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A Learn to Earn initiative, Ground UP offers barista training to the unemployed in Khayelitsha, Hermanus and surrounds - Hope in a Cup

12/06/2026

Exciting news if you are waiting for the Bake for Profit or Ground UP Barista course interest lists to open!

Set an alarm for 9am on Wednesday 17 June as they will both be opening.

Use this link to add your name: https://tinyurl.com/LtEcourseinterest

You will need to come to the assessment day on campus – so watch out for our WhatsApp with the date and time.

REMEMBER:
Bake for Profit:
The course covers BOTH business & baking skills – to help you build a baking business from your home.
During the course you will need to go into your community and sell your products.

Ground UP Barista:
A barista is a person who makes coffee using an espresso machine. They work in the hospitality industry.

COURSE INFO:
Bake for Profit:
8 weeks, 3 days per week, full day
Cost: R800 (R300 payable at the assessment + R500 payable during the course)
Entry requirement: basic literacy & numeracy assessment, daily access to an oven

Ground UP
Fee: R600 (R300 non-refundable course registration fee + R300 course fee)
Duration: 8 weeks, Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Entry requirement: grade 10 pass, desire to work in the hospitality industry
Graduates will have a basic understanding of the coffee industry, including how to pull an espresso shot, texturize milk and understand and make different espresso-based drinks.

01/06/2026

So this happened this morning

04/05/2026

The second barista course for the year has started at LtE Khayelitsha and the air is charged with caffeine!

The students have spent the first couple of lessons learning how to drink coffee, how to explore differences in grinder settings and laying the foundation in customer service by serving coffee to the campus staff.

As we share in class every day, the students are on a journey. It's a marathon, not a sprint. It's about improving every day and trying to better understand this magical bean session after session. We fix our eyes on what the goals are, rather than fixating on the immediate challenges. We rely on each other to grow and remind ourselves that it's all about progress, not perfection.

The waiting list is open for names, you can use this link to add yours using this link: https://tinyurl.com/LtEcourseinterest.
Course Fee: R600 (R300 registration fee + 2 x R150 course fee payments)
Times: Mon- Fri, full day
Duration: 8 Weeks
Entry requirements: Grade 10 pass, successfully complete the entry assessment, desire to work in hospitality industry.
Graduates will have a basic understanding of the coffee industry, including how to pull an espresso shot, texturize milk and understand and make different espresso-based drinks.

A Barista is a person who makes coffee using an espresso machine. They work in the hospitality industry.

Address

30 Sixwayikati Street, Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha
Cape Town

Telephone

+27213615972

Website

http://www.learntoearn.org.za/

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