A new standard for baristas
The Master Barista Certification represents the pinnacle of barista skills and mastery. Designed exclusively for established coffee professionals, this certification process refines skills, deepens knowledge and nurtures artistry at the highest level of specialty coffee. More than just a program, it is a mentorship-led mastery pathway, where participants train alongside some of the world’s most respected and award-winning coffee professionals.
Core values
We believe in the true value of professional baristas. Years, decades and even a lifetime can be spent on the mastery of barista skills. Our goal at Master Barista Certification is to elevate the profession and skillset of a barista to a higher level. These are the 4 pillars we believe every barista must master.
1 — Quality
The fundamental ability to extract delicious espresso & filter coffee, serve silky milk drinks and pour beautiful latte art.
2 — efficiency
Develop and execute efficient systems and workflow to assist a cafe in running efficiently.
3 — hospitality
Bringing warmth, kindness and exceptional service to every team and environment.
4 — Innovation
Continuous improvement and forward thinking for the specialty coffee industry.
Instructors
CHARLES SKADIANG
Charles is the Founder and Director of Master Barista Certification and Melbourne Coffee Academy. He has been involved in the specialty coffee industry for more than 20 years, always with a strong focus on the training and education.
JUSTIN YAP
Justin is a lead trainer at Melbourne Coffee Academy and has extensive experience training baristas and coffee professionals at all skill levels. He passed his Q-Grader certification in xxxx and has played an integral part in developing the content for this program.
JADE JENNINGS
Jade is one of the most experienced barista trainers in Australia — she is a lead trainer at Melbourne Coffee Academy and has been extensively involved in the assessment process for Master Barista Certification. She has extensive experience in the specialty coffee industry and is a veteran of the barista competition scene.
We value collaboration within our industry. Therefore we have brought in industry assessors to be involved in the certifcation process. They are some of the most experienced, respected and dedicated professionals in their field and will play an essential part in developing a new industry standard for baristas.
Industry Assessors
ROSS QUAIL
Ross is one of the most experience professionals in the specialty coffee industry. He has been a Head Judge at the World Barista Championships, General Manager at St Ali, Head of Sales at Hemro and now runs his own consulting service — Better Call Rossco. His experience and ability to provide concise and accurate feedback will be invaluable as he leads our Solo Service Assessment.
ALICIA FENG
Alicia is one of the most respected hospitality operators in Melbourne and owns 2 exceptional cafes — Calere Coffee and Chiaki. She is also a World Brewers Cup Sensory Judge, co-founder of Coffee Weekend and is renown for importing high-quality coffee from Yunnan, China. She is a master of filter coffee brewing and will provide invaluable feedback for the Filter Coffee Assessment process.
VICTOR VU
Victor is the current 3 x Australian Latte Art Champion and is highly regarded as one fo the best latte artists in the world. He previously worked at Ona Coffee as a Barista Trainer and is currently a Sales Manager at Grinders Coffee. As a master of the craft of latte art and heavily involved in the competition scene, he is perfectly suited as an Industry Assessor for the Latte Art component.
Assessments
Fundamentals
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Latte Art
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Filter Coffee
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Solo Service
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Group Service
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Palate
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Fundamentals 〰️ Latte Art 〰️ Filter Coffee 〰️ Solo Service 〰️ Group Service 〰️ Palate 〰️
The assessment structure was formed out of a desire to see the barista profession transformed and elevated to new heights. We want to push the boundaries of what a barista can be. Similar to Coffee Q-Graders training to develop their palates, we want to push baristas to excel in multiple key areas — fundamental espresso skills, latte art, filter coffee, palate development, communication, hospitality, teamwork, coffee knowledge , dialling in ability, cleanliness and more.
It is not a narrow pathway but a multi faceted, multi-dimensional pathway for those dedicated few.
This is not for everyone.
This is for the elite few who have spend years mastering their craft. Those who love the profession of being a barista, an executive over large teams or a barista trainer… and want to take it to the next level.