World Leaders in Coffee Education
At The Barista Academy all our training is hands-on and designed to give you the skills to
... be a professional a “Working Barista”
... or to simply experience our New Zealand Coffee Culture in a fun way
Professional Classes - Get trained and get hired!
Short Courses:
Barista Essentials - gain the basic skills
Latte Art Essentials - refine pouring techniques and basic latte art shapes
2 Day Barista Bootcamp - our 5 Day course condensed into 2 days
Pro “Work Ready” Courses:
5 Day Barista Intensive - graduate with the skills of a barista with 1 years’ experience
2 Weeks “Work Ready” Barista Course - graduate with the skills of a barista with 2 years' experience
School Holiday Courses:
Every holiday we run a range of professional barista classes to help young people to get started in jobs
We have a unique training system that combines brain science and sports science to give you the physical skills & knowledge to become an “expert” in an extremely short timeframe.
Every coffee training session is hands-on and designed to help you absorb as much information as you can handle. You create new muscle memory patterns through practice and repetition, so your brain and body sync when you make coffee.
Fun Classes:
The New Zealand Coffee Experience
Duration: 2h
Casual and fun activity
Perfect for individuals, tours, groups and corporate events
No experience required, just the passion for coffee
Multilingual tutors
Just like wine and whiskey tasting, the New Zealand Coffee Experience guides you through the making, tasting and finer points of specialty coffee:
Coffee bean history
Filter coffee making
Learning to identify flavours
Coffee tasting & cupping
Barista coffee making - on the espresso machines
Introduction to Latte Art techniques
Making your favourite coffee
