Highly focused, independent specialty coffee training and barista courses in Melbourne.

Welcome to Melbourne Coffee Academy! We’re determined to offer the most complete, effective and cutting-edge barista courses in the coffee industry. With a combined 50 years of experience, we understand the necessary training required to excel at the highest level. All classes are small, focused and committed to achieving results.

 
Basic Espresso Course by Melbourne Coffee Academy

Basic

Espresso

Barista Apprenticeship Course by Melbourne Coffee Academy

barista apprenticeship

Latte Art/Coffee Art Course by Melbourne Coffee Academy

Latte Art

Coffee Appreciation Course by Melbourne Coffee Academy

coffee Appreciation

Advanced Espresso Course by Melbourne Coffee Academy

Advanced

ESpresso

Barista Masterclass Course by Melbourne Coffee Academy

barista masterclass

Filter Coffee Course by Melbourne Coffee Academy

Filter

Coffee

Coffee Making Practice Sessions by Melbourne Coffee Academy

Practice

sessions

 

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Barista Apprenticeships in full swing over the next 2 weeks! We take people from never touching a coffee machine to making hundreds of coffees over the course of a few days. Training a new generation of baristas for the specialty coffee industry 💪
We’re back for another year of quarterly cupping sessions! As always, we have some awesome coffees lined up and an even better community built around it. Come taste, talk coffee, eat and drink some delicious things and make some coffee friends&
Happy New Year all! Hope you’re enjoying the festive season. We’re here for all your coffee training needs over the summer. We’re already booked out for most of our big courses but have availability for our popular short courses lik
We love fundamentals at MCA. ✔️ Correct tamping technique ✔️ Good puck prep ✔️ Silky milk ✔️ Even splits ✔️ Solid white dot ✔️ Efficient workflow ✔️ Friendly service Good education is all about building blocks and often it is important to learn fr
5 YEARS. That’s right, we made it! 5 years of barista courses, training and all things coffee education. We’re prouder than ever of the courses we offer and still can’t believe we have nothing but 5-star reviews across Google and F
What does it take to be a Barista Trainer? We sat down as a team to chat about some of the attributes required to be an effective trainer. A common theme was the importance of patience, humility and people skills - Jade mentioned how important it i
 

Our passion is to produce the best baristas in the coffee industry.

Whether you're a beginner or seasoned barista, we have a barista course that will challenge and improve your skill level. Our desire is to train baristas that are committed to producing quality coffee and continuous improvement.

We are also strong advocates for brewing delicious coffee at home and believe that almost anyone, with the right training and equipment, can produce coffee that rivals your local cafe. Many of our coffee courses are catered to home coffee enthusiasts that are interested in replicating specialty coffee standards at home or in the office.