Personal Licence

Personal licence certification

This course will provide you with the training and certification to achieve your Highfield Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders. Once you have completed this course and obtained your qualification, you can apply to your Local Authority to obtain your Personal Licence.

This course will cover:

• Understanding the application process for a personal licence
• The legal duties of a personal licence holder
• The roles, responsibilities and functions of licensing authorities
• The licensing objectives and why they’re so important
• How the nature and strength of alcohol can affect your customers
• The law relating to protecting children on a licensed premises
• The powers held by police and other authorities
• Temporary Event Notices and Premises Licensing

Premises licensed to sell alcohol must have a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) who holds a valid Personal Licence. Anyone who does not hold a Personal Licence must be authorised to sell alcohol by a Personal Licence Holder.

*You are not required to have a Personal Licence to be employed in a pub or other business that sells alcohol.*

A Personal Licence allows you to apply to become a DPS on behalf of any business that has a Premises Licence or a Club Premises Certificate.

About the licence

The Personal Licence is designed to ensure that anybody running or managing a business that sells or supplies alcohol will do so in a professional fashion. Once you receive your Personal Licence, you can act as the designated premises supervisor for any business that sells or supplies alcohol.

Who can apply

In order to apply for a Personal Licence, you must be aged 18 years or over, and (in almost all cases) hold a relevant licensing qualification - such as the one this training course provides.

If you are applying for a Personal Licence, you must obtain an accredited qualification first. The aim of the qualification is to ensure that licence holders are aware of licensing law and the wider social responsibilities involved in the sale of alcohol.

Source: gov.uk

Please contact shortcourses@iwcollege.ac.uk for further information on the course.