Hi all,
I have been perfecting my home machine skills and have gotten my microfroth and shots pretty damn good. I currently study IT and am thinking about getting 1-2 shifts in a cafe making coffee and whatever other smaller chores are entailed in being a barista. I am looking at some courses in Melbourne and have come up with this list.
1. William Angliss Coffee Academy - TAFE qualification THHBFB12B Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee
2. Barista Basics - Another TAFE qualification THHBFB12A Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee
3. Veneziano Coffee - Barista Training - Introduction to Espresso doesnt look like a TAFE qualification.
can anyone give me an idea of which is the best and why?
the coffee academy seems to be a full 30 hour course involving work placement, practice sessions, food hygiene etc while the barista basics is 8 hours. i think maybe thats why the difference between the A and B at the end of the qualifications.
and are there any tips for breaking into the cafe industry. I have worked in a pizza shop and a fish and chip cafe about 10 years ago as a young lad doing back of the house stuff like washing dishes/food preparation and have worked in the likes of burger king also. Would that be considered as some kind of foot in the door?
i am thinking if i do the coffee academy course i could get recognition on the food hygiene unit and do the rest. it seems like a more well rounded course.
Cheers
Refsta
I have been perfecting my home machine skills and have gotten my microfroth and shots pretty damn good. I currently study IT and am thinking about getting 1-2 shifts in a cafe making coffee and whatever other smaller chores are entailed in being a barista. I am looking at some courses in Melbourne and have come up with this list.
1. William Angliss Coffee Academy - TAFE qualification THHBFB12B Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee
2. Barista Basics - Another TAFE qualification THHBFB12A Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee
3. Veneziano Coffee - Barista Training - Introduction to Espresso doesnt look like a TAFE qualification.
can anyone give me an idea of which is the best and why?
the coffee academy seems to be a full 30 hour course involving work placement, practice sessions, food hygiene etc while the barista basics is 8 hours. i think maybe thats why the difference between the A and B at the end of the qualifications.
and are there any tips for breaking into the cafe industry. I have worked in a pizza shop and a fish and chip cafe about 10 years ago as a young lad doing back of the house stuff like washing dishes/food preparation and have worked in the likes of burger king also. Would that be considered as some kind of foot in the door?
i am thinking if i do the coffee academy course i could get recognition on the food hygiene unit and do the rest. it seems like a more well rounded course.
Cheers
Refsta

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