Barista Course

Course Name:

Barista Coffee Making

Cost:

$120

Course Duration:

4 hours

Days:

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Prerequisites

Participants are expected to have basic language and literacy skills in order to successfully complete the course.

Barista - Coffee Making Course

This course teaches the skills and knowledge required to extract and serve espresso coffee beverages using commercial espresso machines. It requires the ability to advise customers on coffee beverages, select and grind coffee beans, prepare and assess espresso coffee beverages and to use, maintain and clean espresso machines.

Participants learn how to:

Opening and Closing Coffee Workstation procedures
Organising Coffee Workstation
Understand espresso extractions
Operating commercial espresso machines
Operating coffee bean grinder
Milk Texturing and free pouring techniques
Different Coffee Styles
Commercial expresso machine cleaning procedures

Course Delivery

Venue

Melbourne VIC

Method

This is a classroom-based course that combines lecture, group discussion and workplace simulation in a commercially-fitted coffee room.

Assessment

Participants are required to prepare a variety of espresso coffee beverages under the supervision of our trainer and be evaluated on the taste and appeal of their work. There may be written and oral questioning to assess knowledge of types of espresso beverages, types of beans, blends and roasts, and preparation methods for espresso coffee. They are required to show competence in basic maintenance and cleaning methods for espresso grinders and machines.