Your Barista Scholar

The Encompass College of Education & Training will set up 2 training coffee stations at our social enterprises site in Apollo Place, Whittington, identified as having a large group of residents experiencing extreme disadvantage. Encompass will provide quality barista training, experienced industry trainers, as well as work placement/experience opportunities at our cafe '3219 Eat'. As a pilot project, the course will run weekly for 6 months, with a target of 250 participants (particularly people living with a disability or coming from a disadvantaged background) obtaining a barista qualification and placing 85% of them (or more) into work.

A fair go. A second chance.

This is the bottomline.

People living with a disability or coming from disadavantaged backgrounds (socially isolated, long-term unemployed, in extreme financial hardship etc) are often left behind. They face so many barriers that prevent them from moving forward. By providing vulnerable community members access to FREE quality barista training, in a supportive and flexible environment, employability skills are developed. They will come out ready for a job, ready to take that bold step ahead and ready to contribute to local economy.

FREE ‘Steps to Employment’ and ‘Basic/Intermediate Computer’ courses will also be offered.