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Cafe Skills - NZ Cert Level 3

Our Level 3 Café Skills is a continuation of our hospitality programme. Students will gain a deeper understanding of barista skills and food and beverage handling.

Café Skills Level 3 covers more about the products the students are working with and further improve on customer service skills.

More emphasis is placed on work experience at Level 3 so here students will learn real-world skills and gain hands-on experience while learning.

Café Skills is a fee-paying programme which we run from our site in Tauranga (CBD).

Cafe Skills

Learn about:

  • Barista skills
  • Customer service
  • Coffee knowledge
  • Food and beverage handling
  • Work placement in a local cafe

Enrol in our Cafe Skills Programme to:

  • Complete New Zealand Certificate in Café Skills – Level 3
  • Learn food handling & food safety
  • Learn the Barista skills needed to make a great coffee
  • Get practical experience with on the job placements
  • Learn how to be a customer service star
  • Learn what skills, behaviours and attitudes employers need in the industry

Course Details:

  • You can start every Monday or as agreed.
  • 8:30am – 3:00pm Monday to Friday
  • Duration is 14 weeks, including a practical placement.
  • Graduates will receive the “New Zealand Certificate in Café Skills – Level 3​”. All of your 60 credits will also go towards your NCEA Level 3.

Entry Prerequisites:

For more information please use our Enquiry Form.

Course Locations

This course is a full time, face to face course delivered from these EmployNZ sites:

  • 94 Second Ave, Tauranga

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Tuition Fees

Programme Tuition Fees – TBC for 2025.

This programme is approved for Student Loans and Allowances with StudyLink.

Domestic Student eligiblity and suitability criteria applies.

Fees Free

The Government has announced that Fees Free for the first year of study or training will finish at the end of 2024. A final-year Fees Free policy will replace it, starting from 1 January 2025.

If you are a first-time tertiary learner in 2025, you may be able to get Fees Free for your final year of study or training. If you are eligible, you will need to apply for your entitlement through IRD from 2026 onwards.

For more information about the transition from first-year Fees Free or the final-year Fees Free policy, visit  Fees free website.