Scottish Barista Academy Barista Course Foundation
Course Duration: 1 Day – 9.30am to 4.30pm

Barista Course Cost: £350

Do you need help setting up your machine? Learn how to set your grinder for perfect espresso extraction, foam and texture your milk, the full range of drinks that a café would provide and the care and maintenance of your machine. You’ll go home with the skills to produce a cup of coffee to wow your family, friends or customers.
The SCA Barista training (Foundation) will allow you to gain both valuable barista training and proof of your course to take with you to show a future employer, will give you the chance to follow a rewarding career that is in demand throughout the world.

The Scottish Barista School offers coffee training and barista training in Glasgow and Edinburgh, although tailored courses can be offered nationally. Contact us to discuss your exact requirements. The Academy is located in Livingston, West Lothian where we offer the SCA modules and diploma, meaning you gain a recognised qualification to allow you to continue on your chosen career path. All our courses are hands on and give you the chance to learn the most important part of coffee brewing, the tasting.

Successful Candidates Will Gain The Core Skills Needed To Be A Barista, Including…

Understanding what influences the different flavours of coffee and the key differences between Arabica and Robusta.
How to store and how soon you have to use coffee beans.
The knowledge and skills needed to use a grinder and espresso machine.
How to prepare and present an espresso to a customer.
Foaming milk to make the perfect cup of coffee.
Most importantly tasting coffees and being able to distinguish the types of coffee from those amazing flavours alone.
Whilst this course is for people with no experience it is recommended (but not mandatory) that you have taken Introduction to Coffee before starting on this course, the perfect start to your diploma or just to awaken the coffee connoisseur within.

Is The SCA Foundation Barista Skills Course For You?

Have you bought, or are planning to buy an espresso machine?
Are you planning to work in, or open your own café?
Are you using an espresso machine, and want to get better results?

If you’ve answered yes to any of the above then sign up now. Whilst the course is aimed at those using commercial espresso machines, home baristas are more than welcome and will come away with a whole new understanding of commercial coffee brewing.

So if you have a love of coffee, feel you need barista training, or need to learn more about serving coffee to customers then sign up now.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

By Train: The nearest railway station to the Scottish Barista Academy is Livingston North. If you are arriving by train, please let us know the day before the course, and we will organise a pick up from the station.
By Plane: We’ll pick you up from Edinburgh airport; just let us know your flight times.
By Car: Parking is available at our premises EH54 6TW

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– BARISTA COURSE –

The SCA Barista Course will give you the barista training and skills you need, and provide you with a recognised qualification to either begin or further your career as a barista. Whether coffee is your passion, your job, or a career opportunity waiting to happen, having the core skills is vital.

The Scottish Barista Academy is the only barista academy in Scotland. Set in a beautiful location, our training room is specifically designed to meet the needs of our range of courses.

We’ll give you our dedicated attention in small classes, perfectly designed to ensure you learn all the foundation skills required for the Barista course.

Our trainer is a fully qualified SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) and City & Guilds trainer. His passion about coffee (and all things coffee related) shines through, and he will share this passion with you to ensure you have the best training and experience possible.

All our barista courses are certified by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), giving you a worldwide recognised qualification in the coffee industry.

You can study the Scottish Barista Academy Barista course at three levels:

SCA Barista Course – Foundation: you will learn all the foundation skills needed to build on before advancing to the Intermediate course.

SCA Barista Course – Intermediate: you will continue your journey through the history, development and the making of a perfect cup of coffee.

As all our Barista courses are supported by an industry recognised qualification, they will help you continue on your chosen career path whether as a coffee shop roaster or managing the production process.