Our Courses

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.

Introduction To Coffee

Introduction To Coffee

2 Weeks(30 hours) Beginner Level Max 30 students

Coffee history and origin, coffee industry overview. Understanding the coffee journey from bean to cup, career opportunities, and market dynamics

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What You'll Learn

  • Coffee history and origin
  • Coffee industry overview
  • Understanding the coffee journey from bean to cup
  • Career opportunities, and market dynamics

Weekly Breakdown

Week 1:Coffee History & Industry Overview

Explore the origins of coffee, its journey globally, and the structure of the coffee industry.

Week 2: From Bean to Cup

Understand coffee processing, roasting, and brewing fundamentals, with practical tasting sessions.

Coffee Farming And Industrial Processing

Coffee Farming And Industrial Processing

1 Weeks (15-20 hours) Beginner–Intermediate Max 30 students

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.

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What You'll Learn

  • Sustainable coffee farming and nursery management
  • Harvesting techniques and best practices
  • Post-harvest handling and sorting
  • Introduction to coffee washing stations and dry mills
  • Basics of industrial coffee processing for export

Weekly Breakdown

Day 1:Sustainable coffee farming and nursery management

Introduction to sustainable coffee farming and nursery management.

Day 2:Harvesting techniques and best practices

Practical field session: planting, pruning, and farm maintenance.

Day 3:Post-harvest handling and sorting

Harvesting methods and post-harvest handling (picking, sorting, drying).

Day 4:Introduction to coffee washing stations and dry mills

Visit to a coffee washing station or dry mill — understanding processing flow.

Day 5: Basics of industrial coffee processing for export.

Industrial processing overview, grading, storage, and quality control.

Coffee Sensory and Roasting

Coffee Sensory And Roasting

1 Weeks (15 hours) Biginner To Intermediate Max 30 students

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.

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What You'll Learn

  • Basics of coffee tasting and cupping.
  • Identifying coffee flavor profiles and defects.
  • Introduction to green coffee evaluation.
  • Principles of roasting and roast profiling.
  • Linking sensory results with roast levels.

Weekly Breakdown

Day 1-2: Basics of coffee tasting and cupping.

Coffee tasting basics, SCA cupping protocol

Day 3: Identifying coffee aromas, flavors, and defects.

Hands-on roasting sessions with various bean origins.

Day 4: Introduction to green coffee evaluation.

Green coffee grading and moisture evaluation

Day 5: Principles of roasting and roast profiling.

Cupping roasted samples, linking roast profiles to cup quality.

Advanced Barista Techniques

Barista and Brewing Skills

4 Weeks (60 hours) Advanced Level Max 30 students

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.

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What You'll Learn

  • Introduction to Barista and the equipments
  • Espresso preparation and equipment handling
  • Milk steaming and drink building
  • Manual brewing methods (V60, French Press, Chemex,Aeropress,Kalita wave)
  • Workflow, speed, and customer service
  • Basic latte art techniques

Weekly Breakdawn

Week 1: Espresso Fundamentals

Grinder calibration, dosing, tamping, extraction parameters Tasting and identifying good vs. poor extraction.

Week 2: Milk Science & Drink Building

Milk steaming and texturing, Building espresso-based drinks: cappuccino, latte, flat white.

Week 3: Manual Brewing Methods

Introduction to V60, French Press, AeroPress, and Chemex, Understanding grind size, water temperature, and extraction for each method.

Week 4: Workflow, Speed & Customer Service

Bar workflow for efficiency and consistency, Customer interaction and service etiquette, Introduction to basic latte art patterns.

Upcoming Sessions

June 30 - Aug 29 Mon & Frid, 9am-05pm 13 seats left
Sep 01 - Oct 31 Mon & Frid, 09am-05pm 15 seats left
Nov 03 - Jan 05 Mon & Frid, 9am-5pm 30 seats left

Course Application

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.