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Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) is a non-profit organization working internationally to improve the quality of coffee and the lives of people who produce it. Learn more. Promoting a higher standard and common language for the coffee community with tools to educate, collaborate and promote coffee quality worldwide. Find My Course. Register today.
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By disseminating and perpetuating a global, common language...
- education
Coffee Quality Institute education is offered sequentially...
- Certification
Coffee Quality Institute is an education trust that applies...
- partnerships
Producing quality coffee isn’t the only challenge: getting...
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Coffee Quality Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education...
- Quality evaluation
Quality Evaluation education is a benefit at every point in...
- post-harvesting processing
At its most advanced, coffee processing techniques can be...
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Certified Q Graders are professionals skilled in sensory evaluation of green coffee, and are employed throughout the industry. Through Q Arabica and Q Robusta, the Q Program has become a tool of the trade, bringing specialized skills to coffee professionals around the world.
Coffee Quality Institute has reference materials available for those learning more about coffee quality evaluation and post-harvest processing education.
CQI’s Q Coffee System is an internationally recognized program for evaluating cup quality based on a standardized system for Arabica coffee using protocols developed by the SCA. A Q Arabica Grader is a highly trained and calibrated coffee taster who evaluates coffee using SCA cupping standards and protocols.
Choose from a variety of pathways to achieve professional certification from both the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). Professional certification classes typically last 1-3 full days and include accredited exams.
The Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) works to promote a common system for scoring and evaluating specialty coffees through the Q Grader program. To be certified as a Q Grader, you’ll need to pass a six-day exam covering sensory evaluation skills, green coffee grading, and general coffee knowledge.
The SCA Coffee Skills Program consists of one introductory module, Introduction to Coffee, and five specialist modules: Barista, Brewing, Green Coffee, Roasting and Sensory. Each module focuses on a different professional role in the coffee industry.
