This curriculum guide and student workbook provide materials for training for alcoholic beverage servers through a voluntary system that may fulfill local municipal ordinances. The instructor's curriculum guide presents a list of course goals, a list of competencies of the responsible beverage service course, a course format and suggested time sequence for the 4-hour program, suggested instructional techniques, information on use of videotapes and transparencies, suggestions for teaching the local law/ordinance material, and evaluation standards. The instructional program consists of four competencies: laws relating to alcohol beverage service, problems created by intoxicated patrons, behaviors of unsafe drinking levels, and intervention strategies. Materials provided for each competency include instructional objectives; a list of learning activities; instructional content; learning activities, sheets, and forms; a list of transparencies; and transparency masters. Three course tests are placed at the end of the guide. The student workbook contains these components for each competency: instructional objectives; a list of learning activities; and learning activities, sheets, and forms. (YLB)