Barista certification

Specialty Coffee retailers looking for an edge over local competitors may want to consider enhancing the level of their customer service by getting their baristas certified. Now, a national certification, IASC will soon achieve international ranking as Coffee Fest debuts in Hong Kong in late fall and dives into the Asian coffee market. Customers will be return customers when served by barista who are skilled and knowledgeable. Expose your Baristi to the industry’s leading authorities on coffee and let them help you brew up a whole new level of business.

Congratulations to our distinguished list of IASC certified Barista

To register for testing to become an IASC Certified Barista, please register as an attendee for the upcoming trade show of your choice and then register for certification testing under fee-based workshops.

To be certified as a world-class barista by the IASC, baristi must pass both a written test and simulated cafe barista techniques test. Please Note: The standards are extremely high and this testing is not recommended for barista just beginning. Passing the test to become certified requires a great amount of hands-on experience to demonstrate your proficiency, skills, techniques and knowledge.

The two-part test consists of:

A) Written Test

B) Simulated Cafe Barista Techniques Test

* Certified barista Certificate for those that pass both tests provided following the show.

All Certified Barista will be listed on www.coffeefest.com under the Master List of Coffee Fest/IASC Certified Baristi.

NOTE: Testing runs from 8:00am to 4:30 daily, however the written test may be taken at any time through the weekend, the hands-on test are scheduled every twenty minutes from 8:00am to 4:30pm daily. The written test may take as long as an hour to complete.

Price $89 per person. Pre registration required.