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SCA Sensory Professional Exam

  • Seife's Coffee Bole MeBole Medhanealem Road Addis Ababa, 1065 Ethiopia Road Ethiopia (map)

This exam will be hosted prior to the Q Grader Arabica course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Join us if you can!


STEPS TO REGISTER SENSORY PROFESSIONAL

  1. Purchase Professional SCA Primer below

  2. Register your Exam RSVP below.

  3. Ensure you have SCA membership and supply number.

  4. Attend your exam, pass in person skills and then the online test. DONE!



Professional Sensory Skills Course Information

Updated Course Description: The Sensory Skills aims to align the student with industry coffee and sensory standards. To prepare them for running sensory evaluation in a coffee business. To acquire the skills required to start identifying and evaluating qualities in specialty green coffee, and to accurately measure and describe coffee beverage characteristics. Students will learn to generate repeatable and methodical sensory measurements of coffee, and learn how to interpret results.

Course Length: Minimum 20 hours including practical exam.

Pre-requisites: Required: Intermediate Sensory Skills
Recommended: Intermediate Roasting, Intermediate Green

Sensory Skills Professional Resources

Written Exam Information:

Total Exam: 40 Questions
Total Time Allowed: 42 minutes
Passing Score: 80%+

Practical Exam Information:

Total Time Allowed: 145 minutes
Passing Score: 80%+

Later Event: March 11
Q Grader Arabica