Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQs)
A: This may put you in a disadvantaged position to other people in the class. For this reason, we recommend you take Barista Level I and II in their entirety. Even experienced Baristas with a couple years of experience can find themselves lagging behind novices whose Baristas careers are just a few hours old. Because a novice has taken Level I and II.
A: No, however, the Barista Training Classes should be taken in order: 1) Barista Level 1 then 2) Barista Level II and then 3) Barista Level III
Minimum age requirement is 14 unless accompanied by an adult. The accompanying adult also has to pay full price for attending the course.
A: There are two B & Bs very nearby and both offer students of the Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy a discounted rate.
There are two hotel options as well.
You can also copy and paste our address (633 Bloor Street west, Toronto, Ontario) into Google Maps, Airbnb, booking.com and Trip Advisor and stay nearby...
A: There are a number of parking lots very close by and can range in price from $7 day and up. There is a Green P parking lot #093 about one block away and then there is Carpark #85 which is less then 2 blocks away. You can also use google maps and click on 'search nearby' and enter 'parking' to find more parking spaces available.
A: It is very convenient to use public transit to arrive at the Academy. There are 2 stations nearby (Christie and Bathurst). See the Google map for more details.
A: You know the difference between a regular cup of coffee and a delicious coffee beverage skillfully prepared by an expert Barista. The Canadian Barista and Coffee Academy will turn your good taste into your own business, occupation or simply a way to impress your friends at home. Don’t ever settle for a second rate cup of coffee again.
A: Please refer to our Refund Policy that is found at the checkout here
A: It is best, but different arrangements can be made. Please contact us with your special request.
In Toronto at 633 Bloor Street west, Suite D, Toronto, Ontario
A: It is not a course we list on our website because of the complexity of skills needed for coffee roasting.
Roasting courses are more often designed for you to buy roasting equipment, to persuade you to believe that anyone can roast - and easily all in one weekend. That is not the purpose of our course, we are not here to sell you equipment, we teach you HOW to be successful at roasting.
In 3rd wave cafes’ the # 1 seller is espresso based drinks. As a roaster, if you don’t know how to make espresso, dial-in the espresso machine and grinder, or taste for errors then you can’t fix your roasting errors and shouldn’t roast for espresso.
It's not like 20 years ago when you could put any beans in a bag and sell it. The industry has grown so competitive with so many options that you are unlikely to succeed if you can’t make espresso. The roasters that are succeeding are the roasters that know how to ‘really’ make coffee and taste coffee.
At our Toronto Coffee School we recommend you take our prerequisites Bean to Cup and Barista Level 1 and then apply to our introduction to coffee roasting business course (currently only available in Vancouver) by sending us an email request for a class.
A: Yes, but you must possess intermediate English listening and comprehension skills. We do offer a special ESL class to small groups of 6-8 students. To register and for more details, please contact us.
A: Yes, you can post your jobs on our forum under the category for 'coffee jobs'
https://forum.canadianbaristaacademy.com/
also, you can post it on our facebook page and I will like it and share it to our twitter account.
A: Check out our ‘Coffee Jobs Board’ on our forum https://forum.canadianbaristaacademy.com/ for recent job offerings.