One sip for a second shot.
One sip for a second shot.
BLOOM Coffee Academy is our not-for-profit social enterprise with a very simple purpose; to give those people who have fallen on difficult times a skill and an opportunity to get back into paid work
In partnership with Modern Standard Coffee, we have created a Coffee Academy where we train people to become skilled baristas, giving them a qualification at the end of the course and then a job on London Living Wage as minimum.
In partnership with Modern Standard Coffee, we have created a Coffee Academy where we train people to become skilled baristas, giving them a qualification at the end of the course and then a job on London Living Wage as minimum.
We have a bold vision to make a positive difference in our community, and Bloom Coffee Academy was born with the aim to change the world around us.
We want to give those people referred to us not only a new skill and qualification, but to build their dignity, self-confidence and give them the opportunity to start a new chapter, to write a new story.
We have partnered with church and charity, The Salvation Army, who’s ‘Employment Plus’ and ‘Homelessness Services’ department refer people to us.
The Salvation Army have a long and reputed history of helping transform the lives of society’s most vulnerable and marginalised people. They help people experiencing homelessness, those living with addiction, facing unemployment or feeling isolated and alone.
The Salvation Army’s Employment Plus supports people who are unemployed to become job-ready, land employment and stay in work.
Bloom and The Salvation Army are the perfect partnership for the purpose we have set out. The Salvation Army offers practical help, unconditional assistance and support for the people they refer to us, prior, during training and once in employment. At Bloom, we have 40 years’ experience in the catering and coffee industries to give people practical skills, experience and qualifications. With compassion, empathy, care and support, we aim to ‘give a hand up, not a hand out’!
Our structured training course includes;
The basics of the
coffee plant and
the journey
Cupping and
sensory skills
Espresso
extraction
Grinder and
equipment
knowledge
Milk texturing
and latte art
Customer
Service
