Are you aware that Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) are the only providers and assessors of Nationally Recognised Training?
Barista Basics Coffee Academy is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). We are VETAB registered and our course is VETAB accredited.
This means we have been fully audited and registered by VETAB to deliver the national competency SITHFAB012A Prepare and serve espresso coffee. As an added bonus, we also cover the course SITXOHS002A Follow workplace hygiene procedures in Barista Basics. (Please note that these courses are the updated versions of the now-outdated THHBFB12B Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee and THHGHS01B Follow Hygiene Procedures).
Therefore when you complete Barista Basics, you leave with not one, but two Nationally Recognised Qualifications.
Why settle for "schools" that offer certified and accredited certificates/courses only to find they are merely "self accredited" or certified "in-house"
In May 2008, after years of planning, audits and site visits, the Barista Basics Coffee Academy was granted Registered Training Organisation status by the various applicable government regulatory bodies. This means that Barista Basics is fully compliant with the strict controls that are placed on its training and assessment and even without the TAFE affiliation, is able to grant Statement of Attainments relating to SITHFAB012A Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee and SITXOHS002A Follow workplace hygiene procedures. With joint RTO status and TAFE affiliation, Barista Basics has once more lifted the bar for coffee training in Australia.
Registration enables us to:
- deliver and/or assess nationally recognised training throughout Australia
- issue AQF qualifications which are recognised by industry and all other RTOs in Australia
- confidently accept the qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by other providers because they have been subjected to the same quality processes
- use training products developed by industry to meet industry needs
- have our registration and contact details listed on the National Training Information Service (NTIS) website
- use the Nationally Recognised Training logo
- develop partnerships with other organisations or enterprises to provide nationally recognised training and/or assessment services.
Clients benefit from:
- national recognition of qualifications gained
- knowing that their training is being delivered by an organisation which meets national standards
- enhanced career prospects because the qualifications are based on identified industry needs
Barista Basics Coffee Academy is the only coffee academy that can provide you with a TAFE Certificate, a TAFE Statement of Attainment in Hospitality Operative Skills and a Transcript of Results for the TAFE-NSW module 9542B that relates to the National Competency Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee.
Barista Basics Coffee Academy is the only independent coffee training facility in Australia to carry the TAFE qualification. This means that we have been fully audited by the TAFE system, our teachers have Cert IV qualifications and our course teaches people exactly what is necessary (and a lot more!) to be competent in making coffee.
To gain the TAFE qualification from TAFE NSW - Western Institute, participants must complete the 5 hour Master Barista course.This means doing 5 hours of training.
Participants will receive advanced standing (credit) for that module in any TAFENSW course that they do in the future that contains the module eg (Cert 2,3 & 4 plus Diploma in Hospitality). They should also receive advanced standing in any course outside TAFENSW that includes the national competency SITHFAB012A.
Many barista schools have been existing in Australia and advertising that they are “accredited.” If they are not offering certification with the Nationally Recognised Training Logo and the VETAB logo, chances are, they are not accredited by the State Government.They are therefore merely accrediting themselves! These operators would therefore not be VETAB accredited and are therefore not necessarily teaching you in accordance with the industry standard established by SITHFAB012A and their instructors are not professional trainers who have a qualification that is recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework. Barista Basics Coffee Academy has been working with the TAFE NSW - Western Institute for the past four years to ensure that our course in completely in line with Prepare and serve espresso coffee – the industry standard in espresso making.
Upon completion of Master Barista, you qualify for a TAFE Certificate/TAFE Statement of Attainment. The TAFE qualification is nationally and internationally recognised.
TAFE Academic Transcript
You also receive a TAFE Transcript of Academic Record.
Coffee Art and Presentation Techniques Certificate
The final two hours of the Master Barista course is all about coffee art. We were the first company in the world to offer a formal class on it. This certificate is attained on completion of Master Barista.
Effective Milk Texturing Movie
Our Effective Milk Texturing movie will remind you of the exact techniques that you need to employ to enable you to execute brilliant coffee art.
Free-Pouring Basics Movie
Most baristas take about 3-4 months to go some way in mastering the art of the free-pour. This movie will remind you of how it is done. It is our theory that the more you watch it being done, the faster you will be able to master it!
Audio Podcasts
Access to audiopodcasts of our internationally acclaimed Grinder Adjustment series will be given to students as they graduate.
Etching Sheet
A colour ready-reference guide to some of our top etching designs is handed to students as they graduate.
Plus everything that you get with Barista Basics, ie:
SITHFAB012A Certificate
As well as essential skills, BARISTA BASICS™ will also provide you with a certificate bearing the qualifications SITHFAB012A Prepare and serve espresso coffee and SITXOHS002A Follow workplace hygiene procedures.
Barista Basics Certificate
Barista Basics certificates have helped baristas around the world find employment. This is attained when you complete Barista Basics.
How to Make Every Coffee on a Coffee Menu movie
All the coffees on the coffee menu are demonstrated on the movie, so you can go straight home and recap what you have practiced in the course.
Written Coffee Menu
A written coffee menu listing the ingredients of all of the major coffee drinks will also be handed to students during the class.
Ebook: How to Get a Job as a Barista
Through their experience of owning and operating four espresso bars, Barista Basics Coffee Academy owners David Gee and Matthew Gee have put together an invaluable guide to getting a job as a barista. Their ebook contains the following:
1. How to get a job as a barista
2. More specific tips on creating a resume
3. Interview Tips
4. Example of Cover Letter
5. Example of Resume
6. Keeping your job as a Barista
7. A final word on being a barista
You will get this upon enrolling in Barista Basics.
Access to our job websites and ongoing education websites
David and Matthew Gee have created some of the hottest job and social networking sites in the world. Learn more about them and how to get access to them in the class.
