Certifications support the coffee value chain through people, places and partnerships

People

Coffee Quality Institute is an education trust that applies the common language of coffee quality and certifications through our education framework.

Our CQI community perpetuates the common language through certification of professionals. These highly trained professionals are recognized in the industry for their skills and their commitment to coffee quality.

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Places

The best places for learning and evaluation

Partnerships and the shared values used to support both coffee evaluation and CQI’s classes and courses is how we certify places.

Our In-Country Partners are local conduits to CQI where access is easy and in the local language, and the Q Program is used to discern specialty and fine coffees through Q Grading. Q Venues provide a consistent, predictable learning environment where educators know that they will have the tools and space they need to deliver courses that maintain CQI standards wherever they are.

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