Bartender Certification Course, Now Only $675
Setting the industry standard for Bartender Training in Vancouver since 1981.
We have the best bartending course near Coquitlam. In the hospitality industry, our #1 rated bartending course outlines every essential bit of information to get you started as a bartender. Fine Art Bartending School has Canada’s longest running and most respected bartender certification program. We have put thousands of people just like you through our curriculum, and for more than 40 years now.
Every couple of weeks we churn out a new group of soon-to-be bartenders ready to make their mark in the hospitality industry. Fine Art Bartending Schools know what it takes to develop your skills behind the bar, and we give you both the knowledge and the confidence to get hired. We update our training manual regularly with industry feedback and aim to keep our drink recipes current and accurate. Come downtown and learn in an awesome bar-like environment.
Fine Art Bartending has a very interactive kind of bartending course. Practice, practice, and more practice makes perfect. The program has a very practical approach to learning how to make quality drinks, while keeping your work space clean and professional. We teach each class in our downtown Vancouver location within spitting distance of Vancouver’s best bartenders. Learn with the best instructors, who also know how to make each class lots of fun. You will spend up to two-thirds of your time behind the bar, mixing drinks, honing your skills, learning how to multi task, and even interacting with customers. We don’t have actual customers come in, your fellow students assume this role.
Theory is Important
History of liquor is also important in any decent bartender training program, plus a little theory. You will spend a third of class time on learning necessary basics of spirits, beer and wine in addition to background material that every bartender should know. We even toss in a few of our own experiences and stories, which then to gives you something to look forward to after graduation.
The 32-hour Commercial Bartending Course is 8 action packed days of hands on cocktail training. We teach you to bartend behind real bars, with the best instructors in the city. For our weekend classes, we teach you all the ins and outs over 4 weeks. We at Fine Art ensure that after you successfully complete the bartending course you will have:
- The most widely known Fine Art Commercial Bartender Certificate
- Knowledge of how to properly make more than 100 different cocktails
- An understanding of how to pair liquors and mixes, to craft your own beverages
- Tips on how to upsell and increase bar sales for the house (plus tips for you!)
- Knowledge on how to train support staff on what to expect from your bartenders
- A Boatload of Confidence
- & maybe even a few new friends
Serving It Right certification is required before being able to serve drinks in British Columbia. Get your Serving It Right Certificate on your own time. We spend a little time outlining how to get that done. While in our bartending school, we focus your class time on practicing being a bartender. In class you will be focused on cocktail making, and improving your customer service, while learning how to make more in the way of tips! Earn your Serving It Right certificate in a few hours anytime.
Bartending Course Time and Date Options
EVENING Classes
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6pm – 10pm
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Tuesday to Thursday for Week #1 & 2
Tuesday & Wednesday for Week #3
*Note that on Statutory Holidays, we may shift the classes.
If you’re looking for a bartending course near Coquitlam, we have DAY and EVENING training sessions start every few weeks. Our weekend classes start approximately every four weeks, depending on holiday schedules. Have a look below at all our upcoming class start dates to find out what works for you!
Don’t see dates far enough in the future for your advanced schedule? Send us an email. We have a good idea of when classes are even if you don’t see them noted on the website. Just ask.
Register Today For Only $675. Regularly $849.
We are Vancouver's Best Bartending School!
Choose Vancouver’s Best Bartender Training Program
Soon to be bartenders from all around Vancouver have been coming downtown to get their training. For more than 35 years now, we have been Greater Vancouver’s best bartender training school. Your students love us! We want you to know how to make a bunch of great cocktails, but also how to be a great bartender. If you are looking to work in Richmond or Steveston, there are plenty of great hotel bars and small restaurants that always need help. We will make sure you know which establishments you should be targeting to get work fast.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Taking this course was a great experience for me! I found a bartending job in Vancouver easily after I took this course. Although I didn’t continue to work as a bartender as my career with my boring engineering degree got too busy, I’ve gained entrance to a whole new knowledge through this course. Now I know my drinks to make at parties, what wine I prefer at a fine dining restaurant, or just the general knowledge of what all those bottles of liquid are when I hit the liquor store. I strongly recommend this course to whoever wants a jumpstart to a career in bartending, add more experience to your current bartending job, or even just there to learn more about alcohol, enjoy, and have fun!
Kevin Y. from Richmond
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I just wanted to say thanks to the instructors for the bartending course at Fine Art. I found the course to be well paced, very informative and appreciated all the attention and consistent feedback. The course was very hands on and was filled with tips and tricks of the trade… which are all necessary if I wanted to become a bartender. Not only did I learn over 70 cocktails and martinis, the drills to become fast and efficient at them are excellent. The course is challenging but with a clear progression and sequence that makes learning the drinks easy. If anyone was ever wondering about the course I highly recommend it as it surpassed my expectations. I was just hired at a Pub today not even 2 weeks after the course was over. Thanks again
Craig P. from Steveston
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really enjoyed the class, i went to the day and night courses in Vancouver and liked them both. It never got to be boring and I was always learning something new. You did a great job teaching and kept it interesting (never a dull moment). I am currently looking for a job bartending/serving but the course will help me get a start. Great job!
James H. from Richmond
