Coffee Courses
Intro to Coffee
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.
Course Length – 5 hours
What You’ll Learn
This course gives a general overview of the specialty coffee supply chain and explores topics such as history and cultivation, variables that affect coffee quality, basics of sensory analysis, fundamentals of roasting, factors of coffee freshness, and principles of brewing. Learners will also discuss the importance of water quality, equipment cleanliness, and maintenance.
In person courses include a live cupping and demonstration.
Barista Skills Foundation
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 optional.
Course Length – 7 hours
What You’ll Learn
- Coffee Beans
- Workspace Management
- Espresso Process
- Extraction & Brewing
- Sensory Skills
- Milk
- Espresso Menu
- Cleaning & Safety
- Water Quality
- Customer Service
Barista Skills Intermediate
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 optional.
Course Length – 14 hours (2 days)
What You’ll Learn
Builds on the concepts and skills introduced in the Foundation course. It is ideal for someone who has barista skills experience and wants to explore how to improve coffee quality and prepare for more complex job functions found in the barista profession.
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.
Other Courses
Café Professionals
Barista Basics – $295 per person, 3 hours
- Dialing in the grind
- Espresso shot pulling
- Milk steaming
- Drink recipes and ratios
- Latte Art Intro
- Machine maintenance and cleaning
Latte Art Advanced – $199 per person, 2 hours
For baristas looking to improve their latte pours.
- Heart
- Rosetta
- Swan
Dial-In Your Skills at the Training Lab
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