Professional Barista Course /Barista skills SCA Professional
This SCA Barista Skills Professional course delivers top-level training in advanced techniques, high-end latte art, and equipment mastery. Ideal for experienced baristas seeking SCA top certification.
This SCA Professional Barista Skills class offers the highest certification level in the field and is recommended for those with a solid background in coffee and latte art.
Beyond preparing you for the SCA Barista Skills Professional exam, this course is a crucial step toward becoming an SCA AST trainer and elevating the quality of your coffee shop and career.
Held in English in Florence, one of the world's most beautiful cities, this course will also provide an unforgettable coffee experience in Italy.
Courses are held in English
Where
One of the most beautiful cities in the world
Next dates
From 10am till 6pm, with a lunch break from 1pm to 2pm
Price
including handbooks and slides
Installment payments
You can pay our courses in three installments with Stripe, making it easier to manage your budget and enjoy flexibility.
Coffee campus
This course is part of the “Espresso Academy Coffee campus”. The most advanced training program for professionals. Discover more
Are you interested in this course?
During this class in Italy, you will:
- Enter in the Espresso Academy philosophy: the barista is a chef. A deep knowledge of the raw material and a deep knowledge of the extraction technique and control.
- Face the high end level of latte art
- Improve your testing skills
- Have the chance to start your process to become an authorized SCA trainer.
This course allows access to the SCA Barista Skills Professional exam, which is the last step before the procedure to become AST.
Why Espresso Academy?
- 1500+ students from all over the world at our Italian headquarters
- All courses 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
Professional SCA Barista Course Program
- This Professional course is also structured not so much as a trainer-student training process, but as a real path of exchange and experience.
- Starting from a coffee proposed by the trainer and one brought by the student, you proceed to different extractions changing the extraction settings. Then you will measure the extraction with the refractometer, until finding the perfect cup.
- You will work on the temperature and mineral contents of the water as well as with different pressures, different pre-infusion profiles and different water flow control systems.
- You will work on different types of water filters to understand how they influence the result in the cup.
- You will face management aspects: the layout of the counter, order management and food cost.
- High level latte art!
- Ability to perform measurements of water hardness and to perform maintenance work on the equipment (changing the grinders, changing gaskets and shower heads and so on...)
At the end of the course you will have the possibility to part-take in the professional SCA barista skills exam. The exam fee is unfortunately not included in the course cost and is paid directly to SCA through the authorised trainer. The exam fee itself is €138.
Barista Skills Coffee SCA - Professional Level
Anyone wishing to take part in the certification exams are asked to report when registering for the course. For more info on SCA certifications, consult this page.
Costs
Certification
Practice
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Coffee campus
What you will learn in the professional barista skills class
For Espresso Academy, a barista who works at the highest level cannot be defined as a simple barista. Instead, he must be considered a chef, an artist and a coffee scientist who knows the raw material best and knows how to transform it during an extraction process that is actually a physical and chemical transformation.
The barista professional course follows this philosophy. For this reason, the student will be asked to leave aside all the rules and dogmas of coffee and start experimenting, tasting, evaluating, discussing.
Your barista Professional course will not be a course, it will be a wonderful journey!
Your advanced barista Course in Florence, Italy
One of the first surprises you'll encounter at Espresso Academy will be the opportunity to meet and connect with fellow coffee enthusiasts from around the world. Your course will take place in a vibrant international environment where you and the other participants will experiment, learn, and grow together.
Perfect for those aiming to become professional coffee experts or enthusiasts seeking the highest level of expertise, this course is set in Florence, one of the world's most beautiful cities.
You'll have the chance to visit iconic landmarks such as the Uffizi Museum, Ponte Vecchio, and The Duomo, and immerse yourself in the enchanting medieval city center.
If you wish to enjoy the city or participate in several courses, we have numerous accommodations offering discounts to Espresso Academy students.
It will be a great coffee course. It will be a fantastic journey. It will be an unforgettable experience!
Combine Multiple Courses in One Trip!
Are you interested in expanding your coffee knowledge beyond tasting and cupping? Our courses are always organized on consecutive days allowing you to participate in multiple courses through a single training trip. Check out our course schedule!
All the professional SCA courses in a row
Do you want to get the best for your coffee education? Join the SCA professional Coffee line. Take all the intermediate coffee SCA classes consecutively, maximizing the value of your time.
The Espresso Academy Coffee Campus
Are you aiming for professional level education? This course can also be one of the starting points of the “Espresso Academy Coffee Campus”. The most comprehensive coffee training program globally for coffee professionals.
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