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Two governing bodies. Six disciplines. Three levels. One residency. The UAE coffee scene runs on credentials issued from outside the region — here is the landscape, in one place, with the routes a working professional actually takes.
Three letters that travel the supply chain — Q-Grader. Here is what the credential actually is, what the six-day exam tests, what has changed since the SCA absorbed the system from CQI, and the questions to ask before you sit the chair.
The phrase appears on every café window and Instagram bio in this city. Here is what an Authorized SCA Trainer actually is, how to verify one, and the questions to ask before you trust the credential on a wall.