Foundations - Barista Course
Your first café job or your kitchen coffee corner—great coffee starts with the foundations! Our First Brew Coffee Foundations Course is a fun, hands-on introduction to making great coffee and a practical first step for anyone interested in employment in hospitality. Whether you’re preparing to enter the workforce, exploring a new career direction, or a high school or university student wanting to build your résumé, you’ll develop foundational barista skills and gain confidence using a coffee machine—giving you a starting point to build on as you work towards opportunities in cafés and hospitality. For those who simply love a good coffee at home, it’s perfect for you too! Get hands-on practice, improve your daily caffeine hit and become the person your family, friends and guests hope is making the coffee. Whether you’re working towards your first café apron or enjoying a better brew in your slippers, come along, have a go and pour a little more love into every cup.
6hours
$350
1:1 Private - Foundations Barista
Course
Prefer to learn with personalised guidance and the coffee machine all to yourself? Our Private Coffee Foundations Course offers one-on-one training with one of our senior barista trainers, with hands-on practice tailored to your experience, confidence and goals. You’ll have their undivided attention, plenty of opportunity to ask questions and guidance to refine your technique as you go. Whether you’re taking your first steps towards employment in cafés and hospitality or want to impress with your coffee-making at home, it’s a welcoming way to build your foundations—one delicious cup at a time.
3 hours
$450
NDIS - Supported Foundations Barista Course
Keen to learn to make great coffee in a welcoming, supportive environment? Our NDIS Supported Barista Course helps participants build foundational barista skills, grow their confidence and explore an interest in hospitality. Our barista trainers are also trained in disability support and provide hands-on guidance tailored to each person’s learning needs and goals. Whether you’re taking steps towards employment, building your independence or trying something new, we’d love to help you get started. If you’re an NDIS participant, family member or support coordinator, contact us to learn more about the course, available support and pricing.
25 Week - NDIS Hospitality Work Experience Program.
Ready to take your first steps towards employment? Our 25-week Work Experience Program at General Store at The Heart is an NDIS program that can also be privately funded, offering hands-on learning in a welcoming, working café. Participants build practical hospitality skills through food preparation, customer service, taking orders and learning to use the till, while developing workplace communication, teamwork, time management and confidence. With guidance from our mentors, participants explore their strengths, practise workplace routines and build the job-readiness skills that help them prepare for future employment opportunities—all while being part of a café with community at its heart.