The eligibility requirements for AST applicants vary for each of the certificate programs. In the Coffee Skills Program, our most popular offering, an eligible licensee has:

  • Career experience in the relevant topic.

  • Broad coffee knowledge.

  • Experience in training adults.

  • Recommendations from within the industry.

  • Intermediate and Professional course certificates in the module in which they would like to teach.

CSP Professional certificates must be from courses held after January 1, 2017. Those holding an SCAA Heritage Pathway Taster Level 2 Certificate gained after January 1, 2016 are eligible for the Sensory Skills module license. Those holding an SCAA Heritage Pathway Roaster Level 2 Certificate gained after January 1, 2016 are eligible for the Roasting module license. If you are interested in becoming an AST based on a professional certificate earned by way of an SCAA Pathway certificate equivalency, please contact us to discuss next steps.

Becoming an AST and delivering SCA certificate programs is not possible in all countries due to certain government restrictions.

If you have previously held an AST license, and it expired on or before December 31, 2017, your application will be considered new and the stated eligibility requirements listed above will apply. You will be asked to participate in the revised, online AST Course as part of the onboarding process.

If you have previously held an AST license that expired between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2019 and did not conduct any courses between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2019, the stated eligibility requirements listed above will apply, and you might be asked to participate in the revised, online AST Course as part of the onboarding process.

If you have any questions regarding your eligibility as a new or returning AST, please contact us via the contact form so that we may advise you regarding your situation and the next best steps.

Topics Include:

  • Introduction to Coffee

  • Barista Skills

  • Brewing

  • Green Coffee

  • Roasting

  • Sensory Skills

Want to upskill before teaching?
Complete the required certificates through the Coffee Skills pathway.

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