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The Café Classroom works closely with our industry partners to provide experience-based learning in a fun and interactive manner. For this Barista Industry Skills Workshop, we have partnered with Del Mar on Ferry Road to provide you with an industry training program that gives you the Coffee Skills, Techniques & Knowledge in accordance with the national hospitality standard 17288 Prepare and Present espresso beverages for service.  During this one day workshop you will work closely with your tutor to master, demonstrate and provide evidence of your abilities to extract espresso, and explain potential problems with espresso and espresso equipment prepare espresso                  equipment and ingredients; prepare milk, and explain potential problems with preparing milk, for espresso beverages, and present espresso beverages for service. As you learn and practice your coffee skills you are able to measure your level of achievement and understanding by completing your self-paced workbook. This includes learning material and activities that help you provide evidence for assessment against the industry standard. Each activity is designed to reinforce your learning and increase your confidence. Industry standards require evidence of competency for the practical components of the standard to be gathered in the workplace or in a realistic environment where you have to produce product for customers who have industry expectations for quality and timeliness as a paying customer. To achieve this, at various times throughout your workshops, you will be preparing and presenting espresso beverages for customers in our training café enabling you to demonstrate your ability to meet the required performance standard. You have the option to complete your assessment on the day or book a one on one assessment time (included in the price) after you have had more practice.  Advantages of completing industry assessments are that you are able to gain recognised specialised skills that enable you to build on or establish a career in the hospitality industry while enjoying the satisfaction of a job well done! Completion of this workshop is a step towards being awarded our Practical Barista Skills Certificate and leads on to further hospitality qualifications. Workshop size is limited to 2 people per tutor so everyone gets up close and personal. Private session upgrades are available by arrangement. The Cafe Classroom runs skills workshops each day Monday to Sunday. You get to choose the day and training that best suits you. Included in the price of your workshop is your individual training, equipment, workshop ingredients and assessment.     FAQs How do I reserve a place on the One Day Barista Industry Skills workshop? Click on:           Select the Date Button           Click on:           Date of the Workshop you would like to attend Click on:           Tickets Click on:           Select Tickets: Choose the type of ticket you wish to redeem                           Drop Down:     Ticket Number (choose the number of spaces you wish to reserve) Click on:           Checkout

Nothing ever becomes real until it is experienced and at The Cafe Classroom we know there is nothing more real than hands-on industry based training. The Café Classroom works closely with our industry partners to provide experience-based learning to enable you to gain the skills to be industry ready.  If experience or confidence is stopping you getting the job you want then this One Day Cafe Skills Workshop is designed to help you fast track and improve your cafe skills. We limit each workshop to 2 students per tutor allowing you to get individual attention to ensure that you are comfortable with the equipment, knowledge and skills that will enable you to make that perfect cup of coffee. Working closely with your tutor introduces you to the duties, requirements, techniques and knowledge necessary to seek employment as a cafe barista.  If you are looking for a job in the industry or want to learn and improve your skills this workshop is for you.  Training has a big impact on your employment opportunities. It shows initiative to a prospective employer. It gives you the chance to gain confidence in the job skills required in the job description and to perform to the best of your abilities. Employers want you to be industry ready. They want you to have the skills, attitude & knowledge to confidently enjoy working in a fast-moving, high energy business in a way that rewards both you and them. They pay you to be efficient, knowledgeable and skilled! They want you to get it right, they want you to be reliable and they want you to be professional. Training helps you show all these skills to an employer and that you are serious about working for them. Throughout the workshop you will be working with your tutor in our training cafe, serving real customers in a real environment. You will gain the counter service experience and confidence you will need to be employment ready. You will learn to sell, serve, communicate & connect with customers while ensuring that their orders are recorded, monitored, prepared, presented and paid for in a way that puts a smile on your customers face. The Cafe Classroom runs skills workshops each day Monday to Friday. You get to choose the day that best suits you. Included in the price of your workshop is your individual training, equipment and workshop ingredients.      