Bartending Certificate

As with most trades, competent, professional bartenders require extensive knowledge, finely honed skills, and solid experience. All of these essential characteristics are served up by Okanagan College's Bartending Certificate program, which trains graduates to prepare all types of alcoholic beverages in a professional and efficient manner.

General bartending knowledge, ranging from bar set-up and equipment needs to cash handling and supervisory skills, is taught in the classroom. Bartending skills are taught in a bar setting with emphasis on the mixing of popular cocktails and the proper use of bar utensils.

Students are also shown ways of improving their speed and showmanship. An on-site practicum provides students with supervised practical experience. Applicants must be 19 years of age at the time of admission.