CVA For Cuppers Course - November 6 & 7

$600.00

The Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) for Cuppers Course is a two-day professional update for coffee cuppers, during which they will learn and become familiarized with the SCA’s new Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) as a tool to evaluate coffee’s value. The course is full of hands-on activities to demonstrate the elements of CVA, including several cuppings, lectures, and periods of discussion.

After completing the CVA for Cuppers Course, participants will be able to use and integrate the SCA Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) tools into their cupping practice. Throughout the course, participants will learn to:

  • Identify and utilize the new CVA sensory references.

  • Explain the function and background of key sensory assessment tools used in CVA – 15-point intensity scales, CATA lists, and hedonic scales.

  • Use the CVA Descriptive and Affective Forms to describe and evaluate coffee.

  • Explain and use the new CVA system, including the descriptive, affective, and extrinsic evaluation tools.

Join us at CoRo in Berkeley November 6 & 7

The Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) for Cuppers Course is a two-day professional update for coffee cuppers, during which they will learn and become familiarized with the SCA’s new Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) as a tool to evaluate coffee’s value. The course is full of hands-on activities to demonstrate the elements of CVA, including several cuppings, lectures, and periods of discussion.

After completing the CVA for Cuppers Course, participants will be able to use and integrate the SCA Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) tools into their cupping practice. Throughout the course, participants will learn to:

  • Identify and utilize the new CVA sensory references.

  • Explain the function and background of key sensory assessment tools used in CVA – 15-point intensity scales, CATA lists, and hedonic scales.

  • Use the CVA Descriptive and Affective Forms to describe and evaluate coffee.

  • Explain and use the new CVA system, including the descriptive, affective, and extrinsic evaluation tools.

Join us at CoRo in Berkeley November 6 & 7

Lapsed and current Q Graders must take a CVA for Cuppers Course by December 31st, 2025 in order to get on the fast track to become an “Evolved Q Grader”.

Students seeking this pathway must be certified Q Arabica or Robusta Graders through CQI (or have been certified at some point, but with certification lapsed) by September 30th, 2025.

Read more about the partnership between CQI and SCA, and the “evolution” of the Q Grader course here.