FAQs How do I reserve a place on the One Day Cafe Employment Skills workshop? Click on:           Select the Date Button           Click on:           Date of the Workshop you would like to attend Click on:           Tickets Click on:           Select Tickets: Choose the type of ticket you wish to redeem                           Drop Down:     Ticket Number (choose the number of spaces you wish to reserve) Click on:           Checkout   Can I choose more Barista Skills workshops to enjoy? At the Café Classroom we recognise that industry learning is lifelong and achievements on-going. Our training reflects this by encouraging participants to work towards qualifications at their pace, through the successful completion of skills workshops and competency assessments, each designed to match job description responsibilities and duties for the position in accordance with national standards. By completing this One Day Cafe Barista Workshop you are awarded a Workshop Attendance Certificate that outlines to an employer the hands-on skills, techniques & knowledge covered. You are able to further your qualifications and confidence by completing additional workshops and assessments that enable you to gain further skills in your own time and at your own pace.  These workshops are components of our Barista Practical Skills Certificate that includes the following workshops: Workshop 1: Milk Texturing Techniques and Pouring (included in One Day Cafe  Employment Skills Workshop) Workshop 2: Extracting Essentials ‘THE COFFEE SHOT’ (included in One Day Cafe Employment Workshop) Workshop 3: Making the Specialty Hot Drinks Menu Workshop 4: Latte & Coffee Art Workshop 5: Counter Service Practical (included in One Day Cafe Employment Skills Workshop) You are able to complete each workshop in any order and each is designed with the coffee novice in mind with no previous experience needed. Each additional workshop is $47.50 per person and can be booked and found on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.  To be awarded your Barista Practical Skills Certificate you are required to complete each workshop as well as provide evidence of an understanding of the essential industry skills covered. Additional to each workshop is a Job Ready Assessment that includes a self-directed workbook for you to complete in your own time and an on-site industry work readiness evaluation to demonstrate that you have met each workshop skill competency. Each skills assessment is $37.50 per person and can booked on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.    Can I arrange another day or an upgrade to a one on one private session with my own tutor? One to one private workshops are customised to move at a pace decided by you, at a time that suits you, rather than by the demands of a group workshop structure. There is a flexibility that allows you to master skills at your pace. Our tutors are available 7 days a week. Private sessions begin at $70.00 per hour. E-mail us to request your private session information pack.

The Café Classroom works closely with our industry partners to provide experience-based learning in a fun and interactive manner. For this Barista Cafe Employment Skills workshop, we have partnered with Del Mar on Ferry Road to provide you with experience-based learning to enable you to gain the skills to be industry ready. In this workshop you will focus on preparing steamed, foamed & frothed  milk creating a richness that transforms espresso coffee. With the correct technique, practice and determination, you will be producing superbly steamed milk in no time at all! Throughout the workshop you will be working with your tutor in our training cafe, serving real customers in a real environment.  At The Café Classroom, we believe that nothing's real until it's experienced... so each barista workshop you complete introduces you to the hands-on skills, techniques & knowledge to confidently seek or advance your employment as a barista. You will combine classroom learning with the experience of meeting the expectations of paying customers. Each workshop is designed to make sure you are comfortable with the practices, techniques and equipment that enables you make great coffee consistently and at pace! Training has a big impact on your employment opportunities. It shows initiative to a prospective employer. It gives you the chance to gain confidence in the job skills required in the job description and encourages you to perform to the best of your abilities. Employers want industry ready employees. They want you have the skills, attitude & knowledge to confidently enjoy working in a fast-moving, high energy business in a way that rewards both yourself and them. They pay you to be efficient, knowledgeable and skilled! They want you to get it right, they want you to be reliable and they want you to be professional. Training helps show all these skills to an employer and that you are serious about working for them. Completion of this workshop is a step towards being awarded your Practical Barista Skills Certificate and leads on to further hospitality qualifications. Workshop size is limited so everyone gets up close and personal. Private session upgrades are available by arrangement. FAQs How many Coffees do I get to make? Each participant will make their own cappuccino, latte, flat white & moccachino. Throughout the workshop you will practice and improve your milk texture & pouring techniques by preparing hot drink orders as requested by paying customers in our training cafe. as well as learn to drive an espresso machine. How do I reserve a place on a workshop? Click on:           Select a Date Button           Click on:           Date of the Workshop you would like to attend Click on:           Tickets Click on:           Select Tickets: Choose the type of ticket you wish to redeem                           Drop Down:     Ticket Number (choose the number of spaces you wish to reserve) Click on:           Checkout   Can I choose more Barista workshops to enjoy? This 2 hour beginners level workshop is a component of your Barista Practical Skills Certificate that includes the following workshops: Workshop 1: Milk Texturing Techniques and Pouring  Workshop 2: Extracting Essentials ‘THE COFFEE SHOT’ Workshop 3: Making the Specialty Hot Drinks Menu Workshop 4: Latte & Coffee Art Workshop 5: Counter Service Practical You are able to complete any of the workshops in any order and each is designed with the coffee novice in mind with no previous experience needed. Each workshop is $47.50 per person and can be booked and found on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.  