RSA SITHFAB002 Provide Responsible Service of Alcohol
About the Course:
Seeking employment in hospitality in NSW?
If you want to work in hospitality where alcohol is supplied, sold or served it is a government requirement for you to have completed a Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) course. that has been Approved by Liquor and Gaming. The course consists of the following modules:
- Introduction to RSA
- Module 1: NSW liquor laws and selling serving or supplying alcohol responsibly
- Module 2: Intoxication, including assisting customers to drink within appropriate limits, assessing alcohol affected customers and refusing service
- Module 3: Minors, including ID checks and secondary sales/supply
- Module 4: Harm minimisation strategies and approaches
- Module 5: Compliance and enforcement
Nationally Recognised Training
DURATION
This is a one day course completed in a classroom with a Trainer and Assessor using online resources.
The course duration is from 9.30am to 5.00pm.
During this time students will complete learning activities and assessment tasks. Students are required to complete 3 hours of pre-reading before attending the course. These resources will be made available to you upon completing the enrolment process.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
If you are currently an overseas student on an International Student Visa you are welcome to enrol into this course with Be Qualified as we are CRICOS registered (No. 03478D).
Entry Requirements:
- Be at least 18 years.
- Hold a valid government issued photo identification card.
- Have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) - Creating a Unique Student Identifier (USI) is free and will only take a few minutes. You only need to create a USI once and it will stay with you for life. To create a USI, go to https://www.usi.gov.au.
- There are no pre-requisites, however, this RSA course requires sound English language, literacy and numeracy skills in order to complete the course and assessments.
- For example: Students will need to calculate the amount of standard drinks in a range of beverages such as beer, cider, wine, spirits and cocktails.
- Prior to commencing your online course you will need to complete an online Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) test that will identify your learning needs and allow us to provide you with the learning support and resources needed to complete the course.
- Please contact the learning centre to talk to one of our student support team members if you require any further information.
- You can enrol into this course if you have never held a competency card or if your competency card has expired for longer than 28 days.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL/ Credit Transfer is not available for SITHFAB002. However, if you have completed an RSA course and have been deemed Competent within the last five years and your RSA Card is about to expire you are required to complete an RSA Refresher course. This course can be accessed via the Liquor & Gamming NSW website by going to: https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/
If you have completed SITHFAB002 in another state and wish to work in the Liquor & Gaming industry in NSW you will be required to complete a Bridging course which can be accessed by going to:
https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/
If you have lost your RSA card and require a replacement this can be obtained by going to:
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/replace-rsa-or-rcg-competency-card
If you have completed SITHFAB002 in another state and wish to work in the Liquor & Gaming industry in NSW you will be required to complete a Bridging course which can be accessed by going to:
https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/
If you have lost your RSA card and require a replacement this can be obtained by going to:
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/replace-rsa-or-rcg-competency-card
Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrated the skills and knowledge required for serving alcohol in a responsible manner as specified under NSW legislation.
- State the importance of their role in minimising alcohol related harm in their workplace and local community.
- Identify symptoms of intoxication and assist customers to drink within appropriate limits.
- Assess alcohol affected customers and demonstrate refusing service in respectful manner.
- Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to manage and prevent minors from consuming alcohol including checking IDs and secondary sales/supply.
- State harm minimisation strategies and approaches including trading hours, signage, advertising and sales promotions.
- Demonstrate knowledge of compliance and enforcement of NSW liquor laws and the consequences of non-compliance.
Qualification and Course Outcomes:
- Students who successfully complete this course will be awarded a Statement of Attainment for SITHFAB002 Provide responsible service of alcohol.
- You will also be issued an interim RSA certificate via email after 24 to 48 hours. This can be used to commence work and is valid for 90 days.
- After 90 days an RSA competency card must be presented to work in any licenced premise.
- To obtain your RSA competency card, you will be required to take your interim RSA certificate along with 100 points of ID to a Services NSW Office and complete an application.
- For further information go to: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-rsa-or-rcg-competency-card#how-to-apply
- You can enrol into this course if you have never held a competency card or if your competency card has expired for longer than 28 days.
- You can work in hospitality industry across NSW, where alcohol is supplied, sold or served.
Learning Methods:
CLASSROOM - Face to Face
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At our campuses in:
- PARRAMATTA: SUITE 5 & 6, 55 PHILLIP STREET, PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
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