Roasting Professional Course
The Roasting Professional Course is the highest level of roasting education offered by the Specialty Coffee Association. Designed for experienced roasters, this intensive program covers advanced theory, scientific principles, and practical skills needed for production-scale roasting and quality leadership. Participants will gain expertise in roast chemistry, sensory analysis, and business applications of roasting.
What You’ll Learn:
Advanced control of heat, energy, and airflow in roasting
Deep dive into chemical reactions and flavor development
Production consistency, efficiency, and troubleshooting
Sensory analysis linked to roast profiles
Business strategy for roasteries, including cost analysis and planning
Who Should Take This Course:
For experienced roasters, production managers, and coffee professionals seeking to master the art of roasting at the highest level. Completion of Roasting Intermediate is strongly recommended.
Format & Details:
Duration: 3 days. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Method of delivery: In-person
Payment and Cancellation, if applicable:
Once registration and tuition has been received for a course, we consider this to be a firm commitment for attendance. Last-minute participant substitutions are difficult to arrange, although we understand emergency situations may arise that will affect attendance to programs offered by Firedancer.
We have established the following policy in case of course cancelation:
- If cancellation is made over 15 days before the program start date, 100% of the tuition, less a 10% cancellation fee, will be refunded, or 100% of the tuition is transferable to another program and/or date.
- If cancellation is made within less than 15 days prior to the program date, the entire tuition is non-refundable, however, you may transfer to a future date.
Firedancer reserves the right to cancel or reschedule events as necessary. In such a case, this will occur two weeks before the start of the event. Tuition may be refunded in full or transferred to a future seminar or course. In no event shall Firedancer Coffee Consultants be liable for any cancelation or change penalties assessed by an airline or hotel as a result of course date changes or cancellations.
Tuition & Certificate Fees:
SCA CERTIFICATE FEES: Firedancer will no longer include the certificate fees associated with SCA classes. While this saddens us, we found it very challenging to manage the class processing according to each individual's own timeline.
INCLUDED WITH TUITION: Student handbook, class activity materials, certificate of completion (Food Safety Coursework), and lunch (for classes longer than 6 hours).
NOT INCLUDED WITH TUITION: Airfare, transportation, lodging, course enrollment fees, or other personal expenses.