public, such as a restaurant, bar, food truck, or hospital, must hold a Food Protection Manager Certification to show they understand food safety.

Our RBS Training Program is an online course aimed at allowing you to obtain your RBS certification to work legally in California as a server of alcoholic drinks or as a manager in such a setting. With the new requirement for all servers and managers to hold this certification, it’s important to make sure you have this in place by July 1st, 2022. Once you are hired in such a role, after the July 1st, 2022 date has passed, you will have 60 days to obtain your certification.

Holding a Food Manager Certification shows employers that you understand food safety and health regulations and have the knowledge needed to oversee food handling and processing operations. Employers can check your certification status through our online system.

When applying for jobs, you may call yourself a "Responsible Training Food Protection Manager Certification Recipient". You can refer to your "Responsible Training Food Protection Manager Certification" on your resume.

You may not say or imply that you are "certified," "certificated," "licensed," "registered" or "accredited"; these terms indicate a different type of program than food manager training.

Responsible Training’s first consideration is customer satisfaction. If for any reason you request a refund before a certification is issued, we will be happy to refund you the full amount of the transaction.

This Food Protection Manager certification program will assess your knowledge and understanding in:

• Highly Susceptible Populations and FDA Food Code Terminology - 6%
• Foodborne Illness - 8%
• Health Inspections and Facility Maintenance - 5%
• Food Management Responsibilities - 8%
• Food Controls - 25%
• Proper Cleaning and Sanitizing Measures for Food Equipment - 17%
• Employee Hygiene - 6%
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) - 19%
• Proper Use of Chemicals and Pest Control - 6%

There are two possible test forms you can take. Both test forms are equivalent with the same minimum passing score of 70% +\- 0.1%.

The RBS Training will teach you about the laws governing the sale of alcohol in the State of California, as well as the possible penalties for individuals who are violating those laws

The Food Protection Manager Certification Program consists of a 75-question multiple choice exam, which you must pass with 70% to be awarded a food manager certificate.

You must first schedule your exam time and date with Examity before you can take your exam in a remote-proctored setting.

After passing your exam, your certification will become available for download within 1-2 business days.

The RBS Training Course is designed to help you pass the RBS Certification Exam provided by the California Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

You can obtain your RBS certification to be a legal California alcohol server simply by going through the course we offer and taking the exam through the RBS Portal. The exam costs $3.00 and will become available only once you complete the course. Once you have gone through our training program, you can take your test through the RBS Portal to become officially certified.

Please contact your local health department to determine if any additional registration fee must be paid. Counties and municipalities are allowed to collect a registration fee for Food Manager Certificates, but many areas have no registration requirements.

Your RBS Certification will be automatically registered with the California ABC once you have passed the exam through the RBS Portal.

Each lesson of the Food Protection Manager Training contains detailed information on the topic and fun exercises. The lessons have an optional voice over that will read the lesson out loud. After reviewing lesson materials, a 10-question quiz at the end will test what you have learned.

The Food Manager Certificate Program is designed to be completed at your own pace. Most people finish this course in 8 hours. However, you must complete each lesson before advancing to the next. Each lesson can be reviewed in 15 minutes or less and lesson quizzes should take about 5 minutes each.

The exam itself is taken in a virtually-proctored setting. You must schedule your exam time and date before the exam can be taken.

The RBS Training course will prepare you to take the RBS Certification Exam provided by the California ABC. This exam will be taken through the account you have created through the RBS Portal and will become available within 24 hours of completing the course.

We recommend the course be done using a standard desktop or laptop. In order to take the Food Protection Manager Certification exam, you will need access to a computer with a webcam and must take the virtually-proctored exam in a room with a door

You will be required to show the proctor the room that you are using the take the exam.

The RBS Certification Exam can be taken on any device that has internet access and does not require a webcam or microphone

This package includes our Food Manager Training course, as well as our Food Protection Manager Certification Exam + RBS Training. You must schedule a time and date with us before you can take the exam, which must be taken in a virtually-proctored setting. You will have 2 attempts to pass the final exam. Once purchased, your RBS Certification Exam will become available on the RBS Portal within 24 hours of completing the RBS Training course. To learn more, click "More Info" below.