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Academy

Learn the alcohol-free venue trade with courses from Sober Bars. Pass the exam and earn a certificate of completion that anyone can verify online.

Foundations

Free

  • Alcohol-free venue foundations

    Learn what this directory counts as an alcohol-free venue, how to read a listing and what to check with the venue before you go.

    35 min, 3 lessons.

Practitioner

Membership, $499.00 a year

  • Plan an alcohol-free outing

    Choose the right alcohol-free venue for a night out or a group, ask the venue the right questions, compare the cost and read drink labels before you buy.

    50 min, 4 lessons.

Specialist

Membership, $499.00 a year

  • Evaluate alcohol-free venue listings and sources

    For organisers, editors and buyers who rely on venue data: trace each listing to its source, confirm an alcohol-free claim, read paid labels correctly and reuse or correct the data with care.

    1 h, 4 lessons.

How certificates are verified

Every certificate of completion from Sober Bars has a verification code in the form XXXX-XXXX-XX. Its public page shows the holder, the course, the date and whether the certificate is valid, expired or revoked. The status is worked out when the page is read, so an expired or revoked certificate never shows as valid. A certificate of completion is not a license or an accreditation.

Questions

What does the Academy cost?

Foundations courses are free with an account. Practitioner and Specialist courses need the yearly membership, $499.00 a year.

What do I get when I pass?

A certificate of completion from Sober Bars. It has a verification code, and anyone can check it. It is not a license or an accreditation.

How is a course scored?

Each course ends with an exam, scored automatically and the same for everyone. The default is a 80% pass mark and 3 attempts; a course states its own. A certificate stays valid 1 year by default.

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