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Become a certified bartender: Six months of experience in four weeks

With over 20 years of experience and 28 destinations around the globe, we are the world’s largest bartending school. Crafted by leading bartending experts, our International Bartender Course equips you with the skills to become a confident—and certified!—bartender in only four weeks.

We also offer a range of advanced bartending classes to help you take your skills to the next level. At EBS, you won’t just learn the art of bartending, you’ll have the experience of a lifetime. Our 70,000+ graduates can testify to it!

Scholarship program: we’ll grant passionate, motivated students up to $1000 off their International Bartender Course. Limited spaces. Apply now.
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Stop dreaming, start bartending!

What good is a certification if no one knows about it? Recognized by the world’s top establishments, an EBS certificate puts you miles ahead of the competition. It’s your ticket to career opportunities all over the world, and opens the door to networks that will help you up the ladder faster than you can pour!

Earn a globally-recognized certification

What good is a certification if no one knows about it? Recognized by the world’s top establishments, an EBS certificate puts you miles ahead of the competition. It’s your ticket to career opportunities all over the world, and opens the door to networks that will help you up the ladder faster than you can pour!

At this cost, no other bartending school offers a full-on, four-week program with masterclasses, hands-on bar practice, spirits and drink knowledge, a globally recognized certificate, and job opportunities at high-end venues after completion. This is the most comprehensive bartender course on the market at an unrivaled price per week. Simply put—you get more bang for the buck with EBS!

Unbeatable value

At this cost, no other bartending school offers a full-on, four-week program with masterclasses, hands-on bar practice, spirits and drink knowledge, a globally recognized certificate, and job opportunities at high-end venues after completion. This is the most comprehensive bartender course on the market at an unrivaled price per week. Simply put—you get more bang for the buck with EBS!

After your course, you’ll be able to land a bar job wherever you end up in the world. But bartenders never stop learning! To keep you on top of your game, we offer advanced classes on mixology and flair along with spirit expeditions that will make you an asset behind any bar.

Advanced bartending classes, Advanced Careers

After your course, you’ll be able to land a bar job wherever you end up in the world. But bartenders never stop learning! To keep you on top of your game, we offer advanced classes on mixology and flair along with spirit expeditions that will make you an asset behind any bar.

Life as an EBS graduate is pretty awesome...

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Travel to new places

Choose one of our 25+ incredible destinations

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Join a global network

Be part of our exclusive community of bartenders and friends around the world

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Make friends for life

Connect with people from all over the world & broaden your horizons

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Freedom and flexibility

Earn money while travelling, studying or working

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Enjoy a fun career

Bartending is renowned as one of the most sociable professions out there

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What makes our bartending school so special?

Unlike other schools, at EBS, you train behind state-of-the-art bar stations and receive instruction from world-class bartenders who’ve spent years learning the trade. Each class is set up to create a real bar shift experience packed with loud music and rapid, continuous drink orders—it’s as close to the real thing as you can get! The goal is to build confidence in your abilities, so you can showcase them for any potential employer. After graduation, you’ll be prepared to create amazing drinks on the fly while entertaining a bar-full of customers and making a lot of money!

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An EBS certificate is a path to high-end jobs

After your training, you’ll have professional skills that are sought-after by high-end venues – meaning higher salaries and better tips. And it doesn’t stop there. As an EBS graduate, you’ll get free lifelong access to EBS MatchStaff, our exclusive career platform. This will connect you with the finest venues and give you first pick on opportunities, whether they’re in upscale hotel bars or swanky cocktail joints.

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World-class training. Designed by the best in the business.

The International Bartender Course is the world’s most developed bartender programme. The comprehensive course was meticulously designed by internationally renowned bartending experts to train students fast and effectively and is continuously updated to stay at the forefront of current bar practices.

 

One of our Board of Education members is Charlotte Voisey. Charlotte has collected countless titles over the years and is currently Global Head of Ambassadors at William Grants & Sons USA. One of the brands Charlotte represents in this role is Hendrick’s Gin, and so, as a specialist in this area, there was simply no one better to structure our course curriculum dedicated to this versatile spirit.

The world’s leading bartender school

20 years in the industry

28 schools

70,000+ students

1000+ courses a year