CQI Q Processing Generalist
Q Processing Generalist – by Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). Through this CQI Q Processing Program, stages of competencies around coffee processing can be achieved.
This course aims to empower the consuming side of the coffee value chain to understand the language of, the basic biological principles of, and the intricacies and challenges of safely and consistently processing quality coffee. This course focuses on standardizing vocabulary around coffee processing and describing the scientific fundamentals behind good quality processing practices. This level also serves to analyze and interpret several myths about processing that have become commonplace in the industry. This course will train a new generation of informed coffee buyers, roasters and retailers, to know what questions to ask about their coffees and understand and appreciate the complexities of coffee processing.
Topics covered in this course include:
- Coffee Processing History
- Coffee Anatomy, Focusing On The Fruit
- CQI’s Anatomy-Based Coffee Processing Method Classification
- Myth-Busting Of Commonly Held Assumptions And Stereotypes Of Processing Styles
- Comparative Cuppings, Emphasizing Processing Nuances
- Biology Of Fermentation And How This Applies In Coffee Processing
- Coffee Drying, Focusing On Water In A Seed And How It Is Removed
- Challenges And The Future Of Coffee Processing
At the end of the course there will be a written exam. Student who passes the exam with 75% or above score is given a professional license as a Q Processing Generalist.
This is generally a 2-day course, or 4 3-hour sessions (online). A CQI workbook will be distributed for each enrollment.
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