In the US, you can work inside college compound, including the cafeteria or library.[break] There have been many instances where students are mentally prepared, but lack skills required for the job. It is highly advised to gear up and save yourself from landing in a bad situation.
There are several institutes that provide different training programs. Barista Training is one of the most popular courses being taken up by the youth today. The training provides trainees with the techniques of steaming milk, preparing coffee, espresso and also juices.
Himalayan Java at Thamel is one of the coffee stations that provide such trainings.
“We began the Barista training more than a year ago,” informs Bijay Gubhuju, director of Mocha Trading at Java. The course includes theory and practical trainings. Students are taught the history and origin of coffee in the initial stage and then are taught to make different kinds of drinks. To give students hands-on training, in the final stage, students are sent to work in different outlets of Java.
“We don’t focus only on the coffee making process but also equip our students with public relations skills,” claims, Bijay.
Another such institute providing training for students is the Standard Hotel training at Bijuli Bazaar. The institute has been providing such trainings for the past two years.
Basanta Karki, Barista trainer at the institute, says, “Barista training is easier compared to other hotel trainings, and it also takes lesser time for course completion.” The presence of coffee shops aboard is high and so chances of getting a job are high, he adds.
“One might come to the conclusion that making coffee and juices don’t require any special training, but coffee abroad is prepared with alcohol,” says Sanjib Khatri, Managing Director of Standard.
Barista trainings also equip you with skills of making all kinds of international favorites like Kahlua which is a type of Mexican coffee with alcohol, Irish coffee which has a dose of whisky along with coffee, Cuban coffee with which white rum is mixed. The course also includes decoration and garnishing skills along with presentation.
Binit Shrestha, who went to Australia after completing his Intermediate level, complains that it is quite difficult finding a job without any qualifications.
“I had to work inside the kitchen for seven months before I got to work as a waiter,” he shares. After acquiring the seven-month training, Binit worked as a waiter, and after two years, he is working as shop manager at a sandwich store in Melbourne. He suggests that students, along with their educational certificates, should focus equally on getting training certificates which will further help them in landing jobs.
Kiran Ranjit, 23, completed her diploma here in Nepal and plans to go to the UK for her Masters degree. She has completed her theory course from Java, and is currently working at the Thamel outlet as part of her practical course.
“I know many Nepali students who face difficulties in finding jobs, and so I decided I should take this training to save myself from such a situation,” she confides.
In the past one year, Himalayan Java claims to have passed out around 300 students while Standard Hotel claims to have around 400 of its graduates working abroad and making that perfect coffee.
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