We offer practical courses in barista skills, coffee brewing, quality control, farm management, and entrepreneurship, empowering trainees to excel across Rwanda’s coffee value chain.
Coffee history and origin, coffee industry overview. Understanding the coffee journey from bean to cup, career opportunities, and market dynamics
Apply NowExplore the origins of coffee, its journey globally, and the structure of the coffee industry.
Understand coffee processing, roasting, and brewing fundamentals, with practical tasting sessions.
This intensive course gives trainees practical knowledge of coffee farming, nursery management, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and the basics of industrial processing, equipping them to support quality coffee production from farm to factory.
Apply NowIntroduction to sustainable coffee farming and nursery management.
Practical field session: planting, pruning, and farm maintenance.
Harvesting methods and post-harvest handling (picking, sorting, drying).
Visit to a coffee washing station or dry mill — understanding processing flow.
Industrial processing overview, grading, storage, and quality control.
This course introduces the fundamentals of coffee sensory analysis and roasting, helping learners understand coffee flavor profiles, cupping protocols, and basic roasting techniques to enhance quality control and appreciation of specialty coffee.
Apply NowCoffee tasting basics, SCA cupping protocol
Hands-on roasting sessions with various bean origins.
Green coffee grading and moisture evaluation
Cupping roasted samples, linking roast profiles to cup quality.
This course equips you with hands-on barista and brewing skills, covering espresso preparation, milk steaming, manual brewing methods, workflow, customer service, and basic latte art. Ideal for those pursuing a professional coffee career or enhancing personal brewing skills.
Apply NowGrinder calibration, dosing, tamping, extraction parameters Tasting and identifying good vs. poor extraction.
Milk steaming and texturing, Building espresso-based drinks: cappuccino, latte, flat white.
Introduction to V60, French Press, AeroPress, and Chemex, Understanding grind size, water temperature, and extraction for each method.
Bar workflow for efficiency and consistency, Customer interaction and service etiquette, Introduction to basic latte art patterns.
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Our Coffee Skills Program courses are open to everyone and have no strict prerequisites. However, we recommend that participants have some prior experience, as outlined in each individual course description.
We accept all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard), Mobile Money, Cash and bank transfers. Payment plans are available for courses over 550,000Rwf - please contact us for details.
Yes, all our courses include a certificate of completion. Our Coffee Skills Program certificate is recognized by many specialty coffee shops in the region.
We offer full refunds up to 14 days before the course start date. Between 14 and 7 days before, we offer a 50% refund. Less than 7 days before the start date, no refunds are given but you may transfer your enrollment to another session.
While we do not guarantee employment, we maintain strong relationships with many local coffee shops and frequently share job opportunities with our graduates. On average, 79% of our Coffee Skills Program graduates secure positions in the coffee industry within two months of completing the course.