Three courses, one certificate
The academy runs the Italian Barista Course at the RMV 2nd Stage campus. Four days at Basic, then two Advanced courses of two days each, one for the bar and one for the roaster. All three lead to the Italian Barista Certificate, which is issued in Italy by Espresso Academy.
Three courses, and that is the whole catalogue. Latte art, brewing and roasting are days inside the IBC Basic rather than courses you can buy on their own.
Four days, one module a day, from green coffee and roasting through brewing and espresso to latte art, ending in the Italian Barista Certificate at Basic Barista.
CertificateItalian Barista Certificate, Basic Barista
Fee₹26,700 + GST
Next batch
₹31,506 incl. GST
Two days on varietals, extraction and speed for people already working a bar, ending in the Italian Barista Certificate at Advanced Barista.
CertificateItalian Barista Certificate, Advanced Barista
Fee₹30,000 + GST
Next batchBeing finalised
₹35,400 incl. GST
Two days on roast curves, defects and cupping for people who already roast, ending in the Italian Barista Certificate at Advanced Roasting.
CertificateItalian Barista Certificate, Advanced Roasting
Fee₹30,000 + GST
Next batchBeing finalised
₹35,400 incl. GST
Three routes through three courses. Pick the one that sounds like where you are now, not where you want to end up.
One ladder. IBC Basic first, then either Advanced course, or both. Neither Advanced course requires the other.
Italian Barista Certificate
The Italian Barista Certificate runs at two levels. IBC Basic is four days and assumes no machine experience. Above it sit two Advanced courses, Advanced Barista and Advanced Roasting, of two days each. The two Advanced courses are separate from each other, and the IBC Basic is required before either of them.
Quoted before GST, the way we quote it, with the total including GST at 18% under each one. ₹5,000 holds a seat on any of the three and comes off the fee.
| Course | Level | Duration | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Barista Course (IBC), Basic | IBC Basic | 4 days | ₹26,700+ GST₹31,506 incl. GSTUsual price |
| IBC Advanced Barista | IBC Advanced | 2 days | ₹30,000+ GST₹35,400 incl. GST |
| IBC Advanced Roasting | IBC Advanced | 2 days | ₹30,000+ GST₹35,400 incl. GST |
The Italian Barista Certificate is part of the course fee. Nothing separate is charged for it.
Issued by Espresso Academy, Italy
The Italian Barista Certificate is issued in Italy by Espresso Academy and emailed to you after the course. We teach under the supervision of Espresso Academy Italy, which has over 30 branches worldwide. The certificate is awarded at Basic Barista, Advanced Barista and Advanced Roasting. Separately, we give you a participation certificate in person at the Bengaluru campus.
Issued by Specialty Coffee Association
The Specialty Coffee Association sets standards for the coffee trade and examines them in five areas: Introduction to Coffee, Green Coffee, Sensory Skills, Roasting, and Barista Skills and Brewing. Each runs at Foundation, Intermediate and Professional level. The academy does not currently run an SCA course of its own, and this page is here so you can tell the two certificates apart before you choose.
The IBC Basic, whoever you are. It runs four days and covers roasting, brewing, espresso and latte art, one a day, and it is required before either Advanced course. That holds however long you have worked on a bar or at a roaster. Once you have it, IBC Advanced Barista takes the bar further and IBC Advanced Roasting takes the roast further.
Not as separate courses. Latte art is day 4 of the IBC Basic and brewing is day 2, and you take the whole four days rather than one of them.
The IBC Basic is ₹26,700 + GST, which is ₹31,506 including GST, down from ₹35,600 + GST. Each Advanced course is ₹30,000 + GST, which is ₹35,400 including GST. Those are the totals: there is nothing to add for the certificate.
₹5,000, whichever course you take. That advance confirms your seat and comes off the fee. Razorpay's payment gateway charge is added at checkout and shown before you pay. It varies by payment method. The balance is paid on the first day, at the academy, by cash, UPI or bank transfer; cards are not accepted for it. On the IBC Basic at the offer price that leaves ₹26,506 incl. GST, and on either Advanced course ₹30,400 incl. GST. Batches are capped at 8 seats for the IBC Basic and 4 for the Advanced courses.
Ask us. Message the academy on WhatsApp with your cafe, team size and goal and we will reply with options.
Anyone. If you want to work as a barista, the IBC Basic is four days, one module a day, with the Basic Barista Exam on day 3 and a certificate issued in Italy, and it assumes you have never pulled a shot. If you already work on a bar, you still start here: the Basic is required before either Advanced course. If you run or are opening a cafe, ask us about training a team and we will give you options rather than a package. And if you simply love coffee, latte art is day 4 and brewing is day 2, learned inside the whole four days rather than in an afternoon.
Send your background in one message and ask where to start. The fee and the batch dates are confirmed with you before you pay for anything.
