SCA CSP Green Coffee Intermediate (2 Days)

The Green Coffee Intermediate course is designed for coffee professionals aspiring toward management roles who want to expand their knowledge of green coffee evaluation, trade, and quality assessment. It covers key topics such as botany, agronomy, processing methods, storage, decaffeination, markets, certifications, transactions, and quality differentiation. Participants will also develop practical skills in grading, identifying defects, and analyzing samples.

This course also serves as a valuable preparation for both Q Grader and Q Processing Professional certification. It strengthens essential skills in green coffee grading, sensory evaluation, and defect identification—critical for Q Graders assessing coffee quality. Additionally, its in-depth coverage of processing methods and quality differentiation provides important insights for those pursuing the Q Processing Professional certification.

This course is ideal for coffee professionals involved in sourcing, quality control, trading, and production who want to expand their expertise in green coffee. It also serves as a valuable complementary preparation for both Q Grader and Q Processing Professional certification.

By strengthening skills in green coffee grading, sensory evaluation, and defect identification, it prepares learners for the Q Grader exam.

Additionally, its focus on processing methods and quality differentiation offers essential insights for those pursuing the Q Processing Professional certification.

BOTANY
- Coffee origins, species, and varieties

WORLD PRODUCTION
- Trends and key growth regions

COFFEE FARMING
- Farm size, management, climate, and terroir

PROCESSING METHODOLOGY
- Harvesting
- Post-harvest processing (Washed, Natural, Pulped-Natural)
- Drying, grading, and defect risks (OTA)

MARKETS AND CONTRACTS
- Market fundamentals, pricing, and trade terms

STORAGE AND TRANSPORT
- Bagging, shipping, port protocols, and storage conditions

CERTIFICATION
- Systems and third-party accreditation

DECAFFEINATION
- Methods and legal standards

GREEN COFFEE ANALYSIS VENUE & OPERATIONS
- Setup and best practices

Dave Peralta is Co-Founder & Head of Education at Archers. Throughout his 15 years in the coffee industry, he has taken each opportunity to expand his knowledge & give back by teaching a range of coffee disciplines to diverse students in the UAE & abroad.

He is an SCA AST, Q Lecturer, Q Grader, & holds Q Processing credentials. He also obtained a CAS in Coffee from ZHAW University and WSET in Wine & Spirits: Level 2 to complement his coffee education.

SCA CSP Green Coffee Intermediate (2 Days)

CLASS STARTS AT: 09:00AM
CLASS ENDS AT: 05:00PM

Date June 3-4 2025

We accept all major debit and credit cards. All of our transactions are handled on a secure server using bank-grade encryption. Payments can be handled through trusted third parties like Stripe, Apple Pay, and Tabby.

Students who wish to pay cash upon date of class or pay with Tabby, feel free to e-mail us at hello@archerscoffee.com with your full name, company, desired class, and contact number. OR you can call 065316869 so we can assist you and reserve you a slot.

1. If you cancel your booking more than 12 weeks before the course starts, you will get a full refund.

2. If you cancel your booking more than 6 weeks before the course starts, you will get 70% of your booking refunded. The remaining 30% off your payment will be deducted as administration charges.

3. If you cancel your booking less than 6 weeks before the course starts, you will not get a refund. However, you can use 70% of the initial payment as partial payment to avail of our next scheduled course. The remaining 30% off your payment will be deducted as administration charges.

4. If in rare circumstances Archers Coffee Academy needs to cancel a course, you will get a full refund. Refunds will be made in approximately one month.

5. Paying this fee does not guarantee that you will pass any of the exams scheduled in the course/s.

6. By proceeding with your payment, you agree to these terms and conditions.

If you have additional inquiries about the course or wish to request for the study materials of your class, feel free to e-mail our Head of Education and In-house Instructor, Dave Peralta. And we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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