New entrant training

This includes:

• the legislative environment for liquor licensees
• understanding liquor licences
• best practice in managing licensed premises.

An application for a liquor licence will not be granted until new entrant training has been completed for all liquor licence categories except for a BYO permit and pre-retail licence.

Self-Paced Guides for licence categories 

Self-paced guide BYO Permit for a Party Bus licence  (PDF, 847.52 KB)

Self-paced guide Packaged liquor and late night (packaged liquor) licence (PDF, 644.02 KB)

Self-paced guide Full club licence (PDF, 1.01 MB) 

Self-paced guide Producers licence  (PDF, 699.12 KB)

Self-paced guide General and late night (general) licence (PDF, 930.89 KB)

Self-paced guide Restaurant and Cafe licence  (PDF, 727.04 KB)

Self-paced guide Restricted Club licence  (PDF, 949.35 KB)

Self-paced guide Limited licence (PDF, 1.17 MB)

Self-paced guide On-premises and late night (on-premises) licence (PDF, 952.77 KB)

Applicants who need to complete new entrant training are:

• Individuals – all natural person applicants
• Partnerships – all partners
• Company (body corporate) – at least one director
• Club – at least one committee member
• Association – at least one committee member, and all applicants:
• for appointment as a nominee
• Seeking approval to sublet any part of the licensed premises, or to carry on the business of supplying liquor on the licensed premises.

If applicants have already undertaken an approved new entrant training course, a copy of the training certificate should be included with the licence application.

The following courses are recognised by the VCGLR as new entrant training.

Information on each of the NET courses can be found on the Registered Training Organisation’s website. For details about the specific new entrant training courses please contact the Registered Training Organisation directly.

Training organisations

Licensees’ First Step

• William Angliss Institute  - Melbourne CBD
• Rhodes College (Melbourne)  -  Melbourne CBD
• The Gordon  - Geelong

Achieve Liquor Licence Compliance

• Somers Elite Training  - Melbourne metropolitan

Victorian Licensee’s Training Course

• Hospitality Training Australia  - Melbourne CBD

Achieve Liquor Licensing Knowledge (also available in Mandarin)

• Liquor Consultancy Services  - Melbourne metropolitan, Bendigo, Ballarat

New Entrant Liquor Licence Training

• Short Courses Australia   - Melbourne CBD 

New Entrant Liquor Licensee Training Course

• The Academy of International Education (Australia)  - Melbourne metropolitan 

Club Seminar (restricted club & renewable limited club licence applicants only)

• Good Sports, Australian Drug Foundation  - Across Melbourne and regional areas

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