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Frequently Asked Questions

BASSET stands for the Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training program of the State of Illinois. The BASSET program is an educational and training tool for sellers and servers of alcoholic beverages to teach them to sell and serve responsibly and stay within the law. The BASSET Program serves as a preventive measure to discourage over consumption, underage drinking, and keep intoxicated drivers off the roads.

All counties in Illinois are required to have BASSET certifications. This training is not valid for the city of Naperville. New Hires must be trained within 120 days of hire, HOWEVER if a municipality or business require a shorter period to get certificated, you must meet that requirement.

For more information regarding Public Act 99-0046, visit the ILCC website.

Becoming Seller/Server certified is an important step in ensuring that you serve and sell alcohol responsibly. In some cases, you may receive a lower penalty for violating a sales or service law if you have been certified. Your employer may also require that you be Seller/Server certified before you begin work.

Upon successfully completing the BASSET course final exam, you will be able to immediately print your temporary certificate (valid for 30 days). It will also be emailed to you.

BASSETpermit.com submits BASSET completion records to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) to upload.

Once your completion is uploaded, you can print your official Basset card directly from their website. You will need the Student's Last Name, DOB, and student ID.

Your Student ID will be printed on the temporary certificate we provided at completion. You can log back into your account to view that temporary certificate again.

Here is the ILCC BASSET Card Link and then click 'Print My BASSET Card'.

BASSET certification is valid for 3 years from the date of course completion unless you work in a municipality where re-certification is required more often.

Yes, BASSETpermit.com is an approved Illinois Liquor Control Commission Training Provider. We have been providing online BASSET certification in Illinois since 2008. You can view the BASSETpermit.com program approval on the ILCC website.

Our online course is 4 hours in length. At the end, you will need to pass the final exam. 80% is the passing score of the exam.

The final exam consists of 20 multiple-choice questions. The questions on the test are from topics that are covered in the BASSET course. You must score at least 80% in order to pass the exam, which means you can answer no more than 4 incorrectly.

BASSETpermit.com has a 100% pass guarantee. If you fail the final exam twice, the ILCC requires that you retake the course. With BASSETpermit.com, you can take the course as many times as necessary to receive a passing score on the final exam, at no additional charge.

If you fail both exams, the system will prompt you how to start over. There is no additional charge for this. If you need help getting the course to start over, please contact our support team and a representative will make the necessary changes to your account for you to continue.

When enrolling in a BassetPermit.com online course, there is a place to enter the discount code on the Review Order page. Find where it says "Use A Discount or Pre-Paid Code", enter the code in the discount code field, and click "Apply Code".

You must click "Apply Code" after you enter the code to modify the order price. If you do not, the discount will not be applied.

BassetPermit.com accepts all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover, as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay.

** Please note, our system does not accept pre-paid credit cards or pre-paid debit cards unless they are registered online with the information on the back of the card. Our system does not accept gift cards.

Using another person's credit card (with their permission of course) is perfectly acceptable. To do this, enter your information on the Student Info page during the enrollment process. On the Payment Information page, enter the card information and other required information for the person whose card you are using. Click "Complete Order" to save this information.

On the Payment Information page during enrollment, verify your card type, card number and expiration date. Click "Complete Order" to save the updated payment information and then attempt to purchase the course again.

You will need to call the customer service number on the back of your credit card to verify that you have the required funds to complete the transaction.

We will issue a refund for a period of thirty (30) days after the purchase of any course through this website. The purchaser may receive a 100% refund so long as all the following provisions are met:

  • Payment in full has been received by BassetPermit.com.
  • The program or course is less than 50% completed.
  • No permit or certification has been issued for completion of the course.
  • No Pearson Vue Voucher has been opened or redeemed.
  • Refund must be issued the same way that payment was tendered.

Please contact Customer Support to request a refund.

If the web page gets refreshed or the back browser button is used during the order processing, a duplicate charge can occur. Please contact Customer Support within 30 days for a refund.

We offer corporate accounts for any establishment that has several employees that need their Illinois seller/server certification. A corporate account is free to set up and easy to use. We will create a special code that your employees will use to access the online Illinois training course. Each month, we will send you an invoice and a report of your employees that enrolled for the online training course. If you would like to set up a corporate account, simply fill out our online Corporate Account Request Form and we will contact you within 24 business hours to set up your account.

Yes, after enrolling in the online course, you can start the course whenever you are ready. You have six months from the date you purchase to complete it, unless otherwise stated on course information page.

Your position in the online course is saved as you advance through each scene. You will always begin from where you last left off. You have six months from the date you purchase the course to complete it, unless otherwise stated on course information page.

* Please note that some final exams are timed. If you close the course while in a timed final, you will have to start over from the beginning of the course. You will be warned if the final exam is timed.

No, you can log in/log out of the online training at anytime. Your position in the course will be saved and you will continue from where you last left off when you log in again.

Please see our Support Page for information on how to contact our customer support team.

You can also check out the Technical Support FAQs.

The Temporary certificate is available in 2 different file formats. The 1st format is called a PDF and requires Adobe Reader software to open it. The 2nd format is called a JPG. This format requires basic image software that most computers have standard. If you still need help please contact Support .

For security reasons, name changes cannot be altered by the student. Please contact Support immediately for corrections. Full name changes WILL NOT be modified AFTER the course has been completed.

Most temporary certificates/permits we issue can be reprinted from your account. Please log in and go to the My Account page. Next to the completed course it will say 'Get Certificate.' Click this link and a new window will open with the steps to print additional copies.*

* Please note some official certificates are NOT printable and are instead issued by the state. If this is the case, when you open the printable certificate in your account, it will state that it is a temporary certificate.

Some of our sites use an email address as your unique username to create an account in our system. You can use services such as Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo to register for a free email address, if you do not already have one.

Our courses/exams will work on almost any computer or mobile device with Internet access. Prior to beginning the course(s), our system will check your computer to ensure it meets the minimum requirements. If your computer does not meet these requirements, you will be instructed on how to continue.

Yes, the courses/exams on our website are mobile friendly and will work on smart phones, tablets and desktop computers. The course will work best on newer versions of web browsers.

If you have already registered for the course and the system to asking for you to purchase the course again, then the system is not recognizing your username and/or password and cannot log you in. If you see the words LOGIN at the top of the home page, you are not logged in.

The passwords are cap sensitive and need to be entered exactly as when you registered.

If you still cannot get logged in, please go to our Support Page and send in a Support Form for further assistance.

To update information in your account, log back into your account. You will be on the My Account page. Click Modify Account Information. You will then be able to edit your student and/or billing information and save it.

* Please Note: your name, along with other personal information, may not be available for edit, please contact Support if you have an issue updating information on your account.

Your course will be located on the My Account page after you log in to your account. You will click the green play button next to the course title to begin. If you have done that, and the course still does not appear, then it could be one of these issues:

  • The course will open in a new window or tab. Depending on your internet settings, your pop up blocker may block the course from opening. You will need to allow the pop up or disable the pop up blocker.
  • Sometimes the course does open however it is opening behind the main web page, try minimizing the main webpage to see if the course is hidden behind.

  1. First, press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the page. This will usually correct the loading issue.
  2. If you have pressed the F5 key and the loading error still occurs, go into your internet browser setting and delete cookies and files. Log back into your account and click the play button to resume your course.

If you still need help, go to our Support Page and submit an online Support Form.

If the course player window opens but it is blank or grayed out, your firewall maybe blocking the course content from displaying. You will need to go into your Internet options and modify your security settings to allow this site.

If you still need help, go to our Support Page and submit an online Support Form.

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