Wed, April 24, 2024   
Below are the courses available at our school.
 
Beginner - Understanding Coffee
 
This is a course that starts at the very beginning of coffee and works through coffee's rich history; how coffee has been developed, how it found its way to all the coffee growing countries and how it is grown, types of beans and how it is harvested (in particular the pilot coffee re-plantation program initiated in Ranau by us, and within Tenom). We will take a tour of Sabah 's on ISO certified coffee factory and explain how green bean develops through the different stages of roasting. We will do a coffee tasting session and explore the beauty of "Kopi O", an epitome of Malaysia 's local coffee drinking culture. This is a "must do" module to more thoroughly understand the fundamental principles of coffee.
 
  • History
  • Processing
  • Roasting
  • Coffee Tasting
  • Knowing "Kopi O"
 

Intermediate - Coffee at Home or Office
 
For people who love coffee and want to know more about it or if you simply need to make coffee in the office (or if you just want to offer constructive criticism next time you get a lousy coffee in a café). The course covers history, cultivation, processing, roasting, blending and storing coffee. Learn how to make coffee at home or in the office on a range of domestic coffee making equipment as well as what to expect from a perfect Cappuccino when you drink coffee at a café.
 

Different preparation method

  • "Kopi 'O'"
  • Espresso (Western)
  • Brewing
  • Culture
  • Other Methods
 
Intermediate - Mastering Roast
 
Taste and blend coffee is being described as "the new wine". For people who love great coffee and who want to delve further into the product, we will roast single origin coffees and taste and analyze them as the coffee cuppers do. An opportunity to roast your own coffee and create your own blend.

 
Intermediate - Coffee Making
 
This course covers the basic skills and knowledge needed to extract and serve espresso coffee using the commercial equipment. It includes information about extracting espresso, texturing milk and preparing drinks from the espresso menu.
 
  • Principal methods of preparation
  • Methods and equipment
  • The Espresso machine
  • General hints
  • Cups
  • Sugar test
 
Advanced Coffee Making (Professional)
 
This course covers the advanced skills and knowledge need to extract and serve espresso coffee using the commercial equipment. It includes more in-depth knowledge on extracting espresso, texturing milk and preparing drinks from the espresso menu, cleaning and maintenance of commercial equipment.
 
Successful completion of this course and exam will be certified with the title of "Barista" or "Professional Coffee Making Expert".
 
  • Expert Espresso Making
  • Preparation
  • Powder temping and volume
  • Crema
  • Perfect milk frothing
  • Professional serving
 
Professional - Owing your own café
 
The key focus of this course is planning, developing and managing the total espresso coffee service. It includes: technical aspects related to equipment, customer service, selection and storage of coffee, staff supervision and training.
 
You will be able to evaluate coffee available on the market, select, operate and troubleshoot problems with equipment and carry out preparation of all espresso coffee products.