Course Overview
Want to build barista skills and gain recognised credits? This three-week course takes you from the basics of coffee through to confident café service.
You’ll explore how the global coffee industry operates, learn about espresso machine components, ingredients, and recipes, and develop the skills to take and manage orders during service. It’s a practical, hands-on course using commercial barista equipment, with plenty of guidance from experienced tutors.
Assessment is portfolio-based, and once you complete the course you’ll earn credits toward NZQA unit standards that appear on your Record of Achievement.
This course is ideal if you:
- Want to work as a barista and gain a recognised qualification
- Already work in hospitality and want to formalise your skills with credits
- Are running or planning to start your own café or food business
- Want to build a strong foundation before continuing with further hospitality study
| Locations | To be confirmed |
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| Next intake | To be confirmed View more details |
| Study options |
3 weeks full-time, including holidays (if applicable) |
| Total credits | 9 |
| Indicative Fees | $495 for domestic students View full fees information |
| Eligibility | View entry criteria |
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Timetable
Career opportunities
Coffee skills are consistently in demand across the Bay of Plenty and New Zealand, with cafés and hospitality venues regularly needing staff. High turnover means frequent job opportunities.
This course is a starting point, not a full qualification. Graduates often move into café assistant, front-of-house, or junior barista roles, building experience while gaining a solid foundation for further hospitality study.
Topics you'll cover
- Coffee production and the global coffee industry
- Espresso componentry and functions
- Equipment preparation, cleaning and maintenance
- Ingredients and recipes
- Customer service
- Preparation of espresso beverages
- Taking, co-ordinating and processing beverage orders
Course Fees
| Indicative Fees * | $495 for domestic students |
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Your final fee may vary if:
- you have a choice of topics/papers to study
- the qualification excludes GST
- there are extra course materials to purchase
- student levies apply
We’ll let you know if any of these apply to you.
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Student Loans and Allowances
This course does NOT meet the requirements for student loan or allowance applications through StudyLink.
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Course Entry Information
Entry criteria
Open entry to learners 16 years and over. There are no minimum academic requirements.
For domestic applicants for whom English is not their first language, evidence of language competency may be required.
Standard Entry Criteria
Admission, entry, selection, and enrolment into programmes will be in accordance with the Academic Regulations and/or, where approved, specific programme regulations.
English language requirements
Level 3 certificate IELTS General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5 or completed New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 3 with an endorsement of either General, Workplace or Academic, or meets a relevant English Proficiency Outcome as outlined by NZQA.
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