The training provided by the Ciro Beverage Solution's Barista Upliftment Programme has paid off for some of its 2011 graduates, who have been recruited by Vovo Telo Bakery and Café, recently voted Best of Joburg's: Best New Restaurant 2011.
The programme is run through the Ciro Coffee Academy and involves taking unemployed South Africans who have limited skills and putting them through an approximately three month barista training programme where they will learn all the elements of what it takes to be a professional barista, including the history of coffee, coffee recipes as well as barista competition training.
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