About the CQI QP2 preparation course and the handbook

The Q Processing Level 2: Professional Arabica course, designed by the CQI (Coffee Quality Institute), is aimed at individuals who already have several seasons of experience in a coffee washing station. The course allows you to acquire more in-depth scientific knowledge which will allow participants to better understand and better carry out their Post-Harvest processing work in the field.

“Q Processing Professional is a six-day field-based course where people working normally in coffee washing stations, deepen their theoretical knowledge in general and of the main processing methods, and gain hands-on experience with a quality control system for Post-Harvest Processing. Students will begin to develop the skillsets necessary to achieve different flavour profiles through processing. To be certified, attendees must pass both theoretical and practical tests.”

In particular, the course is composed with 10 theoretical modules, coffee processing methods, coffee fruit anatomy, fermentation, drying, storage, quality control, using different tools, in a more rigorous manner. Cupping sessions will allow students to feel the difference between processing methods and also to taste defects in coffee.

As the course is intense with numerous tests, ITC propose to prepare students for 2 days for the next QP2 course and thus increase the rate of success. Attendees should be aware that the CQI Q processing Professional level 2 certificate will give you some respect and professionalism in the coffee value chain.