SCA Coffee Barista Courses

Sharing knowledge. Working together. Raising coffee standards worldwide. Our certified barista trainers deliver professional SCA barista courses at our training labs in London and Cornwall. 

Explore our selection of barista courses, meticulously designed to elevate your coffee expertise and provide professional training for aspiring baristas. Our courses cover a comprehensive range of topics, including SCA-accredited barista training. Enroll into a professional barista course to gain essential skills endorsed by SCA certification. Our SCA-accredited training courses ensure you receive industry leading education and develop expertise in the art of coffee preparation.

Delve into our SCA coffee diploma with specialist modules available at foundation, intermediate and professional level across barista, brewing and sensory topics. On the day you’ll be taught be our friendly SCA accredited baristas trainers with years of experience in the coffee industry. The courses combine both theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice to ensure a well-rounded learning experience.

These are professional SCA barista courses that are a level up on our enthusiast courses, providing you with in-depth insights and practical skills to shine in the competitive coffee world. Elevate your barista career with our SCA-accredited coffee diploma and embark on a journey of professional growth.

SCA COFFEE COURSES AND BARISTA TRAINING

SCA courses are a globally recognised coffee qualification which is relevant throughout the world. Thinking about travelling? You’ll more likely to be able to find a job at a leading coffee establishment, with a SCA course under your belt. After signing up, you can expect a comprehensive day(s) that balances both hands-on training with theoretical study. You’ll then be set a small exam to complete and if you pass, you’ll be one step closer to achieving your SCA Coffee Diploma.

COFFEE MAKING COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS

There are five specialist modules in the SCA Coffee Skills programme but here at Origin, we only teach barista, brewing and sensory (the other two are green coffee and roasting). These each have three levels of difficulty; foundation, intermediate and professional. After completing each module, you’ll receive a set amount of points and once you have achieved over 100 points, you can apply for the SCA coffee Skills Diploma. A true status of coffee expert level.

With barista skills you’ll learn everything you need to become a top barista, from extraction to espresso recipes and milk texturing. Brewing skills will widen your understanding of strength measurements, grind size profiling and different brew methods. Sensory skills evaluates your pallet with a combination of sensory science, physiological sensory training and much more.

BARISTA TRAINING IN LONDON AND CORNWALL

Our SCA barista courses in London are taught at our Scoresby Street location in Southwark. We do also offer other coffee making courses in London, and these are held at our Charlotte Road location in Shoreditch. Both training labs have state of the art equipment and a typically taught on La Marzocco Linea PB machines.

If you’re looking for a barista course in Cornwall, then head to Porthleven and visit us at our Roastery HQ. This is arguably the best room in our new purpose-built roastery and as above, has all the leading industry standard equipment you need to make delicious coffee.