When you complete each workshop you will receive a workshop attendance certificate that outlines what you have covered in the workshop. You are able to further your skills, qualifications and confidence by completing additional workshops and assessments that enable you to gain further skills in your own time and at your own pace.  To be awarded your Barista Practical Skills Certificate you are required to complete each workshop as well as provide evidence of an understanding of the essential industry skills covered. Additional to each workshop is a Job Ready Skills Assessment that includes a self-directed workbook for you to complete in your own time and an on-site industry work readiness evaluation to demonstrate that you have met each workshop skill competency. Each skills assessment is $37.50 per person and can booked on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.    Should I arrange an upgrade to a one on one private session with my own tutor? One to one private workshops are customised to move at a pace decided by you, at a time that suits you, rather than by the demands of a group workshop structure. There is a flexibility that allows you to master skills at your pace. Our tutors are available 7 days a week. Private sessions begin at $70.00 per hour. E-mail us to request your private session information pack.    Can I get a group of friends together and just have some fun rather than work towards a qualification? Organise a group for a private function – each workshop is perfect for birthdays, fundraising, a party with friends, a girl’s night out, anniversaries, and special occasions or are excellent as work events. All we ask is that there is a minimum of 6 people or a maximum of 40. Add food, music and dancing and the evenings are simply just great fun. E-mail us and we will work through the details with you.

The Café Classroom works closely with our industry partners to provide experience-based learning in a fun and interactive manner. For this Barista Cafe Employment Skills Workshop, we have partnered with Del Mar on Ferry Road to provide you with experience-based learning to enable you to gain the skills to be industry ready. A Cafe Barista needs to be able to process orders promptly and efficiently while providing excellent customer service, consistently,and with a positive attitude. In this workshop you will gain the counter service experience and confidence you will need to be employment ready. You will learn to sell, serve, communicate & connect with customers while ensuring that their orders are recorded, monitored, prepared, presented and paid for in a way that puts a smile on your customers face.  Throughout the workshop you will be working with your tutor in our training cafe, serving real customers in a real environment.  At The Café Classroom, we believe that nothing's real until it's experienced... so each barista workshop you complete introduces you to the hands-on skills, techniques & knowledge to confidently seek or advance your employment as a barista. You will combine classroom learning with the experience of meeting the expectations of paying customers. Each workshop is designed to make sure you are comfortable with the practices, techniques and equipment that enables you make & serve great coffee consistently and at pace! Training has a big impact on your employment opportunities. It shows initiative to a prospective employer. It gives you the chance to gain confidence in the job skills required in the job description and encourages you to perform to the best of your abilities. Employers want industry ready employees. They want you have the skills, attitude & knowledge to confidently enjoy working in a fast-moving, high energy business in a way that rewards both yourself and them. They pay you to be efficient, knowledgeable and skilled! They want you to get it right, they want you to be reliable and they want you to be professional. Training helps show all these skills to an employer and that you are serious about working for them. Completion of this workshop is a step towards being awarded your Practical Barista Skills Certificate and leads on to further hospitality qualifications. Workshop size is limited so everyone gets up close and personal. Private session upgrades are available by arrangement. FAQs How do I reserve a place on a workshop? Click on:           Select a Date Button           Click on:           Date of the Workshop you would like to attend Click on:           Tickets Click on:           Select Tickets: Choose the type of ticket you wish to redeem                           Drop Down:     Ticket Number (choose the number of spaces you wish to reserve) Click on:           Checkout   Can I choose more Barista workshops to enjoy? This 2 hour beginners level workshop is a component of your Barista Practical Skills Certificate that includes the following workshops: Workshop 1: Milk Texturing Techniques and Pouring  Workshop 2: Extracting Essentials ‘THE COFFEE SHOT’ Workshop 3: Making the Specialty Hot Drinks Menu Workshop 4: Latte & Coffee Art Workshop 5: Counter Service Practical You are able to complete any of the workshops in any order and each is designed with the coffee novice in mind with no previous experience needed. Each workshop is $47.50 per person and can be booked and found on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.  When you complete each workshop you will receive a workshop attendance certificate that outlines what you have covered in the workshop. You are able to further your skills, qualifications and confidence by completing additional workshops and assessments that enable you to gain further skills in your own time and at your own pace.  