SCA Barista Skills (Foundation / Intermediate / Professional)

Our college is the only SCA Premier Training Campus in Hong Kong, which means that the teaching environment and equipment have been approved by the standards. The European Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has launched the new SCA Skills Diploma to further recognize professional work skills in the coffee industry and provide in-depth knowledge and practical experience so that students can quickly adapt to the employment environment. The four new diplomas include SCA Café Diploma, SCA Roastery Diploma, SCA Sustainable Coffee Diploma, and SCA Coffee Trade Diploma, which require taking specified courses in seven major subjects.

SCA Barista Skills will teach the operation of espresso machines, making espresso and extended drinks, making dense milk foam and latte art, customer service, work and financial management, allowing students to become all-round baristas.

This course covers the practical skills required to operate a coffee bar, including setting up the grinder, milk whipping and latte art, health and safety standards, customer service and basic business practices.

🌈 Topic content overview

1.01 Coffee Beans

• The difference between Arabica and Robusta
• The Importance of Coffee Bean Freshness
• Effect of roasting degree on flavor

1.02 Espresso making process

• Espresso Brewing Recipe
• Grinder calibration and filling
• Loose powder and pressed powder tips

1.03 Sensory Analysis of Espresso Coffee

• Espresso extraction and flavor description

1.04 Espresso-based drinks menu

• Drink ingredients and preparation methods

1.05 Water quality

• Impact on brew quality and equipment functionality

1.06 Work area management and workflow

• Components of grinders and espresso machines
• How to operate coffee grinders and coffee machines safely
• Cleaning and layout planning of work areas

1.07 Extraction and brewing

• what is espresso
• A barista’s daily routine

1.08 Milk

• milk freshness
• Temperature control for frothing and steaming milk

1.09 Cleanliness, Health and Safety

• Safety and health work measures
• How to clean equipment

1.10 Customer Service and Cafe Operation

• Improvement of customer experience

🌈 Course Features

• Private classes or online courses
• https://www.tasse-coffee.com/pages/sca-咖啡私人班
• One-on-one teaching of online courses, learning materials will be sent in the form of Shun Feng to pay before class.
• Must be read level by level unless relevant Foundation of completion and/or proof of Intermediate are presented
• Taught in Cantonese, contact us if you need to teach in other languages

🌈 Promotion in progress

• Offer for two people: each person will be reduced by $100, and the offer will be automatically applied after being added to the shopping cart.
• Returning student discount: Returning students who have enrolled in any of Tasse Coffee’s courses can enjoy an additional $100 discount per person
• Foundation+Intermediate has private classesdiscount  
• Foundation+Intermediate+ProfessionaThere are private class discounts
• The price includes all classroom learning materials, SCA administrative fees, examination and certificate fees. Students need to pay additional SCA course registration fees.per courseUSD50
• All old student discounts must be selected before payment. Discovery or application after payment will not be accepted.

🌈 Teacher-student ratio

• Group Lesson 1:4  (Foundation only) 
• 7 hours/2-person shift
• Online course 1:1 (Foundation only) 

• 7 hours
• Private lessons 1:1 or 1:2
• Foundation 7
• Intermediate 14 hours
• Professional 21 Small Time