Online Alcohol and Server Training Scams: Find Legitimate Providers so You’re Not a Victim
Posted:
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Category:
Alcohol & Food Safety
Online TABC and Food Handlers Certification is usually very effective. It can help your foodservice and server career immensely because you can learn all the different rules and regulations that you need to know. Unfortunately, there are many people who have taken advantage of the anonymous nature of the internet, creating online training scams that lure people in and then take their money. In order to avoid these scams, you need to know what you’re doing and how to get the training that you need from legitimate online providers.
The real TABC and Food Handlers Certification programs aren’t going to have a gold star or a beacon of some kind on their website telling you that they’re the real deal. If they did, the scammers would probably find a way to copy it and put it on their sites also. You have to know which courses you are looking for, know which providers are approved to train you in those courses, and be able to take the time to check out each provider to ensure that they are offering you a legitimate education or career training program and that their offer isn’t too good to be true.
The general rule of thumb with things that sound too good to be true is that they usually are. Therefore, if you think you’ve hit the jackpot with an affordable training program that you can depend on, you might want to make sure that it’s not something really extreme. For example, when doing research for a specific server course, you might find average prices for training around $1000. If you find a website that offers the same program for only $600, you need to ask questions or just stay away because that’s how they lure people in.
Getting online training for your foodservice or server career is a great way to further your career and get the training that you need. Of course, if you’re not careful, you won’t be successful in completing your training because you might fall victim to an online training scam. Make sure that you always check everything out, multiple times if you need to, and be certain that you are investing in the real deal before you pay any money to anyone. You should take advantage of online training when you get the chance in your foodservice career, and make sure that you don’t let it take advantage of you.
