Foundation
Bar set-up, hygiene, tools, glassware, measures, service standards and responsible alcohol service. The base every CPB® candidate is examined on.
The academy
Learn the craft the way it is examined
IBG Academy is the guild's teaching and assessment arm. Everything we teach maps to the CPB® syllabus, and everything we certify is examined by a guild examiner.
Curriculum
Four teaching tracks
Craft & classics
IBA classics, build methods, balance, ice, garnish discipline and the Indian palate — taught from the IBG Ultimate Bartender Book.
Bar leadership
Costing, menu engineering, inventory, team training and guest recovery for bartenders moving into head-bartender roles.
Assessment prep
Practice quizzes, mock written papers and practical run-throughs with examiner feedback before the live assessment.
How training runs
Formats
- Chapter workshops
- Evening and off-day sessions run by your city chapter, usually at a partner bar or testing centre.
- Residential skills programme
- Multi-day intensive training with accommodation, run in cohorts. Dates and fees are announced per cohort by the chapter.
- In-house / corporate
- The academy trains and assesses your whole bar team on site, with guild-verified outcomes.
- Self-paced Study Centre
- The full syllabus, guild books, reference library and video lessons inside your dashboard.
Where you train and test
Recognised testing centres
Only guild-verified centres are listed. Running a bar or institute that could host assessments? Apply to become a testing centre.