10+ years of specialty coffee practical experience

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Training on your own equipment

For businesses, offices, restaurants, and hotels

On-site business barista training and latte art training

An on-site business barista training helps employees better understand what happens during espresso brewing, grinder adjustment, milk frothing, and equipment maintenance. The training takes place at your own workplace, using the semi-automatic espresso machine, coffee grinder, and materials that the team normally uses.

Geert-Jan de Baristaman provides practical training for companies, offices, restaurants, hotels, cafΓ©s, lunchrooms, and other professional organizations. You can choose a broad business barista training or a specialized latte art training.

The content is tailored to the level, equipment, group size, available time, and learning objectives. This means an office where colleagues share one machine does not need to follow the same program as a restaurant or hotel with a daily coffee service.

Do you want more background on the practical value of training? Then read why coffee training at the workplace helps to bring more structure to the coffee routine.

Cappuccino bereid op een professionele espressomachine tijdens een zakelijke barista workshop en koffietraining.

Same machine, but not every employee makes the same coffee

A good espresso machine and coffee grinder are an important foundation, but they don't automatically ensure a consistent working method. When multiple employees make coffee, differences in grind, dosage, extraction, milk texture, and cleaning can easily arise. Practical training helps to reduce these individual actions to an understandable routine.

  • Every employee develops their own work method

    Some dose by feel, others change the grind, and a third primarily assesses extraction time. As a result, the same coffee made with the same equipment can still taste different. For organizations that want to ensure new employees get off to a good start, barista onboarding and coffee coaching for new employees offer a relevant in-depth approach.

  • The coffee grinder is adjusted without a clear reference point

    When espresso tastes too fast, too slow, sour, bitter, or flat, it's easy to adjust multiple settings at once. After that, it's difficult to determine which change actually had an effect. During the training, employees learn which factors they should observe, what they should keep constant, and when a targeted adjustment makes sense.

  • Milk and cleaning are difficult to keep consistent

    Frothing milk seems easy until each employee uses a different amount of air, temperature, or motion. Cleaning also quickly becomes a collection of personal habits. A shared method helps to make milk texture, equipment, and the daily coffee corner more manageable.
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Deelnemers kijken toe terwijl Geert-Jan de Baristaman uitlegt hoe je cappuccino maakt op een professionele espressomachine tijdens een zakelijke barista workshop.

What does an on-site business barista training entail?

A business barista training is a practical skills training for employees who want to learn to work better with their organization's own espresso machine, coffee grinder, and coffee routine. Geert-Jan briefly explains techniques, demonstrates them, and then lets participants practice as much as possible themselves. The training can be structured around coffee beans, espresso extraction, coffee grinder, milk, latte art, and cleaning. Those who specifically want to improve milk texture and pouring can opt for a specialized business latte art training.

For which organizations is this suitable?

These training sessions are suitable for organizations that use a well-functioning semi-automatic espresso machine and want to give employees more control over coffee preparation.

This could be an office where colleagues share coffee facilities, but also a restaurant, hotel, cafΓ©, espresso bar, or lunchroom where coffee is part of the daily service.

Beginners are welcome. The training can also be used to refine existing routines for more experienced employees.

For hospitality businesses specifically looking to train existing staff, you can refer to our on-site coffee and barista skills staff training.

For new employees, barista onboarding and on-the-job coffee coaching may be more suitable.

Practicing together can also be a fun and interactive team experience, but the primary goal remains for employees to develop practical barista skills.

Key Practical Details

Trainer:Geert-Jan de Baristaman, with over ten years of practical experience in specialty coffee.

Certification:Geert-Jan achieved SCA Barista Skills Intermediate. Read more about the Specialty Coffee Association and SCA certification.

Location:at your own company, office, hospitality establishment, hotel, or other professional workplace.

Equipment:a suitable, well-functioning semi-automatic espresso machine. For espresso extraction, a suitable coffee grinder is also needed. For milk and latte art training, at least one well-functioning steam wand is necessary.

Duration:for a comprehensive barista training, approximately two hours is typical. A specific focus can often be covered in about one hour. Latte art training is possible in one or two hours. Customization remains possible.

Group size:approximately four to five participants per practical session is often a good quality guideline. Larger teams can be divided into multiple groups or training sessions.

Language:Dutch or English.

Service area:Central Netherlands, the Randstad, and beyond.

Why train on the equipment the team uses every day?

Understanding a technique in a classroom setting is different from consistently applying it in the workplace afterwards. That's why we work as much as possible with your own espresso machine, coffee grinder, coffee beans, milk, and materials. Employees immediately see what an action changes on their own equipment and do not have to translate the learned technique to another machine afterwards.

Geert-Jan has been working professionally with coffee for over ten years and combines practical experience with SCA Barista Skills Intermediate. You can find more about his background, experience, and working methods at De Barista Shop and Geert-Jan de Baristaman.

