Q Arabica Grader Course - Registration Fee

PLEASE NOTE: This is just a registration fee, not the total price of the course.

Upon deposit, you confirm your attendance for the course. Remaining amount has to be paid before the 1st of March 2025 or your application will be cancelled.

The link for the remaining amount will be sent to you over e-mail. You may pay the course fee here. 

Want to become a licensed Q grader? Take this intense course to become one.

The Q grader certification program was launched in 2003 by The Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). Since the introduction of this intensive course and examination program, thousands of coffee professionals around the world have become certified Q graders.

CQI’s Q Coffee System is an internationally recognized program for evaluating cup quality based on a standardized system for Arabica coffee using protocols developed by the SCA. A Q Arabica Grader is a highly trained and calibrated coffee taster who evaluates coffee using SCA cupping standards and protocols.

This course consists of two corresponding parts over six days. In the first part, over 3 days, learners review assumed knowledge and theoretical principles, including practice of all activities. The second part is a 3-day series of exams regarding the material presented. The course includes 20 exams over 9 Modules to test the learners’ job-relevant skills including cupping protocols, olfactory and gustatory senses, green coffee defect identification, roast sample level identification and matching pairs of coffee acids.  Testing also includes recognizing and recalling CQI Flavor Standards in aqueous solutions.

The Q Arabica Grader Combo Training and Exams six-day course is rigorous and consequently some students find it difficult to pass all exam portions the first time through. The final day will allow participants to retake certain tests as needed in hopes of completing the certification.  Participants who pass all exams earn a Q Arabica Grader certificate.

Start: March 3, 2025

End: March 8, 2025

Time: 8 AM to 5 PM

THIS FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE