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Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation Course/ Coffee technician SCA
A hands-on course for a new career as a technician or for next-level baristas!
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Why choose us?
- We focus exclusively on coffee training — it's our specialty!
- Our trainers are in-house experts and always available to support you.
- We’re the only ones offering an IBC-accredited diploma and internationally recognized SCA certification.
- We don’t just do online courses — every year, over 1,300 students attend our in-person classes
Who is this course for?
- Want to start a career as a professional coffee machine repair tech, for home or café machines? This internationally certified course is your starting point.
- Own a café and want to set up and maintain your coffee machine and grinder? Want to fix common issues on your own?
- A coffee enthusiast with a home setup and want to perfect your brewing? Learn how to get the best out of every specialty coffee!
- Looking for recognized certifications in your career? This course lets you access Technician SCA or IBC exams through a simple process.
Is one of your loved ones a coffee enthusiast?
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What you will learn in the coffee brewing class
How to install an espresso machine
Types of machines: heat exchangers, boilers, pod machines, bean-to-cup
How to set the parameters of an espresso machine
Basic maintenance.
Choosing and treating water, tackling scale
The electrical system
Pumps: rotary and vibratory
How to disassemble and replace essential parts
Grinders: doser, doserless, time-based, and weight-based
Capsule machines and automatic distributors
Do you need more information?
The course trainers and our staff are at your disposal to answer any questions or to send you a free trial chapter. Contact us!
YOUR TRAINER FOR THIS COURSE
Robert Brinck
- Robert is a trainer at Espresso Academy, an IBC Authorized Certifier and an SCA Authorized Trainer.
- Specialized in every aspect of the coffee world, he focuses on green coffee, roasting, brewing, and latte art
- He collaborates as a consultant for companies and international projects, including La San Marco.
Certified coffee technician online course
- This Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation Online course always includes a certified diploma from Espresso Academy, a school present in over 30 countries.
- The course covers the SCA Coffee Technician Skills Foundation program. If interested, you can take the official exam through a specific procedure.
- You can also take the Italian Barista Certificate (IBC) exam via video call with our trainers.
Student says...
I left there very happy.
Overall, I cam only recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn about coffee machines and have fun along the way.
Highly,highly, highly recommend.
From the very first email, Cristina was so friendly, knowledgable and welcoming that she put my mind at rest and showed me that Espresso Academy know exactly what they are doing.
I booked my flights, my accommodation, and told the team I was coming for the course!
I could not recommend these guys enough - they are knowledgable, friendly and absolutely professional. I learned so much in such an engaging, interesting and thorough way that I have come home and been able to apply my knowledge immediately - starting my own small business in the UK.
The course leader - Robert - is so kind, welcoming and full of knwoledge - but most importantly he is an excellent teacher, delivering the information in an easy to understand way to a mix of abilities in the class.
I met some fantastic people and have made some friendships for life - and for even more joy, you get to stay in Florence when you're visiting for a course and what a beautiful city to stay in!
Thank you for such a wonderful experience, and I hope to come back and visit again in the future :)
I would also like to particularly commend Robert, our teacher, who has managed to show me in a very short amount of time a wealth of accessible and comprehensible information on a difficult subject. He is awesome, poised, didactic, knowledgeable, approachable and generally very pleasant to be around.
Milk art.
Are you interested in the course?
The Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation Course online course includes:
- 10 long chapters
- 6 hours of course
- Watch it with no limits, when you want, how you want, forever
- Manual and slides used during the course
- Espresso extraction chart
- Coffee flavour wheel
- IBC recognized certificate
- If you visit us in Italy free training in class
- Free calls with the trainer
Do you need more infos?
Request a free Chapter, so you can better evaluate it! Send us an email with your request
Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation online Course program:
Chapter o1 - Intro
From the various constructive technologies of the machines to the hydraulic and electrical systems, the coffee grinders and the daily management of the equipment. A course overview.
Chapter 02 - History of Coffee Making
How was the coffee prepared before the espresso machine? From the infusion to the idea of the extraction by pressure.