To be awarded your Barista Practical Skills Certificate you are required to complete each workshop as well as provide evidence of an understanding of the essential industry skills covered. Additional to each workshop is a Job Ready Skills Assessment that includes a self-directed workbook for you to complete in your own time and an on-site industry work readiness evaluation to demonstrate that you have met each workshop skill competency. Each skills assessment is $37.50 per person and can booked on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.    Should I arrange an upgrade to a one on one private session with my own tutor? One to one private workshops are customised to move at a pace decided by you, at a time that suits you, rather than by the demands of a group workshop structure. There is a flexibility that allows you to master skills at your pace. Our tutors are available 7 days a week. Private sessions begin at $70.00 per hour. E-mail us to request your private session information pack.    Can I get a group of friends together and just have some fun rather than work towards a qualification? Organise a group for a private function – each workshop is perfect for birthdays, fundraising, a party with friends, a girl’s night out, anniversaries, and special occasions or are excellent as work events. All we ask is that there is a minimum of 6 people or a maximum of 40. Add food, music and dancing and the evenings are simply just great fun. E-mail us and we will work through the details with you.

The Café Classroom works closely with our industry partners to provide experience-based learning in a fun and interactive manner. For this Barista Industry Skills workshop, we have partnered with Del Mar on Ferry Road to provide you with experience-based learning to enable you to gain the skills to be industry ready. In this workshop we start with the fundamentals of espresso extraction, teaching you how to dose, grind and tamp for that perfect shot, as well as making a range of espresso based drinks popular in the café industry. Throughout the workshop you will be working with your tutor in our training cafe, serving real customers in a real environment.  At The Café Classroom, we believe that nothing's real until it's experienced... so each barista workshop you complete introduces you to the hands-on skills, techniques & knowledge to confidently seek or advance your employment as a barista. You will combine classroom learning with the experience of meeting the expectations of paying customers. Each workshop is designed to make sure you are comfortable with the practices, techniques and equipment that enables you make great coffee consistently and at pace! Completion of this workshop is a step towards being awarded our Practical Barista Skills Certificate and leads on to further hospitality qualifications. Workshop size is limited so everyone gets up close and personal. Private session upgrades are available by arrangement. FAQs How many Coffees do I get to make? Each participant will make a series of water based espresso coffees including short black, long black & americano. Throughout the workshop you will practice and perfect your extraction techniques by preparing hot drink orders as requested by paying customers in our training cafe. How do I reserve a place on a workshop? Click on:           Select a Date Button           Click on:           Date of the Workshop you would like to attend Click on:           Tickets Click on:           Select Tickets: Choose the type of ticket you wish to redeem                           Drop Down:     Ticket Number (choose the number of spaces you wish to reserve) Click on:           Checkout   Can I choose more Barista workshops to enjoy? This 2 hour beginners level workshop is a component of your Barista Practical Skills Certificate that includes the following workshops: Workshop 1: Milk Texturing Techniques and Pouring  Workshop 2: Extracting Essentials ‘THE COFFEE SHOT’ Workshop 3: Making the Specialty Hot Drinks Menu Workshop 4: Latte & Coffee Art Workshop 5: Counter Service Practical You are able to complete any of the workshops in any order and each is designed with the coffee novice in mind with no previous experience needed. Each workshop is $47.50 per person and can be booked and found on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.  When you complete each workshop you will receive a workshop attendance certificate that outlines what you have covered in the workshop. You are able to further your skills, qualifications and confidence by completing additional workshops and assessments that enable you to gain further skills in your own time and at your own pace.  To be awarded your Barista Practical Skills Certificate you are required to complete each workshop as well as provide evidence of an understanding of the essential industry skills covered. Additional to each workshop is a Job Ready Skills Assessment that includes a self-directed workbook for you to complete in your own time and an on-site industry work readiness evaluation to demonstrate that you have met each workshop skill competency. Each skills assessment is $37.50 per person and can booked on Eventbrite.co.nz/Christchurch/food & drink/classes.    Should I arrange an upgrade to a one on one private session with my own tutor? One to one private workshops are customised to move at a pace decided by you, at a time that suits you, rather than by the demands of a group workshop structure. There is a flexibility that allows you to master skills at your pace. Our tutors are available 7 days a week. Private sessions begin at $70.00 per hour. E-mail us to request your private session information pack.    Can I get a group of friends together and just have some fun rather than work towards a qualification? Organise a group for a private function – each workshop is perfect for birthdays, fundraising, a party with friends, a girl’s night out, anniversaries, and special occasions or are excellent as work events. All we ask is that there is a minimum of 6 people or a maximum of 60. Add food, music and dancing and the evenings are simply just great fun. E-mail us and we will work through the details with you.  

