SCA BARISTA SKILLS PROFESSIONAL
Course Format
This course is available both in-person and online. For remote participation, you’ll need reliable internet access and a laptop or tablet. Espresso equipment is required.
Course Length – 21 hours (3 days)
What You’ll Learn
Builds on the concepts and skills introduced in the foundation and intermediate courses. The Barista Skills Professional course is designed to test advanced skills and detailed knowledge of the science behind processes used by a professional barista (for example, a barista with 12 months or more of work experience). Successful candidates will have explored and demonstrated the advanced skills typically expected of a head barista.
In particular, participants will learn a sophisticated tasting methodology and descriptive explanation of coffee flavors; gain a detailed understanding of drink ingredients and the techniques available to maximize the quality of the drinks made, understand how to manage the skills of others to produce quality drinks, demonstrate an understanding of how to develop brew recipes and a systematic method of structuring beverage menus, and finally be able to consistently apply the highest standard of latte art and milk steaming techniques.
Required Prerequisites
Barista Skills Intermediate
Recommended Prerequisites
Introduction to Coffee, Barista Skills Foundation and/or 1 year experience working in a cafe or coffee environment.
Course Fees
$1735 — includes instruction (in-person or online), coffee supplies, course materials (digital or print). Lunch is included.
Assessment
A written exam tests Professional course knowledge while a practical exam assesses the learner’s ability in terms of grinder calibration, espresso extraction analysis, latte art skills and drinks construction.
