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San Diego Coffee Training Institute Launches SCA Certified Coffee Roasting Curriculum
In conjunction with Diedrich Roasters™, SDCTI’s new coffee roasting training program provides the fundamental skills and hands-on experience to become a professional coffee roaster
SAN DIEGO (March 19, 2018) – The San Diego Coffee Training Institute (SDCTI) today has announced that it has expanded its current Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) certified training curriculum to now include professional coffee roasting courses. Beginning today, students are now able to enroll in three-day coffee roasting courses that provides imperative coffee knowledge to begin to properly roast coffee.
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SDCTI’s roasting courses, which also includes the Diedrich Roasters™ training program, goes above and beyond the standard SCA intro level roasting curriculum. Students will first learn...
San Diego Coffee Training Institute Begins Construction on Barista and Roasting Lab
SDCTI programs taught in the lab will provide professional workforce skills, job placement assistance and highly sought-after certifications from the Specialty Coffee Association
SAN DIEGO (November 7, 2017) – The San Diego Coffee Training Institute (SDCTI) today announced it has began construction on its training lab located inside Cafe Virtuoso in Barrio Logan. The lab, which is expected to be completed before the end of the year, will significantly expand the current capacity for SDCTI to offer professional barista and coffee roasting classes to the community and Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) certifications. ...
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San Diego Coffee Training Institute Launches to Teach Specialized Skills to Populations in Need
Programs will provide professional workforce skills, job placement assistance and highly sought-after certifications from the Specialty Coffee Association
SAN DIEGO (March 1, 2016) – The San Diego Coffee Training Institute (SDCTI) today announced it is approved as 501c3 non-profit organization and will now begin raising necessary funds to begin construction of its training lab and finalize program curriculum. The nonprofit, which is also a certified Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) campus, has been created to help provide various marginalized populations throughout San Diego County with knowledge and specialized skills in the coffee industry to acquire jobs to support themselves...
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