First candidates pass BIIAB Scottish Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing via telephone assessment

19-Mar-2007

Doris Boag (pictured below) and Joan Hall of Dundee College are the first people to pass the BIIAB Scottish Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing via telephone assessment.

The qualification provides essential knowledge and understanding of the duties of alcohol retailers engaged by a licensee to sell alcohol responsibly on their licensed premises.

The SARAR is available in two versions: one for staff involved with the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises and one for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises. It covers the relevant elements of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 as they relate to alcohol retailers and servers.

The examination contains two compulsory questions that ensure every holder of the qualification fully understands the legislation concerning under age sales and serving to people who are drunk. There is a flexible approach to learning and the examinations are available by either paper or telephone assessment. Telephone assessment means that the candidate is able to take the examination without leaving the business premises.

From left to right:

Susan Chapple, team leader hpspitality, Dundee College, Doris Boag and Janet Hood, Head of BII Scotland