Education & Training

Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills needed in the world of bartending. From state license requirements to online training, find the path to becoming a certified bartender.

Brandywine Bartending School

Based in downtown Vancouver, their premises is a modern, 1100 square foot training facility with a classroom that contains a long bar and 11 teaching stations.

Fine Art Bartending School Vancouver

Established in 1973, and with over 25,000 graduates from its programs down the years, the company now has tremendous reach across the country with nine schools.

Its Vancouver branch is located in the city’s downtown area, right at the heart of the bar and restaurant scene

BareBones Bartending School

Formed in December 2014, BareBones Bartending School (BBS) is owned and run by Nick Peach and Geoff Nichols, two highly experienced individuals who have worked many of Toronto’s premier hotels, restaurants, private members clubs and bars.

BartenderOne – Toronto

Founded in 2005 by renowned bartender and mixologist Gavin MacMillan, BartenderOne is rapidly becoming one of the leading lights in the Canadian hospitality industry.

The Bartending School of Ontario

Founded in 1974 by Victor J. Miller, himself a hugely experienced hospitality industry veteran, the Bartending School of Ontario’s (BSO) remit from the outset was to provide rigorous preparation to fledgeling bartenders who were, at that time, costing pubs, bars and clubs money due to the on-the-job training required.

Toronto Institute of Bartending

With more than 20,000 graduates from its training programs, the Institute of Bartending has come a very long way since its inception in 2001.

Master School of Bartending

The Master School of Bartending has been producing graduates for the hospitality industry since it opened its doors in 1981.

ITHQ Service de Bar

The Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ) has been successfully training hospitality industry professionals for over 45 years.

BartenderOne

Montreal’s BartenderOne promises its students that they will find more than just a bartending school when they walk through its doors.

SAIT Bar Mixology

Located in the main campus of Calgary’s oldest post-secondary educational establishment at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – or SAIT to its staff, students and alumni – the Highwood Dining Room is often described as one of the best-kept secrets of the city’s dining scene. Food, drink and service here are second to none,…