It’s always worth pausing sometimes to invest some time and funds into training. We’d like to think our barista skills are pretty strong after 7 years in the industry, but when we found out that our coffee roasters, 200 Degrees, are now accredited to deliver SCA (Speciality Coffee Association) courses, Mark leapt at the chance.

He joined their first ever Barista Skills Foundation course at the barista training school above 200 Degrees’ flagship Nottingham store last week. This was a hands-on and full-on day, led by two passionate and talented coffee professionals: Alex Spampinato and Alex Slater. Qualification followed after a practical and written exam, with a few new nuggets of knowledge gained along the way!

We’d highly recommend this course for budding and even highly experienced baristas… and Mark will be watching for the launch of the Intermediate and Advanced classes…