Hi, I’m Collie! With a 15 year career as a barista in the UK, Australia and New Zealand I wanted to create accessible training for all coffee lovers that encourages creativity and provides a space to learn, make a mess and most importantly have fun!
Over my career I developed health problems with the joints & muscles in my hands & wrists, ultimately having to step down from full time work as a barista. Thus Collie Makes Coffee was started – Barista training that uniquely focuses on long term health of baristas through Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) and incorporating hand yoga & joint care practices into the training.
Collie Makes Coffee breaks down any pretentiousness and technical jargon into fun, accessible, practical learning for everyone & anyone with an interest in coffee.
Whether you own a hospitality business and require staff training,
Or you’re a working barista wanting to fine tune your skills.
Maybe you have an espresso machine at home or at the office you’d like some training on,
Or a charity/organisation looking for group activities,
Or you’re an aspiring barista – or just fancy having a go with your mates!
Collie Makes Coffee has you covered!
SUSTAINABILITY/ECO-MINDED
Collie Makes Coffee is committed to reducing waste by practicing Infinity Pouring (a method of re-using steamed milk to pour multiple times), reusing coffee grounds from every workshop, whipping them into delicious hand scrubs – which come complimentary with every booking!
We use coffee beans from local roaster Tynemouth Coffee Co and use Huskee cups – a leader in reusable, eco-friendly coffee wares.