If you want to check the experiences of others, also take a look at the Google reviews of De Barista Shop. There are more than 165 reviews with an average score of 4.9 out of 5.

A good training doesn't end with one successful espresso: employees need to understand which steps they can repeat themselves afterwards.

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This is how we build the training around your daily practice

Not every team has the same equipment, experience, or learning objectives. Therefore, we first determine what employees want to improve at, then how the available equipment and group size fit in, and finally how much practical training time is needed.

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1. Choose what the team wants to improve at

The comprehensive business barista training can be built from different components: coffee beans and taste, espresso extraction, grinder adjustment, milk frothing, latte art, and cleaning. Not every topic needs to be covered in equal depth.

If the main need is specifically milk, the training can be set up as a business latte art training. The focus will then be on adding air, swirling, temperature, microfoam, and pouring. Depending on the skill level, participants can then practice a heart, tulip, or rosetta, for example.

Those who want to review milk texture independently before or after the training can also use the practical explanation ofmilk frothing and fine microfoam.

2. Tail the training to the equipment and group size

Beforehand, the brand and model of the espresso machine and coffee grinder are important. For a milk or latte art training, we also look at the number of working steam wands. For larger setups, the number of group heads can also influence the best group division.

For many practical sessions, approximately four to five participants per group is a good guideline, as everyone then gets sufficient opportunity to work independently on the machine. This is expressly not a maximum size for an assignment.

Do you have more participants? Then the same training can, for example, be given multiple times, divided among different groups, or scheduled over multiple half-days or days. The amount of individual practice time remains more important than putting as many people as possible around one machine at the same time.

3. Practice, correct, and continue independently

What to do at step 3?
Deelnemers kijken toe terwijl Geert-Jan de Baristaman uitlegt hoe je cappuccino maakt op een professionele espressomachine tijdens een zakelijke barista workshop.

What a practical barista training offers the team

More guidance and consistency between employees

When employees use the same basic principles for grinding, dosing, extraction, milk, and cleaning, it becomes clearer what a good starting point is and when adjustments are needed. This makes coffee quality less dependent on personal habits.

Barista-instructeur geeft uitleg aan een deelneemster bij de espressomachine tijdens de latte art workshop.

What a practical barista training offers the team

Practice directly in a real-world work situation

Participants learn on the espresso machine, grinder, and materials that remain in the same place after the training. This means that the techniques do not have to be translated from a training machine to your own coffee workspace afterwards.

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What a practical barista training offers the team

Personalized feedback while employees work independently

Geert-Jan observes an employee dosing, grinding, tamping, extracting, frothing milk, or cleaning. This allows for immediate discussion and re-practice of a specific action instead of just providing general theory.

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Twee cappuccino’s met latte art tijdens een privΓ© barista workshop aan huis op de eigen espressomachine.

Two training formats, tailored to your learning objectives

"Wat bieden wij?"

For organizations that want to teach employees how to work with coffee more effectively in practice

This training is suitable for companies, offices, restaurants, hotels, cafΓ©s, espresso bars, lunchrooms, and other professional organizations with a suitable semi-automatic espresso machine.

For example, an office might need a shared foundation for multiple employees using the same machine.

In a restaurant or hotel, consistency, grinder adjustment, milk texture, speed, and maintenance might be more important.

An existing team can be retrained, while new employees can first build a shared foundation.

Even when a new espresso machine, grinder, or coffee is introduced, practical guidance can help to properly re-establish daily routines.

The current experience level does not need to be the same for every participant. The content can be adapted for both beginners and employees who have been working with espresso for a longer time.

Because equipment, level, and daily workflow differ per organization

Here's why you should get this offer:
Geert-Jan de Baristaman geeft uitleg over de professionele espressomachine tijdens een zakelijke barista workshop, terwijl deelnemers luisteren.

How much does a corporate barista training cost?

Every organization, location, and training question is different. The investment can depend on, among other things, location and travel, training duration, number of sessions or training days, group division, preparation, and specific learning objectives. After your request, we will first assess which training setup makes sense for your organization and the available equipment. Afterwards, you will receive a customized proposal.

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When submitting the request, please state your preferred location, the number of participants, the desired training focus, and the make and model of the espresso machine and coffee grinder. Geert-Jan can then provide more tailored advice on content, duration, and group composition.

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The right training setup depends on your equipment, team, and learning goals. Below are answers to practical questions that often arise before a company, office, restaurant, or hotel requests a barista or latte art training.

Frequently asked questions about on-site business barista training

Which espresso machine can be used for the business training?

The training will primarily take place on your own well-functioning semi-automatic espresso machine.

If espresso extraction and grind adjustment are part of the training, a suitable separate coffee grinder must also be available. For milk and latte art training, at least one well-functioning steam wand is required.

