Q-Grader License Fast Track BUNDLE – SCA Sensory Skills & CVAS Course

Q-Grader License Fast Track BUNDLE – SCA Sensory Skills & CVAS Course

• 📅 Co-hosted by Brit Horn, Eric Musil, Zoey Thorson
• Friday – Saturday, August 8-9; Monday – Wednesday, August 11-13; Friday – Saturday, August 15-16
• 🕘  9 am – 4 pm | 5 Full-Day Course

This three course series is designed for seasoned coffee professionals aiming to gain their Q-grader license by year end 2025. This program BUNDLE is available at a discounted price for the Sensory Skills Intermediate and Professional courses and the SCA CVAS for Cuppers Course. These three courses are part of the inclusive pathway to secure your Q-grader License for 2025.

If you want to get your Q before end of 2025 and you haven’t started the process you can take the Sensory Skills Intermediate and Professional level courses and pass the practical and written exams and complete the CVAS 2-day course by Dec 31, 2025 and your Q license will convert to the EQ Q-license for 2026. 

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) launched the Coffee Value Assessment System (CVAS) in 2023 to modernize and improve how coffee quality is evaluated. The Sensory Skills path will introduce you to the four CVAS forms. 

Follow these links for the Intermediate and Professional Sensory Skills course and CVAS for Cuppers Course details. For the BUNDLE price register on this page and save $300 of the list prices.

🍴 Additional Details:

• 7-day intensive course, includes advanced cupping sessions and statistical analysis workshops
• Includes certificate fee, lunch, refreshments, and all materials
• Recommended for those with extensive cupping experience

Pacific Coffee Research offers CSP certification courses in 5 modules on a semi-regular basis, with Introduction to Coffee, Sensory Skills, and Green Coffee available year-round.

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