The Council for Prevention offers free TIPS Training to bar and restaurant employees to teach them how to prevent drunk driving, underage drinking, and alcohol abuse. TIPS empowers bartenders and servers to take a proactive approach toward preventing alcohol misuse and maintaining control of their environments. Bar and restaurant employees learn to recognize the signs of intoxication, reducing the chance that an alcohol-related incident will occur in the establishments where they work.
What TIPS Training Includes:
The focus of TIPS Training is on responsible consumption.
Bartenders and servers leave a training session prepared to:
• Recognize signs of intoxication
• Spot underage drinkers and prevent sales to minors
• Intervene quickly and assuredly in potential problem situations
• Understand the difference between people enjoying themselves and those getting into trouble with alcohol
• Handle alcohol-related situations with greater confidence
• Use proven strategies to prevent alcohol-related problems
TIPS Training is recognized as a vital risk management tool by over 70 insurance companies, agents, and brokers nationwide and can earn you discounts on liquor liability insurance.
TIPS Training is recognized as a vital risk management tool by over 70 insurance companies, agents, and brokers nationwide and can earn you discounts on liquor liability insurance.
Bar and restaurant employees who participate in TIPS Training will become certified in the TIPS program, which is approved by the New York State Liquor Authority.
Immediate Benefits for Bars & Restaurants:
Using TIPS brings immediate payback through lowered risk and a safer, more responsible work environment. With TIPS, you gain valuable competitive advantages like:
• Improved customer service
• Safer communities
• Lower insurance premiums
• Reduced exposure to alcohol liability lawsuits
• Decreased penalties for alcohol violations
Sign Up Today for a FREE TIPS Training Session!
On-premise TIPS Training sessions take place at the Council for Prevention at 10 LaCrosse Street in Hudson Falls, NY. Bartenders and servers must register in advance in order to participate in a training session. Please call (518) 746-1527 to sign up for one of the 2014 sessions.
Off-Premise TIPS Training for Grocery, Convenience, Wine, and Liquor Store Employees:
TIPS is a dynamic skills-based training program designed to prevent intoxication, drunk driving, and underage drinking. The program enhances the fundamental “people skills” of sellers of alcohol. TIPS gives store employees the knowledge and confidence they need to recognize potential alcohol-related problems and effectively intervene to prevent alcohol-related tragedies.
Off-premise TIPS Training sessions take place at the Council for Prevention at 10 LaCrosse Street in Hudson Falls, NY. Store employees must register in advance in order to participate in a training session. Please call (518) 746-1527 to sign up for the March 20th training session.
The 2015 TIPS Training schedule for Store Employees:
TIPS Training can be utilized in a community’s efforts to address underage drinking, drinking and driving,
and alcohol misuse.
Thursday, March 20th, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
