New Hampshire puts the clock on the licence holder
Does New Hampshire require servers to be certified?
No. There is no individual server certificate in New Hampshire. The state's training mandate sits one level up, on whoever holds the retail licence.
Who has to train, and by when?
Under RSA 178:2, a training programme must be attended within 45 calendar days of the licence being issued — by the proprietor of a sole proprietorship, all partners in a partnership, an officer of a corporation, or a member of a limited liability company, or in each case a designated manager. The programme covers state law, alcohol sales practices, criminal and civil liability, and management practices aimed at keeping alcohol away from under-21s and preventing over-service.
What about the rest of the staff?
The Liquor Commission's Division of Enforcement and Licensing runs Total Education in Alcohol Management for licensees and their employees, covering how to judge questionable age and how to detect false or altered identification. It is the Commission's own programme.
Where does this course fit in New Hampshire?
It is the responsible-service training an employer asks an individual server for when the state asks for nothing. Take it to be competent from your first shift — reading IDs, spotting the borrowed licence, calling impairment early, refusing without escalation — and go to the Liquor Commission directly for anything tied to the licence itself.