Meet the teachers... 

Emily Falson - Senior Trainer

Sydney born Emily holds a Certificate IV Training & Assessing Qualification, specialising in hospitality and in particular, coffee. She has designed and delivered the Prepare & Serve Espresso Coffee module at TAFE and with registered training organisations in New South Wales and Victoria. To ensure consistency, Emily oversees all our trainers and the day to day delivery of our course structure.

She understands the competency standards that the industry expects and is a true professional. Emily has over 30 years experience in the hospitality industry, running cafes, restaurants, function centres and hotels. She has owned cafes in Melbourne, Tasmania and even Greece. Her skills and passion have even taken her to work for royalty in Europe.

Her family roots go back to the old country - Italy, so Emily has had coffee in her veins from an early age. She's never had an instant coffee, ("the smell is enough for me NOT to drink it!") - Emily loves nothing more than to show anyone who loves coffee, how to extract the perfect shot.

Karen Yates - Trainer

Karen holds a Certificate IV Training & Assessing Qualification, specialising in hospitality and in particular coffee. She has held positions in a variety of challenging roles with extensive teaching experience in training and developing disadvantaged children/students.

Over the years Karen has operated and managed many cafe's, bars, restaurants, clubs and hotels in Australia. She takes her role of trainer very seriously and strides to enlighten students of the day to day expectations of becoming a Barista. Karen is naturally a positive person and her infectious character will have you paying attention without you realising it.

Originally from New Zealand, Karen has called Sydney home for many years. One of her other passions is wine, respecting the cultivation and harvesting of this popular drop. Similar to grapes, coffee beans are formed from a seed with many similar contributing factors affecting final production. Karen lives in the heart of Sydney and takes advantage of visiting all the wonderful cafes on her door step. Maybe you might spot her. 

Enisha Maharaj - Trainer

Holds a Certificate IV Training & Assessing plus a Certificate III in Hospitality.

Originally from New Zealand Enisha holds over 11 years of industry experience and was previously employed by the renowned 'Meridian International Hotel School' as a *VET Trainer for short courses in hospitality specialising in Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee.

Enisha has local cafe knowledge having worked extensively in many coffee shops and cafe's in and around Sydney. She understands that most students have never tasted a great tasting coffee or even touched an espresso machine before. It is with this reason that Enisha loves to share her experiences and truly enjoys watching the excitement on our students faces when they learn to silk their milk properly.

 *'Vocational Education and Training'