On the flagship Opo Espresso roastery cafe in Decatur, Georgia. Picture by Cristina Elena — www.cristinaelena.com @cristinaelena — courtesy of Opo Espresso.
Beginning at this time, Nov. 1, Atlanta-area specialty espresso firm Opo Espresso is accepting nominations for a brand new espresso schooling and mentorship program for individuals who won’t in any other case have entry to high quality coaching.
With a reputation reflecting the corporate’s penchant for fierce positivity, the Opo Upside Scholar Program will embody Specialty Espresso Affiliation (SCA) espresso expertise coursework, one-on-one teaching periods with business professionals and specialised barista gear.
Course charges, tools, and provides are all being coated by Opo Espresso and quite a few program sponsors, together with La Marzocco, Espresso Components, Barista Journal and Created Co.
“We launched the Opo Coaching Lab to supply accessible espresso schooling for Atlanta and the encompassing area — whether or not for dwelling espresso fanatics, baristas at close by cafes or aspiring espresso enterprise house owners,” Opo Espresso Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Pascual informed Each day Espresso Information. “I obtained a lot of my very own espresso schooling on the Counter Tradition Espresso coaching middle right here in Atlanta earlier than it closed, however few native sources have supplied related coaching, and none have ever supplied the SCA Espresso Expertise Program.”
Opo Espresso, which opened its flagship roastery, cafe and coaching middle in Decatur practically two years in the past, continues to prioritize coaching and schooling all through its espresso operations and programming. In July, Opo hosted its inaugural “Opo ‘No Professional’ Novice Latte Artwork Throwdown,” the place individuals in previous latte artwork contests competed for espresso tools.
“Now that the Opo coaching lab is properly established, we’re excited to interrupt down monetary boundaries to espresso schooling, empowering people who could not have had the means or alternatives to pursue a profession in specialty espresso,” Pascual stated.
Opo Espresso CEO Jonathan Pascual. Picture by Cristina Elena — www.cristinaelena.com @cristinaelena — courtesy of Opo Espresso.
The scholarship program includes a group nomination course of, with three tiers of coaching scheduled by way of the 2025 yr. All tiers embody SCA Espresso Expertise programs with Approved SCA Trainers within the Opo coaching lab in Decatur, plus one-on-one mentorships.
Opo is accepting nominations by way of Nov. 30 right here.
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