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Earn Your Credential with the Q Grader Certification Course
Are you ready to become a globally recognized expert in coffee quality? Our Q Grader Certification Course is an intensive program. In fact, we designed it to train and certify you as a licensed Q Grader. This is the industry’s highest credential for cuppers, and it signifies a mastery of sensory analysis.
What Is a Q Grader?
A Q Grader is a highly trained and calibrated coffee taster who can evaluate coffees based on the rigorous standards. Achieving this license demonstrates that you can cup and value coffees according to a globally understood language. Ultimately, this allows you to communicate quality effectively with coffee professionals around the world
Who Should Take the Q Grader Certification Course?
This is an advanced-level program for experienced coffee professionals. Therefore, you should have significant experience in sensory analysis and cupping before enrolling. Specifically, this course is essential for:
- Green coffee buyers and importers.
- Roastery owners and Head Roasters.
- Quality control managers and coffee tasters.
- Finally, any coffee professional who is serious about mastering sensory evaluation.
What to Expect in the Q Grader Program
The Q Grader Certification Course is a demanding, 6 day program. Furthermore, it combines training with a series of 9 exams.
We will cover a wide range of topics, including:
- Sensory Skills: You will learn to identify and Value coffees through Descriptive and Affective Assessments.
- Cupping Protocols: We will train you in the official SCA cupping methodology and prepration.
- Green & Roasted Coffee Grading: Learn to identify defects in green coffee samples through size, colour, moisture and defect guide.
- Olfactory & Triangulation Tests: You will test your ability to identify specific aromatic compounds and spot differences between coffees.
- Extrinsic Coffee Evaluation : Extrinsic assessment focuses on evaluating information about a coffee that is external to the cup itself.
Your Path to Becoming a Licensed Q Grader
Upon successfully passing the 9 exams, the SCA will process your certification. As a result, you will earn the official title of “Licensed Q Grader,” a credential that professionals respect worldwide. For any questions, please contact_us and follow us on @sca_trainer
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From November 3rd to 8th
Maryam is the Head of Education at Mattina Artisan Roastery, a certified SCA Authorized Trainer (AST), Q Arabica Grader, Q Instructor, and CVA Certified Instructor. With years of hands-on experience in quality evaluation, sensory analysis, and sourcing, she brings clarity and structure to the Coffee Value Assessment framework. Maryam has also served as a national judge at World of Coffee Dubai and is well known for guiding professionals toward higher standards in calibration, quality control, and sensory accuracy.
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