437 North Road, Ormond
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Espresso, milk steaming and latte art on a proper commercial machine at our Ormond centre. Barista training built for NDIS participants across Greater Melbourne, whether you want a cafe job one day or just a very good flat white.
first coffee's on the house
Barista runs once a week, and it goes deep. You are on the machine, making real drinks, building toward something you can put on a resume.
Hands on the machine from the start. Grinding, dosing, pulling shots, steaming milk and pouring, with real drinks made every single week.
Some people do this for the fun of a good coffee. Others use it as a first step toward hospitality work, with a real skill and a reference behind them.
The barista skills we work through, roughly in order. You will have hands on the machine every single week.
Grinding, dosing and tamping, then pulling a shot that actually tastes good. The foundation of the lot.
Stretching and texturing milk to that smooth microfoam. The bit that makes a flat white a flat white.
Hearts, tulips and the odd rosetta. Wobbly at first, and weirdly satisfying once it clicks.
Flat whites, lattes, cappuccinos, long blacks. Knowing the difference and making each to order.
Taking an order, working a till and chatting to customers. The people side of hospitality.
Backflushing, wiping down and keeping a station clean. What every cafe expects, day in day out.
You do not need any cafe experience, or any experience at all. If you like the idea of making good coffee, or of working in hospitality one day, this is where you start.
No experience needed, we start with the very basics
Adaptive setups so everyone can work the machine, tell us what helpsA genuine first step toward hospitality work if that is your goal
Often funded under Capacity Building as skill development, and community participation too
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Making coffee well is a skill that travels. Cafes everywhere run the same machines you learn on here.
For some people this is step one toward a hospitality job, with a reference and confidence to match.
A small group on the same machine, cheering each other's first decent pour.
None at all. Most people start having never touched a machine. We begin with the basics and build up week by week, with a trainer right beside you.
It can. Some participants use barista training as a first step into hospitality work, leaving with genuine skills, more confidence and a reference. There is no promise of a job, but the skills are the real thing.
Yes. The station is step-free and we can adapt the setup so everyone can grind, steam and pour. Tell us what helps when you call and we will have it ready.
Often Capacity Building, as skill development toward independence or work. It can also sit under Core Supports for community participation. If you are not sure, we will look at your plan with you.
Yes. Come and pull a few shots, steam some milk, see if you enjoy it. No obligation, and you get a coffee out of it either way.
Give us a call and we will get you on the machine, or leave your details and we will call you. No commitment, and the first coffee is on us.
1300 006 929
support@yaytoday.com.au
