FOR EXPERIENCED BARISTAS
More shifts won't fix
your wage.
The Australian barista income ceiling is real. The only way to earn more for most is longer hours, extra shifts, and burnout. There's another path — teach what you already know, and get paid what your skill is actually worth.
THE HONEST PAY GAP
Barista (full-time)
A$55–65k
Head barista
A$65–75k
AS A PART-TIME TRAINER
A$180–320
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8 sessions/wk
(~20 hours)
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48 weeks
Session fees listed on australiabaristatraining.com
100% occupancy
A$69,120 – A$122,880
75% occupancy
A$51,840 – A$92,160
50% occupancy
A$34,560 – A$61,440
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Those income are on top of your current barista salary.
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Own the craft
Make sure the fundamentals are rock-solid. Extraction, milk, latte art, the why behind every drink. You can't teach what you haven't internalised.
Vincent Do
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Think of Coffee Trainer Hub as an investment, not a course. The return is a career where your ceiling is set by you — not by the café you work in.
Vincent Do — Founder, Coffee Trainer Hub
Back in 2017, I simply rented a cafe to teach a friend about coffee after his request, as he knew I'd been making coffee, and that one moment changed everything. Years later, those I have taught are now winning awards and opening their own shops, some even run their own training businesses. It is amazing to see how my coffee career changed from just a single training session
You already have the skill.
Now get paid to teach it.
Coffee Trainer Hub is the path from the barista you already are to the trainer you could be. Not a side hustle — a career.
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Learn the delivery
This is the gap most great baristas never cross. How to explain, demonstrate, give feedback, structure a session. The teaching craft, not the coffee one.
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Build the business
Price your work. Run your first course. Claim the trainer identity. Turn the skill you already have into A$60–120k part-time, on your own terms.
*based on session fees at X% occupancy — individual results vary, not a guarantee
TESTIMONIALS
Trainers who walked the path.
Our graduates joined Coffee Trainer Hub to change from the
daily grind and start their own coffee training paths.
What’s inside.
SERIES · HOW I TEACH
Real sessions, recorded
Short and long-form videos of Vincent running live training — fundamental skills, latte art, extraction, barista workflows.
FOOTAGE · SAMPLE CLASSES
A full class, nothing cut
Walk through my full real training session with annotations: what I said, how I demonstrate, what I was watching for to correct the student
RESOURCE · PRE-COURSE
Send students prep, not homework
Video, text, and infographic pre-class materials you can share before students show up. They arrive warmed up, class runs better.
Coffee Trainer Hub · Class blueprint
LIBRARY · TEACHING DOCUMENTS
The curriculum, already written.
Lesson plans, class blueprints, student handouts, barista assessment tools (Levels 1–3). Everything I uses in my own training program, ready for you to adopt.
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Full lesson plan library — every class from beginner to advanced
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Printable student handouts + infographics
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Barista assessment tools (Levels 1, 2, 3)
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Pre-course materials you can email students before class
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Why Coffee Trainer Hub?
Other coffee courses teach you just the knowledge. Coffee Trainer Hub gives you that — plus the teaching toolkit, the delivery, personal support to grow your trainer skills, and even a system for student bookings.
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In-depth coffee knowledge
Teaching framework & methodology
Real classroom footage (uncut)
Lesson plans Vincent uses today
Teaching methodology course
Student handouts & pre-class resources
Personal feedback on your sessions
Direct communication with a working trainer
Class pricing model & business templates
Trainer profile listed on australiabaristatraining.com
Active community of practising trainers
Other teaching courses
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Other coffee courses leave you to figure out the delivery, the materials, and the bookings on your own. Coffee Trainer Hub doesn't.
"I'm a barista. I know enough to work on bar — but I'm not fully confident in the fundamentals to teach them."
Which tier is for you?
Pick the statement that sounds most like you right now. That's your starting tier.
Pick your tier. Start your career.
Courses & pricing
Still on the fence?
Start with Tier 1 today. Upgrade to Tier 2 when you're ready to teach. Or go straight to Companion and take real bookings in month two.
Questions? Email info@coffeetrainerhub.com