Course Description

Get challenged to become a full-fledged professional barista who not only makes consistently good coffee, but also has the advanced skill in calibrating a coffee bean grinder. At the same time, further refine skills in tamping and milk frothing. Know how to make coffee, and how to make the coffee work!

Course Outline (16 hours)

• Advanced tamping technique
• Advanced milk frothing technique
• Understanding different coffee extractions (e.g. Espresso, Ristretto, etc.)
• Knowing parts of a manual coffee bean grinder
• Key principles and components in coffee bean grinder calibration
• Proper coffee bean grinder calibration technique on manual and automatic coffee bean grinders

Course Fee and Funding

Course Fee – S$1,200.00

• Course fee includes all training materials and ingredients
• A Professional Barista certificate will be issued if all minimum assessment requirements are met

SkillsFuture Credits

• Singaporeans (aged 25 and above) are eligible to use SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the full OR partial course fee, if there is sufficient balance
• SkillsFuture Credits claim is to be done before class commencement

UTAP Benefit

• NTUC Union members are eligible to use UTAP Benefit to pay for up to 50% of the unfunded course fee
• Maximum claim for NTUC Union members:
  • Below 40 years: $250 per year
  • 40 years and above: $500 per year
• UTAP Claim is to be done after class completion (i.e. full course fee or unfunded course fee still has to be paid upfront before class commencement To apply for NTUC Union membership, kindly visit for more details

  NOTE: SkillsFuture Credits and UTAP Benefit can be used concurrently for the same course, kindly note when the respective claim has to be done.