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Barista Basics

Whether you want to be a coffee connoisseur, open a coffee shop, or use your skills to travel the world, this online barista course is ideal for you! On completion, you will have a thorough understanding of coffee and be ready to pursue a career as a barista.
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Delivery Method
100% Online
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Study Hours
30 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

Are you interested in becoming a barista? Whether you want to be a coffee connoisseur, open a coffee shop, or use your skills to travel the world, this online barista course is ideal for you!

In this online barista basics course, you will develop the skills to create exceptional espresso. You will learn about selecting quality beans, achieving the perfect extraction, and creating the ideal milk froth. Additionally, you’ll be trained to operate and maintain commercial coffee machines, manage workflow efficiently, and serve a range of coffee styles. This course will prepare you to meet customer needs with expertise and deliver consistently high-quality beverages.

On completion of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of coffee and be ready to pursue a career as a barista.

Printed learning materials are available for purchase for this course and can be ordered during enrolment.  

Course Structure
Unit 1 - Prepare and serve espresso coffee
  • Mise en place for coffee service
  • Efficient workplace
  • Easy access to ingredients
  • Coffee terminology
  • Storage of ingredients
  • Conditions to maintain freshness
  • Cleaning equipment
  • Espresso machines and grinders
  • Commercial coffee machines
  • Preparing coffee machine and grinder for service
  • Selecting coffee beans
  • Selecting coffee beans, blends and roasts
  • Grinding coffee beans
  • Coffee quality and grind size
  • Factors affecting the grind
  • Checking quality of the grind
  • Adjusting the grinds
  • Monitor the efficiency of grinder for correct dose and grind during use
  • Cleaning grinders and hoppers
  • Providing information to customer
  • Meet customer needs and product knowledge
  • Types of coffee beverages
  • Types of milk
  • Coffee accompaniments
  • Customer preferences and take orders
  • Selecting service-ware
  • Preparing service ware
  • Making espresso
  • Preparing the group handle and filter basket
  • Dosing the basket with ground coffee
  • Tamping and levelling coffee
  • Cleaning and flushing the group head
  • Correct steps for espresso extraction
  • Monitoring the extraction rate and water flow
  • Checking the puck
  • Other routine factors to monitor
  • Staff training
  • Monitor efficiency of coffee machine
  • Cleanliness of coffee machine
  • Hygiene and milk
  • Selecting jugs
  • Selecting milk for frothing
  • Purging the steam wand
  • Coffee beverages requiring milk
  • Texturing milk
  • Frothing milk to required temperature
  • Milk that does not froth
  • Monitoring milk
  • Cleaning the steam wand
  • Pouring the milk
  • Combing the foam and milk
  • Coffee presentation
  • The premises
  • Style of presentation
  • Spillage and drips
  • Tips for presenting beverages
  • Serving coffee promptly
  • Coffee temperature
  • Accompaniments for beverages
  • Efficient work practices
  • Cleaning machine and equipment thoroughly and safely
  • Maintain water filtration system
  • Descaling
  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
  • Regular maintenance
  • Manage resource efficiency
  • Minimise negative environmental impacts
Unit 2 - Use hygienic practices for food safety
  • Follow organisational hygiene procedures
  • Report unsafe practices that break hygiene procedures promptly
  • Reporting breaches
  • Unsafe practices that should be reported
  • Identify food hazards that may affect health and safety of customers
  • Contaminants
  • The seven HACCP principles
  • Remove or minimise the hygiene hazard
  • Report food hazards
  • Preventing and minimising hazards
  • End of shift cleaning
  • Removing hazards
  • Personal health issues likely to cause a hygiene risk
  • Reporting incidents of food contamination
  • Food handling activities
  • Maintain clean clothes
  • Use required PPE including bandages and dressings
  • Preventing contamination
  • Ready to eat food
  • Using no-touch techniques
  • Food contact surfaces
  • Unhygienic personal contact with food and food contact surfaces
  • Cleaning and sanitising
  • Cleaning processes
  • Cleaning and sanitising plans and schedules
  • Cleaning food preparation and storage areas
  • Handwashing techniques
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Estimated Duration
30 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Career Outcomes

Professional development for:

  • Barista

 

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Barista Basics
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