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Italian Barista Course (IBC), Basic

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.

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One person tastes coffee from a cupping spoon while another watches, at a bench of brewing kit.
Duration
4 days
Format
In person
Hours
10 am to 5 pm
Level
IBC Basic
Certificate
IBC: what this certificate is worth
Fee
₹26,700 + GST₹31,506 incl. GST
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Is this the right one

Who this is for

  • Career changers who want a barista job
  • Beginners who have never used an espresso machine
  • Working baristas: the Basic comes first, whatever your years on a bar
  • Cafe staff who need the whole picture rather than one skill
  • Cafe owners who want to know what their team should know

Who this is not for

  • Anyone who cannot give four consecutive days, 10 am to 5 pm
  • Anyone who wants a single day on its own: the four days are taken together

What you will learn

4 days, one module a day. You take the whole course, not a single day of it.

  1. Day 1

    Roasting and Cupping

    • The history of coffee
    • Green coffee, its role and its value
    • Physical evaluation of the green bean
    • Choosing roasting equipment
    • Hands-on roasting on a Bullet roaster
    • The roasting stages: drying, Maillard, development
    • Introduction to sensory analysis
    • Cupping

  2. Day 2

    Brewing Techniques

    • Brewing history and how it evolved
    • The brew ratio guide
    • The SCA brewing chart
    • Brewing fundamentals
    • How water quality changes the taste
    • Hands-on manual brewing: pour over, AeroPress, French press, moka pot, syphon

  3. Day 3

    Basic Barista Training

    • The coffee plant: anatomy, cherry structure, Arabica and Robusta
    • Where coffee grows
    • Harvesting and processing
    • Italian coffee bar culture
    • How espresso machines evolved
    • The key parts of an espresso machine
    • Handling and maintenance
    • The Basic Barista Exam (IBC), 8 minutes

  4. Day 4

    Latte Art

    • Steaming milk
    • Pouring technique
    • Latte art patterns
    • Practice on the heart and the tulip

What you get

Italian Barista Certificate, Basic Barista. What the IBC is worth

Before you start

None. The course starts from the coffee plant and assumes no machine experience.

Taught at the Bengaluru campus by Nageswara Rao K.

Next batches

Scheduled batches for Italian Barista Course (IBC), Basic
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10 am to 5 pm8 leftOpenBook: 8 to 11 Oct 2026

Fee

₹26,700 + GST

₹31,506 including GST at 18%

Usual price₹35,600 + GST, ₹42,008 incl. GST25% off, every Basic batch

  • ₹5,000 confirms your seat and comes off the fee. The balance, ₹26,506 including GST, is paid on the first day at the academy, by cash, UPI or bank transfer. Razorpay's payment gateway charge is added at checkout and shown before you pay. It varies by payment method.
  • The Italian Barista Certificate is part of the fee. Nothing separate is charged for it.
  • What the fee includes: Certification
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Where this sits

Next in the ladderIBC Advanced Barista

Italian Barista Certificate

IBC BasicYou are here
IBC Advanced

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. You are looking at the IBC Basic level.

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₹5,000 confirms the seat and comes off the fee. The balance is paid on day 1 at the academy, by cash, UPI or bank transfer, not by card. Read the refund and reschedule policy before you pay, and message on WhatsApp first if you are not sure this is the right starting point.

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