Q Arabica Grader

The Q Grader course is a six day intensive and assesses a learner's readiness to evaluate coffee in a professional setting. Rooted in the Coffee Value Assessment, the curriculum is designed to allow experienced coffee professionals to demonstrate their ability to evaluate coffee by its physical, descriptive, affective, and extrinsic attributes. The course includes 9 comprehensive exams (8 practical evaluations and 1 written assessment). During the course, learners are allowed two attempts to pass each exam^. All practical and written assessment must be passed in order to pass the course, and subsequently earn the first three-year license. Every three years, Q Graders are eligible to renew their license but will not need to take the full six-day course again to do so. LEARNING OUTCOMES: * Comprehensive understanding of the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) * Precise coffee evaluation skills, including physical, descriptive, affective, and extrinsic assessments. * Heightened understanding of multi-perspective evaluation, including separating subjective and objective judgements * Grasp of a strong shared vocabulary for communicating coffee's value on a global stage

No level selection required for this seminar.