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.
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Published by Sober Bars. How we check each alcohol-free venue.