NORTHERN COFFEE SCHOOL · WHOLESALE & TEAM TRAININGSCA CERTIFIED · MANCHESTER · 2026
stream 02 · for cafés, roasteries & teams

Training Built
Around Your Bar

Two ways to sharpen your team - a ready-made core barista skills session, free for our Heart & Graft customers (£295 for other teams), or a bespoke programme built around your bar, from £395. Both are taught by the same expert tutors as our SCA courses; when you’re ready to go deeper, the SCA courses are the next step.

Two ways to train with us

Start with the essentials at no cost, or build something tailored to your bar.

free for heart & graft customers

core barista skills

Off the shelf · ~half a day

A ready-made session covering the core skills every café bar needs - perfect for getting a new or growing team up to standard.

  • Espresso extraction - grind, dose, tamp and shot quality
  • Steaming & texturing milk for flat whites, lattes and cappuccinos
  • Dialling in the grinder for consistency
  • Bar workflow, speed and order accuracy
  • Daily machine cleaning, care and hygiene
heart & graft wholesale customer?

Email us and we’ll send you a code to book a free place.

Not a Heart & Graft wholesale customer? The same session is £295.

bespoke · paid

build your own

Tailored to your bar

Design a programme around your menu, equipment and goals - deeper and broader than the core session, shaped entirely to your team.

  • Choose the topics, depth and pace
  • On-site at your place or here at NCS
  • One session or an ongoing programme
  • A clear route into the SCA certified courses
pricing
Half day - from £395
Full day - from £695
Ongoing programme - POA
Up to 6 team members; larger teams quoted per head. On-site delivery outside Greater Manchester may carry a travel charge, quoted upfront.
How it works →
how this works alongside our sca courses

Same expert tutors, same underlying knowledge - but tailored to your team and your bar, and not as in-depth as the full SCA certified modules. It’s the practical, made-to-measure option; when your team is ready for in-depth, certified qualifications, the SCA courses are the natural next step.

How bespoke training works

A simple path from “our team needs to be sharper” to a crew working to a consistent standard - and ready for SCA certification when they are.

step 01

Consult

We learn your menu, equipment, team and what ‘good’ looks like for your business.
step 02

Design

We build a session from the same material as our SCA courses, set to the right depth for your team.
step 03

Train

On-site at your place or here at Heart & Graft - scheduled around your rota.
step 04

Support & progress

Refreshers as your team grows - and a clear route into the SCA certified courses when they’re ready to go deeper.

What we can cover

Built to order from the same material as our SCA courses - we set the depth to match your team. A few of the things businesses ask for:

Espresso & milk to specDial-in & consistencyBrew & filterSensory & QCLatte artMachine care & maintenanceNew-starter onboardingHead-barista & manager skills

Who’s it for?

If coffee matters to your business, we can build training around it.

Independent cafésMulti-site groupsRoasteriesHotels & restaurantsOffices & workplacesEquipment suppliers
not sure which option fits?

Tell us the size of your team, the kit behind your bar and what you want them to be able to do. We’ll come back with the option that fits - the free core session, a bespoke programme, or a route into the SCA courses.

Build your own session

Tell us about your team and we’ll shape a programme around your bar. Ready to go deeper? The SCA certified courses are the natural next step.

NORTHERN COFFEE SCHOOL · AT HEART & GRAFT COFFEE ROASTERY · MANCHESTER
SAME TUTORS · SAME KNOWLEDGE · TAILORED TO YOUR TEAM