The Origin of SCA Fine Coffee Association the difference between SCA Coffee Association and SCAA Coffee Association

Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style)

Before we learn about SCA certification, let's take a look at the past lives of SCA. SCA is formed by the merger of SCAA American boutique coffee association and SCAE European boutique coffee association.

SCAA American Fine Coffee Association (Specialty Coffee Association of America) SCAA is the largest coffee trade association in the world and a trade organization specializing in premium coffee.

Founded in 1982, SCAA has more than 3, 000 members in more than 40 countries around the world, covering many areas of the coffee industry, including coffee growers, coffee equipment manufacturers, coffee roasters and all kinds of coffee traders. SCAA is committed to the pursuit of the excellent quality of coffee "from seed to cup" and the sustainable development of high-quality coffee, providing a common platform to establish coffee quality standards and standardize certification standards for the skills of coffee professionals.

Its main functions include: setting and maintaining coffee quality standards in the coffee industry; conducting research on coffee, coffee equipment and improving coffee craftsmanship; at the same time, the association also provides coffee education, training, resources and commercial services for its members; the barista evaluation standard established by SCAA and the barista certificate issued is one of the most authoritative barista certifications in the world.

SCAE European Fine Coffee Association (Specialty Coffee Association of Europe), founded in London in 1988, is a non-profit organization covering more than 90 countries around the world. Its purpose is to improve the quality of the coffee industry, promote high-quality coffee culture, hold regular worldwide coffee competitions, popularize education and exchanges of fine coffee around the world, and constantly inspire the high standards of the global coffee industry. According to this standard, SCAE Certificate Program and Coffee Diploma Program came into being.

Then, the two boutique coffee associations began to negotiate a merger, hoping to join hands to become the most professional and authoritative boutique coffee association in the world. After the merger was announced in August 2016, the name of the organization was changed to SCA, and it was officially launched in early 2017 to become a new coffee association. The merger of the two associations seems to herald their "ambitions". They hope to expand their influence around the world. Coffee is a commodity traded only in oil all over the world. Each of the two associations has its own field, how to expand its field, and how to realize the strategy of globalization. Merger is a win-win way.

So in China, where coffee is developing rapidly, is SCA certification so attractive to domestic baristas? This is what many people want to know about the gold content. Let me share my views.

First of all, when it comes to coffee certification bodies, SCA will definitely be the first to be mentioned. SCA, which is formed by the merger of two boutique coffee associations, SCAA and SCAE, is very influential in the world and is the first choice for coffee industry certification bodies.

Secondly, the merger of SCAA and SCAE combines the advantages of the teaching system of the two boutique coffee associations, and obtains the optimal combination of resource sharing and allocation to the maximum extent. The association pursues the path of diversification, and continuously links the coffee industry through different competitions, sharing meetings, activity meetings and so on, so that the global coffee industry can achieve sustainable development.

Whether the SCA Association is worth considering is that SCA is a global non-profit organization, which is always based on the concept of openness and academic knowledge sharing, and strives to maintain and develop this situation. After passing the SCA certification, you can not only become a certified learner of the SCA Fine Coffee Association, but also have your own student number. You can also spread your knowledge of coffee history and culture to others through SCA, and even to every corner of the world.

Whether you are a coffee lover or coffee practitioner, with the international certification certificate issued by SCA, you can prove that you have received professional coffee course training and have professional theoretical knowledge and practical ability. In addition, you have obtained the certificate of SCA certification, which is also a proof and symbol that you are a professional barista who has obtained the SCA international certification certificate.

Professionally speaking, people with SCA certification will be more persuasive under the premise of having the same work experience and the same technical level. In many boutique cafes, you will see SCA certification hanging on the wall to prove the professionalism of the profession, which is also one of the certification conditions chosen by coffee lovers.

If you have to say one disadvantage, it is one word-it is so expensive that it starts at as little as 2000 yuan, and the baristas who are so poor that they can't even afford to eat the soil are really selectively abandoned.

END