Apply for a manager's certificate
To manage an alcohol (liquor) licensed business in the Kāpiti Coast district, you'll need a current manager's certificate. Find out how to apply for or renew a manager's certificate and access information on training providers.
Whenever alcohol is being sold to the public in or from licensed premises, a certified manager must be on duty and responsible to comply with the licence and the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
How to apply
The following application forms must be completed if you are applying for a manager's certificate or the renewal of a manager's certificate.
None of the days in the period from 20 December to 15 January each year are counted as “working days” for the purposes of filing alcohol licence applications.
Find out more about application dates.
- Apply for Manager's Certificate [PDF 251 KB]
- Apply for Manager's Certificate [DOCX 175 KB]
- Renew your Manager's Certificate [PDF 214 KB]
- Renew your Manager's Certificate [DOCX 176 KB]
Temporary or Acting Manager
If you as a licensee are appointing a temporary manager due to staff changes, or an acting manager to cover staff leave, the notification of management change form must be completed and sent to the District Licensing Committee and Police.
- Notice of Management Change – Form 56 [PDF 142 KB]
- Notice of Management Change – Form 56 [DOC 234 KB]
If you are notifying the appointment of a temporary manager, that person must apply for a manager's certificate within two working days of the appointment.
Training requirements
In order to apply for a manager's certificate for the first time you must have completed your Licence Controller Qualification (LCQ). Training providers include:
- Service IQ – Online course
- Industry Training Solutions – One-day course or online course
- Hospitality Training Company – One-day course
- Pop Training – One-day course
- The Training Bureau Ltd – One-and-a-half day course - correspondence option available
- Tree House – One-day course.
Before January 2017, if you completed your LCQ before December 2013 you needed to complete a Bridging Test as well. If you have both of these certificates you can apply for your manager's certificate by including them with your application. For copies of these certificates, or any other information concerning the LCQ or Bridging Test, please contact Service IQ at www.ServiceIQ.org.nz
If you gained your LCQ before December 2013 but did not complete the Bridging Test before it was withdrawn by Service IQ in January 2017, you will need to undertake LCQ training again, and gain a new certificate. Please refer to the list of training providers mentioned above.
ServeWise – free online training tool
Although managers are required to hold a qualification, general bar/waiting staff are not. This can leave staff ill-equipped to deal with tricky situations.
ServeWise was developed for frontline sellers and servers of alcohol in response to industry and regulatory agency demand for improved standards of training. This e-learning tool provides a basic understanding of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act with a strong focus on intoxication, minors, server intervention and host responsibility.
It uses an interactive game format that utilises video and animation to assist learning, and the scenarios used meet specific needs of staff in Off licensed and On licensed premises. The modules take approximately one hour to complete and the training is free of charge.
Visit http://servewise.alcohol.org.nz
Health Promotion Agency (HPA)
HPA provides information, advice, research and resources to help prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm and inspire New Zealanders to make better decisions about drinking alcohol.
Resources and online tools to help staff, duty managers and licensees fulfill their host responsibility obligations are available on their website alcohol.org.nz.