Chapter 03 - Development of the Espresso Machine
How do you get to the modern espresso machine? From the steam machines of Bezzera to the lever machines, from the heat exchanger ones to the super-automatic ones.
Chapter 04 - Heat Exchange System 1 - The Boiler
Filters, pressure, resistances and temperature management. How it works and what are the main problems that the boiler can have in an heat exchanger machine, the most used ones.
Chapter 05 Heat Exchange System 2 - The Brew System
Heat exchanger pipes and thermosiphonic system. What keeps the extraction temperature stable in commercial machines?
Chapter 06 - Extraction Variables
Prepare the espresso correctly by understanding how the machine works, the role of pre-brewing and how to understand the technical problems of the machine by looking at the cup of espresso.
Chapter 07 - Espresso Extraction and Refractometer
A dip in the science of espresso. How is the extraction measured with the refractometer? What is the TDS?
Chapter 08 - E61 Group
Let’s get to discover the most historical espresso technology. How it works, how to disassemble it, how to repair the faults affecting this specific part.
Chapter 09 - Cleaning
How and why it is essential to properly clean all the espresso equipment to always get top-quality drinks.
Chapter 10 - Grinders
Coffee grinders with doser and on demand, their adjustment, change of the burrs, replacement of springs and other failures.
Chapter 11. Ohm's Law
A general introduction to electricity between volts, amps and watts, power and work. To begin applying it to the coffee machine.
Chapter 12. Kwatts and Consumption
How much does the coffee machine consume, how do you calculate the consumption between watts and kilowatt hours. The role of cables and collectors.
Chapter 13. Alternate and Direct Current
The phase concept, the alternator and the other electrical components of the machine.
Chapter 14 Three Phase
Something important to know for professional coffeeshops machines.
Chapter 15 Multimeter
Let's find out how to use a fundamental tool for the work of the technician who deals with electricity.
Chapter 16.1 Troubleshooting Components
Contacts and switches blocked by carbon deposits, relays, circuit closures and coils to control and other elements.
Chapter 16.2 Troubleshooting Components
The second part of the technical issues that a technician can detect.
Chapter 17 Measure and Filter Water
All about water. Total and temporary hardness, how it is measured and what it leads to. Softeners and osmosis systems.
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Espresso machines maintenance and reparation online course
Directly from home, no need for journeys, bureaucracy, and costs. Even in this way is possible to learn solid foundations for your Coffee technician skills and improve your coffee knowledge with the online Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation Online Course of Espresso Academy.
This course follows the classroom course program, of course, it has a less important practical part, but it allows you to acquire, in one day all the knowledge necessary to fix your coffee machine.
This course teaches you how to install, maintain, and troubleshoot a wide range of espresso machines, from professional models to home-use systems. We’ll start by exploring different types of machines like lever, heat exchange, Faema E61, double boiler, and multi-boiler models.
You’ll get experience with installation, including wiring, tubing, and adjusting temperature and pressure for perfect coffee extraction. Additionally, you'll learn how to set up volumetric dosing on semi-automatic machines and become familiar with filters and competition shower heads.
We’ll then focus on solving common problems related to temperature, pressure, and steam wands, teaching you practical troubleshooting techniques. You'll also learn essential maintenance practices like daily cleaning, descaling, and replacing shower heads and gaskets to keep your machine running smoothly.
The course will also introduce you to the different types of coffee grinders and show you how to replace worn-out burrs.
Finally, you’ll gain valuable insights into maintaining and troubleshooting home espresso machines, including capsule, pod, and superautomatic models. This course will equip you with the skills needed to handle both commercial and home coffee equipment with confidence.
Why Espresso Academy?
- 1500+ students from all over the world at our Italian headquarters
- All courses, from basic to the most professional ones taught in English by certified trainers
- 30+ branches around the world
- #1 school in the world on Tripadvisor and Google
- The highest number of SCA, LAGS and IBC certified students
- And… we are in Florence, a city worth visiting
