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Barista Training Courses
Unlock your potential with our hands-on barista training, designed for coffee enthusiasts, aspiring baristas, and those looking to start or elevate a coffee business. Whether you’re a beginner or ready to go pro, our three-stage programme offers the knowledge and practical skills you need—delivered right from our own roastery and café environment.
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Stage One – Foundation
Price: £300
Duration: 4 hours
Ideal for: Beginners and aspiring baristas
Topics Covered:
• The History of Coffee
• Arabica vs. Robusta
• Coffee Farming & Origins
• Introduction to Brew Methods/Or 3 hours coffee training
What You’ll Learn:
This introductory course covers the essential foundations of coffee. You’ll gain an understanding of bean varieties, espresso basics, and taste three manual brew methods: V60, AeroPress, and Batch Filter. We’ll guide you through recipe development using a refractometer to help dial in the perfect brew—using coffee roasted in our very own roastery.
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Stage Two – Intermediate
Price: £550
Duration: 6 hours
Ideal for: Home brewers or those preparing to launch a coffee business
Topics Covered:
• Working with Commercial Espresso Machines
• Dialing in the Grind
• Espresso Tasting & Extraction Timing
• Milk Texturing Techniques
• Coffee Menu Basics
What You’ll Learn:
Step into the shoes of a professional barista. You’ll start the day by prepping the machine, learning how to dial in your grind and extract the perfect espresso. You’ll taste and evaluate espresso at different stages, then move on to milk texturing—understanding the science behind silky microfoam and ideal milk-to-coffee ratios. The day wraps with equipment cleaning and maintenance, followed by a Q&A session.
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Stage Three – Professional
Price: £850
Duration: 8 hours
Ideal for: Aspiring professionals or baristas aiming to refine their skills
Topics Covered:
• Customer Service & Workflow
• Multitasking in a Live Café
• Grinder Maintenance
• Latte Art
• SCA Standards for Coffee Preparation
What You’ll Learn:
This advanced course simulates a real day in the life of a working barista. You’ll cover in-depth theory, improve speed and accuracy, and spend time working front-of-house alongside one of our professional baristas at The Espresso Lounge. You’ll also learn to maintain grinders and espresso machines and end the day with a practical assessment covering drink preparation and sensory tasting—aligned with SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) standards.
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Group Discounts Available
Discounts apply to groups of three or more trainees.
All prices are per person and include of VAT.
Barista life
Baristas today have access to a wide variety of high quality, speciality coffee producers and can hone their craft with a great variety of brewing methods. Barista Life works closely with these producers to deliver the finest beans around and not only that, can provide essential training to you and your staff to ensure the perfect cup of coffee reaches your customer, every time.
Join Our Journey
To date our Head Barista Aron has made over a million of coffees during his time, that’s a lot right? His dedication and skill has benefited coffee shops around the E.U., Canada, New York & his home city London. In 2010 Aron started with a mobile espresso van which taught him just how difficult it can be to manage different bean densities in England’s inclement weather. Determined to master the art of consistency, he spent days testing coffees from around the world, roasting different blends to formulate a recipe that would deliver a consistent base flavour within a temperature range of -5’c to 35’c. Most coffee shops are fitted with air conditioning units which assist in maintaining that consistency, but without that luxury Aron’s understanding of the volatility of coffee grew considerably.
The business expanded in 2011 when both Aron and his wife, Clare, took on a failing coffee shop after the recession with aim to give it life. With previous experience in hospitality and business management, their dedication and hard graft paid off and The Espresso Lounge Tring is a successful coffee shop and cafe with several TripAdvisor awards and fantastic reviews.
They remain within this lucrative industry to date and can offer invaluable knowledge to new business start ups or those wishing to train their baristas to the highest possible standard. Barista equipment, coffee machines, sales training and business consultancy are all available through Barista Life and can set your business on the path to success.
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