The Cafe Training Center
A place dedicated to practical education for café entrepreneurs, coffee professionals, and everyone who dreams of building a meaningful career or business in the café industry. While we're starting with coffee, our vision reaches far beyond it.
Pioneer members join every online class free
Our vision
To become one of the Philippines' leading learning centers for café entrepreneurship, specialty coffee, food service, and café operations — by providing practical education that bridges the gap between learning and real-world application.
We aim to become a learning community where people can continue developing the skills needed to build better cafés, stronger businesses, and fulfilling careers; from coffee and food to finance, operations, leadership, customer experience, and beyond.
What we teach
The Cafe Training Center is built around the complete café business, not just coffee. Our programs will continue to expand to serve every part of the industry.
Everything we teach is designed to be practical, hands-on, and immediately applicable.
Online workshops
Every session runs live, and every recording goes into the website afterwards for your unlimited access. Pioneer members join all of them free.
Opening a café is exciting, but it's also one of the easiest businesses to underestimate. Before you invest in equipment, sign a lease, or purchase your first espresso machine, make sure you're building on the right foundation.
In this workshop, we'll discuss the seven essential things every aspiring café owner should understand before opening, helping you avoid costly mistakes and make more confident business decisions from the very beginning.
You'll learn
Templates you'll get after the class
“How much capital do I really need?”
It's one of the most frequently asked questions by aspiring café owners — and one of the hardest to answer without proper planning.
This workshop helps you estimate the investment required based on your chosen café concept and teaches you how to prepare a realistic startup budget before spending your first peso.
You'll learn
Expected output
Many café owners price their products based on competitors or what “feels right.”
Learn a simple and practical pricing system that allows you to confidently price your menu while ensuring your café remains sustainable and profitable.
You'll learn
Expected output
You don't need to be an accountant to understand your café's financial health.
In this workshop, you'll learn the key numbers every café owner should monitor regularly so you can make better decisions, identify problems early, and grow your business with confidence.
You'll learn
Expected output
“Because what gets reviewed gets improved.”
Running a café isn't just about working hard every day, it's about taking time to step back, review your numbers, and make better decisions for the month ahead.
The Monthly Café Business Review™ is a guided workshop where café owners evaluate their business performance using practical dashboards, worksheets, and proven business review frameworks.
Instead of guessing what's working, you'll leave with a clearer picture of your café's health and a concrete action plan for the next month. Think of it as your monthly “CEO Meeting” with yourself, supported by a community of fellow café owners. We will be doing it together.
Every month we'll review
You'll walk away with
Looking to offer something beyond espresso?
Alternative brewing methods can elevate your café experience, attract specialty coffee enthusiasts, and create opportunities for higher-value beverages.
In this online demo workshop, you'll explore popular manual brewing methods and learn when, and whether, they're the right fit for your café.
You'll learn
Expected output
There are thousands of free videos online. But knowing isn't the same as building.
Our workshops are carefully designed to take you from one step to the next, with practical exercises, templates, worksheets, live coaching, and a community that continues learning together. Instead of spending months piecing together information from different creators, you'll leave each session with a clear action plan you can immediately apply to your café.
Face-to-face programs
More classes to release soon. Pioneer members get a lifetime 50% discount on every face-to-face class, and two of these are included in the membership outright.
September 26, 2026
Our signature beginner-friendly program, combining practical coffee preparation with the business foundations you need to confidently start and operate a small coffee business.
Pioneer members get complimentary access to this face-to-face class.
₱5,555 · walk-in ₱7,500
September 2026
A two-day intensive business bootcamp
Built for aspiring café owners and existing coffee entrepreneurs who want to build stronger, more sustainable businesses.
Pioneer members get complimentary access to this face-to-face class.
October 2026
Built for aspiring baristas, café employees, and coffee shop owners who want to raise beverage quality, workflow efficiency, customer service, and overall café standards. Our long-term vision is to help cafés gain access to better-trained professionals, while creating more career opportunities for people entering the coffee industry.
Pioneer members get free barista training for one employee once a month, or three per quarter.
From past sessions
Pioneer membership
Pioneer membership is capped at 300. When the last seat goes, the offer closes — and the rate you joined at is the rate you keep, for life.
Individual
₱34,567
One membership, one person.
Couple / Business Partner
₱50,000
Good for two — ₱25,000 each.
What's included
Every workshop on this page, and every one after it
Including the Monthly Café Business Review at ₱3,997 a session. Recordings stay on the website for your unlimited access.
Face-to-face · Coffeepreneur Fundamentals
A full seat in the signature beginner program, at no cost.
Face-to-face · Business systems and finance for cafés
The two-day intensive, included in your membership.
Face-to-face · One employee a month, or three per quarter
Send a team member to the barista program at no cost — once a month, or three within a quarter.
Non-transferable
Half price on every in-person class we run, for as long as you're a member.
Transferable
Unlike the discount, this one you can pass on or sell.
Members only
Made only for Pioneers — so the people who were here first are easy to spot.
Online, members only
The people who joined at the start, in one room.
289 slots left
11 of 300 taken
As of August 10, 2026
First come, first served. When the last slot goes, classes are sold one at a time at full price.