Hi, I’m Danny de Hek the facilitator of the Elite6 Sydenham group, which has been running since April 2013. Day: Every TuesdaysTime: 9:30am - 10:30am (Arrive 9.20am to order a drink and/or breakfast)Venue: Sugarhorse Bar & EateryLocation: Unit 3, 100 Moorhouse Ave, Addington, Christchurch 8011. Members: The Industry List Ideally suited to Business owners who don’t like early starts, work afternoon-evening hours, have greater work flexibility or whose networking is restricted by school commitments. Our common goal is getting to know and support each other, growing our businesses together, and giving good quality referrals. This exciting group has developed a core of enthusiastic members but there’s plenty of room left for you and your business. So come and visit to see what we’re about. If you’d like to join us for a coffee & meeting give me a call. Danny de HekElite6 Facilitator Mobile: 021 961 652Email: [email protected] How Your Business Can Get Involved in Elite6 If you are interested in attending one of our Elite6 meetings, you are welcome to just rock on up to any of our Weekly Meetings throughout New Zealand. To get a One Month FREE Trial you can register now or on the day at signup.elite6.co.nz At each meeting one member delivers a 15-minute presentation to the group. Then, each person speaks for five minutes about their business while sitting at a table of up to six. Tables are mixed each week, so you get to meet different people. This is a major point of difference with Elite6 compared to other networking groups. Members are encouraged to meet outside their Elite6 meetings at workplaces, socially or other networking Events. This helps build better professional relationships, friendships and synergies with other like minded people. We do endeavour to have only one person in each industry however we do have exceptions to this when a member does not feel there is any conflict.

Hi, I’m Danny de Hek the facilitator of the Elite6 Belfast, which has been running since June 2016. Day: Every ThursdayTime: 9:30am – 10:30am (Arrive 9.20am to order a drink and/or breakfast)Venue: Styx and StoneLocation: 1 Radcliffe Rd, Belfast, Christchurch 8051.Members: The Industry List Ideally suited to Business owners who don’t like early starts, work afternoon-evening hours, have greater work flexibility or whose networking is restricted by school commitments. Elite6 Belfast is an exciting, innovative group which brings local business people together once a week for a networking meeting where ideas are shared, referrals encouraged and people are supported to grow their businesses. Each week we have guest speakers and/or group discussions which encourage you to think ‘outside the box’ in order to promote and improve your business. Through these regular networking meetings you will build confidence in public speaking, develop and generate business as well as increase your network of contacts. Our goal is to bring together hard-working, positive professionals who want to build up the local business community in Christchurch. If this sounds like you then come along and check it out! Look forward to seeing you soon. Danny de HekElite6 Facilitator Mobile: 021 961 651Email: [email protected] How Your Business Can Get Involved in Elite6 If you are interested in attending one of our Elite6 meetings, you are welcome to just rock on up to any of our Weekly Meetings throughout New Zealand. To get a One Month FREE Trial you can register now or on the day at signup.elite6.co.nz At each meeting one member delivers a 15-minute presentation to the group. Then, each person speaks for five minutes about their business while sitting at a table of up to six. Tables are mixed each week, so you get to meet different people. This is a major point of difference with Elite6 compared to other networking groups. Members are encouraged to meet outside their Elite6 meetings at workplaces, socially or other networking Events. This helps build better professional relationships, friendships and synergies with other like minded people. We do endeavour to have only one person in each industry however we do have exceptions to this when a member does not feel there is any conflict.