SCE is honoured to be an affiliation of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), which is an international non-for-profit organisation that represents thousands of coffee professionals, from farmers to baristas, all over the globe. The mission for SCA is to engage, inspire, and expand a sustainable global specialty community through shared values and core commitments. Their goal is to make better coffee and increase the quality of life for everyone involved in the supply chain.

Learn more at the SCA website HERE

The Coffee Skills Program (CSP) was built by SCA to create a structured learning pathway with specific qualification levels. The Specialty coffee industry is a diverse industry with lots of unique opportunity, the CSP allows you to choose a personalised education path that suits your specific interests and individual career goals.

How it works;

6 modules.

3 Levels.

1 Diploma

The CSP consists of six different modules: Introduction to Coffee (which only has one level), and five specialist modules: Barista Skills, Brewing, Green Coffee, Roasting and Sensory Skills, that each contain three levels of skill and knowledge (Foundation, Intermediate & Professional) and attract points after completion.

Learners can choose the modules and levels that fit their specific interests and career needs, and once 100 points have been accumulated will be awarded the SCA Coffee Skills Diploma.

Download the full CSP course catalog HERE

Introduction to Specialty Coffee

The Introduction to Coffee course is ideal for anyone who is new to specialty coffee. It charts coffee’s journey from its origins in Ethiopia to the major commodity that it is today. 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. In addition, learners will discuss the importance of water quality, cleanliness and maintenance. This interactive course also includes a cupping, an industry-specific process for evaluating coffee through a sensory experience.

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Barista Skills

These courses focus on the beverages made on an Espresso machine and cover everything you need to know about equipment, how to use and maintain it, standard operating procedure (Barista routines), as well as Latte Art, Extraction Science and Espresso Recipes (Dialling in / Calibration), customer service best practices, workflow efficiency, plus much much more.

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Roasting

Learn about the roasting process, including roast cycle, roast levels, identifying defects, the physical changes that beans undergo during the roasting process, as well as workspace management and lean production.

Starting March 2023…

Brewing

Learn about the variety of methods for filter coffee and the brewing variables that affect quality. The Brewing module provides hands-on learning for grind profiles, brewing methods, measuring coffee strength and charting a coffee’s extraction.

Starting July 2023…

Sensory

Sensory Skills courses cover concepts and skills relevant to the evaluation of coffee and related products. The content of these interactive courses includes sensory science, industry-specific protocols, common sensory attributes of coffee, physiological sensory training, implementation of sensory programs, consumer testing design, application in business, and more.

Starting September 2023…

Green Coffee

Green coffee courses cover concepts and skills relevant to the evaluation, trade, and handling of green coffee. Content of these courses include applicable aspects of botany, coffee farming, processing, grading, storage, transport, markets, certifications, contracts, and more.

Starting January 2024…

This could be you!

We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic coffee trainers to join our team. If your located in a major city in Australia and are able to facilitate courses in your area email us HERE