Welcome to Barmasters Bartending School

bar_scene1Bartending in the Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Chesapeake area can be a tough world to break into. Corner bars with on-the-job training are few and far between. Virginia Beach customers are more educated and sophisticated than ever before. They come from all over the world, they know about wine, they enjoy the scene and they have become more demanding.

Virginia Beach customers are looking for a bartender who is as knowledgeable, as personable, and as demanding as they are. In this more professional bartending environment-if you’re not fast, organized, and efficient you surely won’t last very long in an upscale bar.

barsceneNot surprisingly, bartenders who want to excel will attend a professional bartending school to facilitate their entry into this lucrative profession. Without the professional bartending training that is all but required by popular bars, clubs and restaurants these days, you won’t stand a chance of beating out those that have it.

Bar masters Bartending School of Virginia Beach was first established in 1992 and has created bartending programs to answer the demand for professionally trained bartenders. We provide the bartending education, the speed, the organizational skills as well as customer service and alcohol awareness at our bartending school. Then we will follow up your training with our job placement assistance program that is available to all of our Virginia Beach graduates.

Why Be a Bartender in Virginia Beach?

  • Have Fun & Meet People While Bartending
  • Work Full or Part-time, Days, Afternoons or Nights
  • Make Money in a Bar Instead of Spend it!
  • You Get to Call Last Call
  • Work in a Pub Where Everyone Knows Your Name
  • Meet Interesting People in an Upscale Hotel
  • Be the Host of the Party at a Hot Nightclub
  • Get to See all the Games at a Sports Bar
  • Take Home Cash Tips Daily
  • Sleep til Noon and Not Get Fired
  • Bartending is a Career Than Can Never be Outsourced!
  • Have a Second Career to Fall Back on if Needed

Virginia OSHA Training Online


Many states including Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Missouri and California require OSHA certification to qualify for employment in construction and certain industrial positions. PBSA, our parent company offers online training for food handlers, bartenders, OSHA 10 Hour Card, OSHA 30 Hour Card, OSHA Hazwoper Card, New York OSHA Card, and Cal-OSHA Card for the construction and general industry sectors. As with our other courses, you can take them in the comfort of your own home at your pace.