Kick start your career as a professional barista

Take our two-day Professional Barista Course and come away with the ability to make the perfect coffee every time. After completing our course you'll have the knowledge and essential practical skills to impress your way into sought-after barista positions. We teach you fine espresso-making techniques so you can go on to practice the craft that can only be described as a skilled art form.

What sets our course apart from the others?

  • Average vs excellence: It's easy to learn how to make average espresso coffee in a couple of hours. At The Espresso Coffee School we set very high standards that we help our students to achieve over two days, so that you can nurture your passion for excellent coffee and become a true barista.
  • Training and practice in a real cafe: Our course is run at an established cafe in the Auckland CBD. After the course, you can use the cafe to practice your skills and receive up to 4 practice sessions with our tutors! All included in the price! As they say, practice makes perfect!
  • Practical and theory based: As with many things, practical skills are just a part of how you become a great barista. With our course, you'll also learn important theory and a short history of coffee that will put you in the best position possible for the future.
  • The best tutors: Our tutors have huge amounts of experience and come from a range of background in the coffee industry. We have people with experience in coffee roasting, coffee machine maintenance, cafe management and two baristas with over 15 years' experience between them.
  • Not just making coffee, running cafes: By teaching our students how to provide a quality product and the importance of doing so, we hope to give you the knowledge to run successful cafes with loyal customers - it's about more than just how to make coffee. Around 40% of our students take the course with the aim of opening their own cafe in the future.
We want you to leave the course with the same passion for the craft that we have, and the real-world practice that will impress potential employers far more than just a qualifying piece of paper will.
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Is this course for you?

The Professional Barista Course is perfect for a huge range of people, from those hoping to open their own cafe to people wanting to apply for a job as a barista. It's also a wise option if you're a cafe owner and want to ensure that your employees can make consistently excellent coffee for your customers, and in turn grow a loyal customer base.

Some of the things you'll learn

During the Course you'll learn about:
  • Identifying the characteristics of high quality espresso, and how to replicate these in your coffee making.
  • The different components involved in producing the perfect espresso eg. how the grinder affects the end result.
  • Best practice techniques.
  • Professional presentation of both coffee and your workspace.
After the two-day course, you'll have the opportunity to receive additional tuition. You will be able to go into a job interview knowing you can make the perfect espresso coffee every time. And of course, ensure that your customers will get the same high quality every time too.

Details of the course

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  • Price: Master all the skills you'll need for the future for $495.00, or only $475.00 each if you book with another person.  
  • Qualification: We test both your theory knowledge and practical application. When you pass, you'll receive a Certificate in Barista Studies.
  • Class size: There is a maximum of only six students in each course, so get in early! This allows you to get ample time with the two tutors present.
  • Course duration: The Professional Barista Course runs from 10:30-4:00pm over a Saturday and Sunday, plus you are able to come back to the cafe for up to 4 x 1 hour practice sessions with one of our tutors to practice your new skills! Excellent for gaining speed and confidence.
  • Tailored learning: We understand not everyone learns in the same way, so we cater to your individual learning style across both practical and theory work. Our small class size helps with this.
 
To enrol now, check out our enrolment page


Upcoming courses
  February 25th and 26th, 2012 - 2 spaces left
  March 10th and 11th, 2012
  March 24th and 25th, 2012

Location

The Professional Barista Course is held at the Kingston Street Cafe, in Aucklands CBD.
We lease this cafe for the scheduled courses so you won't find us there during normal business hours. If you would like to contact us, feel free to use the contact form or give us a call on 0275 762 538
(Please do not turn up to the cafe without contacting us first, we are not likely to be there if you do)