Saudi Coffee Company Academy
We empower professionals and enthusiasts across the coffee industry with specialized training.
Where knowledge and passion brew success
The Saudi Coffee Company Academy is a specialized institution that trains and upskills talent in coffee cultivation, roasting, and preparation of high-quality coffee beverages.
Creating New Opportunities
At Saudi Coffee Company Academy, we are dedicated to driving excellence and progress in the coffee industry.
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We empower coffee enthusiasts, professionals, and entrepreneurs with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in coffee cultivation, roasting, marketing and sales.
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We aim to set new benchmarks in the industry, promote sustainability, and foster innovation.
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Our programs provide in-depth training and education, combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience.
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We focus on enhancing expertise, fostering creativity, and cultivating business acumen to nurture talent and innovation.
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We aim to enable individuals to excel in their careers, establish successful coffee businesses, and contribute to the advancement of the coffee industry.
Our Programs
Foundation – Roasting
The Roasting Foundation course provides an in-depth understanding of the roasting process, including physical changes and controlling sensory aspects of coffee by roasting light or dark. You will also learn roasting machine basics, general maintenance, and fire prevention.
Knowledge
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Understand the roasting process and its stages
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Investigate roasting’s impact on flavor, including light, dark, and baked variations
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Encounter the basic structure of a roasting machine
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Learn about the machine’s general maintenance and fire prevention
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Learn about core sensory equipment/the cupping room
Skills
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Controlling sensory aspects of coffee through roasting techniques
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Operating a roasting machine and its structure
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Maintaining roasting equipment and fire safety
Who Can Attend
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Aspiring roasting specialists
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Specialty coffee enthusiasts
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People who work in coffee factories
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People work in coffee quality assurance
Foundation – Sensory
The Sensory Skills Foundation course practically and interactively explores the essentials of sensory evaluation. Investigate how we perceive flavor profiles to evaluate coffee’s natural characteristics effectively. The course also offers insight into identifying specialty coffee qualities and an overview of implementing it in business.
Knowledge
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Define sensory analysis and its role in the coffee industry
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Encounter basic flavors and aromas
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Identify the flavor wheel
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Learn about cupping methodology and protocol
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Learn about core sensory equipment/the cupping room
Skills
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Analyzing coffee using the flavor wheel
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Correctly performing cupping sessions
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Evaluating and grading coffee
Who Can Attend
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Aspiring roasting specialists
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Specialty coffee enthusiasts
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People who work in coffee factories
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People work in coffee quality assurance
Foundation – Brewing
The Brewing Foundation course introduces the different methods of brewing coffee. You will receive theoretical and practical hands-on instructions for a range of devices, including automatic and manual gravity brewers, and learn how to produce a rich, flavorful brew by tackling the basics and analyzing your brew results.
Knowledge
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Differentiation between Robusta and Arabica beans
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Processing types
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Roasting beans
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Identifying essential elements of brewing
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Learning about optimum extraction
Skills
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Using taste to differentiate between Arabica and Robusta beans
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Identifying different processes through taste
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Effectively using brewing devices properly
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Calibrating the essential elements of brewing
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Maintaining bean freshness
Who Can Attend
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Baristas
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People who work or want to work in the coffee sector and have no experience in coffee
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Specialty coffee enthusiasts
Foundation – Barista
Gain an introductory knowledge of coffee and lay the foundations to build practical skills for milk technique and latte art. This program requires no previous experience.
Knowledge
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Build foundation-level knowledge about coffee’s life cycle and processing
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Familiarize with roasting, storing, and extraction
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Learn about espresso, chemical, and physical changes
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Study milk components and steaming techniques
Skills
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Calibrating grinders and espresso machines
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Making espresso and its different flavors
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Steaming milk for cappuccino and latte
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Applying latte art
Who Can Attend
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People who work or want to work in the coffee sector and have no experience in coffee
Best Agricultural Practices
This program aims to train one hundred farmers in Saudi Arabia on the foundations and best practices of coffee farming management and plantation. It is a beginner-level course which requires no experience within the coffee sector.
Knowledge
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Build foundational knowledge about complete coffee farm management, from site selection to soil nutrition
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Learn the art of sustainable coffee cultivation, including soil and water conservation and weed management
Skills
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Coffee nursery management, including site selection, construction, propagation method and transplanting to the field
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Coffee establishment, including soil and water conservation, land preparation, spacing, and planting
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Canopy management, including pruning, handling and de-suckering, and cycle change
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Weed management, including mechanical, cultural and chemical methods
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Nutrition, including soil and leaf analysis, macro and micro nutrients, deficiency symptoms, fertilizers, manures and mulch
Who Can Attend
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Individuals who work or want to work in coffee farming and processing