The WSQ Provide Specialty Coffee Service (PSCS) is a 2.5-day course for beginners. It covers all the topics under the SCA Barista Skills Foundation course and an additional module on Hand Brew Coffee.
The SCA Barista Skills (Foundation and Intermediate) is a 3-day course for beginners that have an interest to go further in their specialty coffee knowledge. This is a bundled course, which has to be registered together.
In terms of subsidies available, the WSQ Provide Specialty Coffee Service course is eligible for SkillsFuture funding of up to 90% and eligible to use your SkillsFuture Credit to pay the nett amount after funding. There is no SkillsFuture funding available for SCA Barista Skills (Foundation); SkillsFuture funding is only for SCA Barista Skills (Intermediate). Upon successful completion of WSQ Provide Specialty Coffee Service, you will be eligible to register for the SCA Barista Skills (Intermediate) course.
In terms of certifications, you will receive a local Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore upon successful completion of the WSQ Provide Specialty Coffee Service course. For SCA Barista Skills (Foundation and Intermediate), you will receive a globally-recognised certificate for Barista Skills issued by Specialty Coffee Association (SCA).