A specialist coffee training school in the heart of Manchester, running inside a working speciality roastery. From your first flat white to Q-grading and roasting, we teach the whole craft on professional equipment — with SCA-certified courses, team training for cafés, and an open community of coffee lovers. Whatever your level, there’s a way in.
Accredited modules with official digital certification on passing. Foundation to Professional.
Browse the courses →Core barista skills, free for Heart & Graft customers, the City & Guilds qualification, plus bespoke training built around your bar.
Explore team training →Workshops, cuppings, latte-art sessions and equipment rental — no certificate required.
Visit the community →Most tracks run Foundation → Intermediate → Professional, so you can start anywhere and climb at your own pace.
Ten SCA-certified tracks across the whole coffee chain. Pick a track to see every level, or view the full catalogue.
See all courses →The best first step. A broad look at the specialty industry, farm to cup, with simple tasting exercises along the
Grinder to cup. Espresso, milk texture and bar workflow — from your first tamp to running a bar to SCA
Filter coffee, properly understood. Manual and automatic methods, the essential brewing elements, and the science of a balanced
Taste like a professional. How perception works, a shared language for flavour, and cupping to industry
The raw, unroasted side. Botany and terroir, post-harvest processing, grading, logistics and global
From first charge to running the roastery. Roast curves, machinery, heat transfer, flavour development and production
The benchmark qualification in coffee evaluation. Become a licensed Q Grader through the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA)
The environmental, economic and social realities of the trade. A Foundation, then three focused professional
Keep the kit running. Water filtration and preventive maintenance for the machines a café and roastery depend
Public cuppings, the barista workshop, the roasting collective, latte-art sessions and equipment rental. No certificate required.
View community space →Tell us where you are — total beginner, working barista, or aiming for Q — and we’ll map the right pathway through the school.
NORTHERN COFFEE SCHOOL · AT HEART & GRAFT COFFEE ROASTERY · MANCHESTER
SCA AUTHORISED TRAINING · CERTIFICATION ON SUCCESSFUL ASSESSMENT