Statement of Attainment* – Contextualised for Western Australia
Unit of Competency: SITHFAB021 – Provide responsible service of alcohol

Responsible practices must be undertaken wherever alcohol is sold or served, including where alcohol samples are served during on-site product tastings.

This unit applies to all levels of sales personnel involved in the sale, service and promotional service of alcohol in licensed premises, including security staff, and incorporates the knowledge requirements under WA liquor licensing law for personnel engaged in the sale or service of alcohol.

*IMPORTANT:  using this Statement of Attainment in Victoria:

• This course is contextualised for Western Australia and references the Liquor Control Act 1988.
• You must complete the responsible service of alcohol Statement of Attainment course from an accredited training provider.
  • Clubs WA Inc (Hospitality Alliance Training) is a Registered Training Organisation with ASQA; Code 6226.
• Once you have been issued with your Statement of Attainment, you will be able to complete the VCGLR’s free online RSA bridging course to have your qualification recognised in Victoria.
  • Once you have completed the bridging course, you will be sent a Victorian RSA certificate that allows you to work in a Victorian licensed venue.
• Only Statements of Attainment issued within three years are valid in Victoria.
  • To maintain your RSA qualification:
    • complete the government online RSA refresher course within three years of completing your last RSA course
    • complete the government online RSA refresher course every three years thereafter
• Please visit VCGLR for further information.

COMPETENCY

Prior to issuance of your Statement of Attainment for SITHFAB021 – Provide responsible service of alcohol, you will be required to provide evidence that you have satisfactorily gained the required skills and knowledge to sell or serve alcohol.

• This is an ungraded, competency-based assessment.  You will be assessed as performing ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Not Yet Satisfactory’ on each assessment.
• To satisfactorily complete your training, you must demonstrate 100% competency for the assessments and complete a verification.

The assessment tools for SITHFAB021 – Provide responsible service of alcohol consist of:

• Knowledge and Written Assessments (Online)
• Verbal Assessment (Telephone)

To verify your identity and completion of the online assessments, you will need to complete:

• Authenticity Video/Identification (Submission)
• Online Assessment Completion Verification (Telephone)

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the unit, learners are able to complete the VCGLR’s free online RSA bridging course to have their qualification recognised in Victoria, and be issued with a Victorian RSA certificate that allows you to work in a Victorian licensed venue.

PAYMENT

• Payment is not made at the time of enrolment, an invoice will be issued.
• Payment in full must be received prior to your Written Assessment being marked.

COURSE DURATION

• We anticipate the amount of training that you will reasonably need to undertake this unit will take approximately 6 hours to complete (self paced)
• Flexibility to log off and on as often as you wish.
• Actual time required will depend upon a student’s learning capability along with their current level of knowledge and understanding of this topic.
• Note: this does not include the marking of the written assessment/verifications, which will be done during standard office hours Monday to Friday (8:30am to 4:30pm), excluding public holidays.
• You have 3 months to complete your course and you can request an extension of a further 3 months, to provide additional time to complete your training if required.

ENROLMENT

• To enrol, a valid email address is required
• During enrolment, acceptance of the following terms and conditions is required:
  • I declare that the information I have provided is, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct; and
  • I declare that I will be the person undertaking the training and assessment; and
  • I have reviewed and accept the terms and conditions as provided in the Student Handbook.

RESOURCES

• Student Handbook – download from website or student portal
• Student Training Manual – download from student portal
• E-Learning Materials – view online via link from student portal
• Online Assessments – complete from student portal

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Valid email address
• Valid form of identification
• Reliable internet connection
  • audio/video/video-capture/webcam; and
  • PDF reading capability