Therefore, please provide the make and model of both the espresso machine and the coffee grinder when making your request. If relevant, we will also consider the number of group heads and working steam wands.

Fully automatic coffee machines, coffee makers, capsule and pod machines, lever machines, and systems without suitable manual espresso or steam functionality are not compatible with the standard setup of this practical training.

How many employees can participate in a corporate barista workshop?

For many practical training sessions, around four to five participants per group is a good guideline. This ensures there is enough time for employees to actually work behind the espresso machine themselves and receive personal feedback.

Four to five participants is emphatically not a maximum size for a request.

Do you have ten, fifteen or more employees? Then we will look at a suitable arrangement. For example, the same training can be given multiple times consecutively, spread over different half-days, or planned over several training days.

For an intensive latte art training, the number of available steam wands also plays an important role in determining the group size.

What is the difference between the business barista training and the latte art training?

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How long does a business barista training last?

When the entire barista process is covered, approximately two hours is a common duration. When the training focuses on one specific topic, such as espresso extraction, grinder adjustment, coffee bean knowledge, cleaning, or milk frothing, approximately one hour may be suitable.

A specialized latte art training can usually be structured in one or two hours.

These are guidelines and not fixed packages. For larger groups, more extensive learning objectives, different skill levels, or a need for more individual practice time, a longer or different setup may be more logical.

What do we need to arrange ourselves for the training?

You basically provide the equipment and materials with which employees normally work. This includes a well-functioning semi-automatic espresso machine, coffee grinder, coffee beans, milk, milk pitchers, cups, and clean cloths.

The use of these own materials is precisely part of the training method. Employees not only learn what an ideal technique is, but also how they can apply that technique with their daily equipment and work environment.

When cleaning and maintenance are part of the training and you then need appropriate supplies, you can also look into cleaning products for espresso machines, steam wands, and coffee grinders.

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On-site barista training for employees on their own espresso machine

A business barista training is especially valuable when employees can continue working with the same equipment they trained on afterwards. That's why Geert-Jan de Baristamancomes to your location and works as much as possible with the semi-automatic espresso machine, coffee grinder, coffee beans, and materials that are used there daily.

For an office, the emphasis can be on a shared and understandable basis. In a restaurant, hotel, cafΓ©, or lunchroom, espresso extraction, coffee grinder adjustment, milk texture, speed, and daily cleaning may be more important. Larger teams can be divided into multiple groups or sessions, so that participants have enough time to practice themselves.

The live training remains the most important place for personal feedback. Employees who want to independently review certain topics afterwards can continue learning via Espresso Onder Controle(Espresso Under Control). For further deepening in espresso extraction, de 3 Gouden Regels van Espresso(the 3 Golden Rules of Espresso) is a logical next step.

If it turns out during the training that the coffee workstation lacks practical tools, then check out barista tools for businesses, hospitality, and professional coffee corners. There you will find solutions for weighing, tamping, milk preparation, and clean working, among other things. A concrete tool for more measurable work is, for example, the Barista Essentials coffee scale with timer.

For daily and periodic maintenance, you will also find cleaning products for espresso machines, steam wands, and coffee grinders.

Business barista training is possible in Central Netherlands, the Randstad, and beyond. Requests from North, East, and South Netherlands are also welcome.

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Do you want your employees to learn how to make better and more consistent coffee on the equipment they use every day? The Barista Shop provides practical on-site business barista and latte art training for companies, offices, hospitality establishments, hotels, restaurants, and other professional organizations.

Geert-Jan de Baristaman trains your team on your own well-functioning semi-automatic espresso machine, coffee grinder, and materials. This means participants practice not on unfamiliar training setups, but with precisely the equipment they will need to use independently afterwards. The focus is on understanding, demonstrating, hands-on practice, and immediate correction.

You can choose from two comprehensive training directions. During a business barista training, coffee beans, espresso extraction, grinder adjustment, milk frothing, latte art, and cleaning can be combined. A business latte art training focuses specifically on milk texture, microfoam, temperature, and pouring technique.

The content is modular. The participants' skill level, your equipment, the number of participants, available time, and the daily work situation determine which components receive the most attention during the training.

Do you want to first understand why a good espresso machine alone does not yet yield consistent coffee? Then read why a barista workshop helps companies make better coffee.

Geert-Jan has been working professionally in specialty coffee for over ten years and has achieved SCA Barista Skills Intermediate. The training is practical, personal, and focused on skills that employees can continue to use themselves afterwards.

For many practical sessions, about four to five participants per group is a good guideline. Do you have a larger team? You can still submit a request. For example, the training can be divided over multiple groups, sessions, half-days, or training days.

On-site business barista training in the Central Netherlands, the Randstad, and beyond.