Q Grader Full Course
The internationally certified training and exam course.
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Service Description
Thoroughly designed and full of the latest international standards, the Q Grader course runs over 6 days. The format consists of two complementary concepts: the first 3 days are all about theory and practice - providing participants with a huge amount of detailed, industry leading knowledge and practice rounds of the assessments to follow. Over the second 3 days, the student’s understanding of this knowledge is put to the test across 19 modules. These exams cover a variety of areas including evaluating coffee in the traditional cupping format and accurate use of the score sheet to identification of differing acids in coffee, green sample grading through to identification of aromatic compounds. Read less While there’s a lot of valuable instruction provided in the initial 3 days, a good basis of coffee knowledge and familiarity with tasting a range of coffee is recommended to embark on your Q journey. The Q Grader Training and Exam 6 day course is rigorous and some students may find it challenging to pass all 19 of the exams. Resits of some exam modules are available throughout the course week and students can return to a future Q course to finish off just their outstanding exams to achieve their certification. There’s no doubt that the Q Grader course is a big week of learning and sensory testing but I take pride in hosting inclusive, safe and supportive classes. We’ve got some tests to do but we always have a lot of fun and, along with discussing interesting coffee concepts and tasting delicious coffees, you're surrounded by a diverse range of knowledgeable and passionate coffee pros to learn alongside.