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Barista/Café English
CRICOS CODE: 064559J
Love coffee? Want to find a job as a barista?
Get certified by learning the English and café skills you need to complete a TAFE Barista Course. Impact’s Barista class will teach you how to make coffee and provide you with work experience at Impact's Café Impresso and work placement at a TAFE's Coffee Academy.
Entry Requirement
Intermediate+
Study Period
5 Weeks (closed class)
Class Times
1:20PM ‐ 5:45PM
Level Completion
5 weeks
Availability
Limited spaces per class. Please contact us to check.
Intake Dates
2019 intake dates click here.
Sample Timetable
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| WEEK 1 1:20PM - 5:45PM |
Introduction to coffee The espresso machine |
Coffee roasting Workplace hygiene |
Preparing the work area |
Safety & hygiene assessment | Coffee shop visit Meet the barista |
| WEEK 2 1:20PM - 5:45PM |
Utensils Menus |
Extracting the perfect espresso | The grinder Dosing & tamping |
Taking food orders and requests AM: ABC of Espresso |
Milk texturing The espresso menu |
| WEEK 3 1:20PM - 5:45PM |
Making the perfect espresso AM: Adv. Barista 1 |
Cleaning & maintenance | Visiting a coffee roasting factory AM: Adv. Barista 2 |
Cooking vocabulary Quantifiers/ amounts |
Recommending Describing food |
| WEEK 4 1:20PM - 5:45PM |
Coffee buying & tasting | The espresso menu | Coffee shop assignment | Describing food AM: Prac. Session |
Coffee art |
| WEEK 5 1:20PM - 5:45PM |
Finding jobs Coffee skills review AM: Work exp. |
Application forms CV writing | Interviews Role plays |
Fair pay & tax Coffee skills review |
Course quiz Graduation |
*Conducted by the TAFE's Coffee Academy *Work experience arranged by the Coffee Academy *Students can apply for work experience at Impact’s Café Impresso *Timetable subject to change
Barista Kickstart Program
Want to experience working in a local café?
The Kickstart program is a great opportunity for Barista students to work and gain experience in a local café. After completing intensive workshops to build their confidence as a barista, students are able to get experience in all café duties for a period of 2 weeks and have lots of interaction with Australian customers.
This 3-week program includes:
Week 1: Kickstart Workshops
- 1 on 1 interview
- 1-hour workplace culture session
- 1-hour communication workshop
- Individual evaluation and feedback session
- Extra barista practise at Café Impresso
Week 2 - Week 3: Work experience in a local café (10-20 hours per week).
Terms & Conditions:
This program will take place after successful completion of the Barista/Café English course. Placement must be within 1-5 weeks after completion of the Barista course and at the same campus. Notice of cancellation of the program must be given 14 days prior to commencement of the Barista/Café English course to be eligible for a 70% refund. All placements include international internship insurance with Guard.me Insurance (QBE Insurance).
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Completion of Barista/Café English Course
PROGRAM Fees
$450
Duration
3 weeks
AVAILABILITY
Limited spaces per class. Please contact us to check.
INTAKE DATES
Please click here for 2018 intake dates.
I studied at Impact for six months and the IELTS course helped me achieve the score that I needed to get into a university in Australia! My teachers were very passionate and knowledgeable and constantly gave me feedback on my progress. Because of the English Only rule I made lots of good friends at Impact, like Anna, who is my classmate from Extreme English.
I studied General English through 4 levels, from Pre-Intermediate to Advanced. After studying over 25 weeks of GE and IELTS/EAP, I decided to take the Cambridge FCE course. I enjoyed studying and spending time with my classmates. My teachers are kind and awesome, they helped me a lot! I enjoyed all aspects of learning English - reading, writing, listening and speaking. And I really like the English Only policy. At the beginning, it was very hard, but later I spoke English with my friends even though we were out of school!
I came to Australia to improve my English and to have a working holiday experience. I couldn’t decide which city so Impact was the perfect choice because I could study in both Brisbane and Melbourne. After moving to Melbourne, I fell in love with the cafés and wanted to become a barista. The Barista course and Kickstart program really helped me understand the hospitality industry and gave me the experience I needed to find a job in a café!
After studying in General English, I decided I wanted to take the FCE course. Extreme English was the perfect stepping stone and it really helped me prepare for FCE. Although these courses were challenging and intensive, I enjoyed it very much and felt that it was the best decision I had ever made.
Impact has great facilities which provide us the perfect environment to learn and make friends. We have a cafe where we get the day started with fresh coffee made by Impact's own barista students. The library has a good variety of books and magazines; and computers and free Wi-Fi is available on every floor. We always have lunch at the student lounge because it is so spacious and welcoming!