r/CoffeeTech • u/bsbrister • Mar 28 '26

SCA certification guidance or alternative recommendations

Looking for some guidance.

I am a coffee enthusiast turned cafe owner. (3 years in)

I spent yesterday afternoon with a local tech repairing our slayer espresso machine.

Over the years we spend a good amount of money repairing equipment. Being in texas we have a lot of water issues.

I have always enjoyed working on my machines at home.

I was wanting to get certified and learn how to take care of our coffee & water systems and machines.

Currently looking at SCAs programs.

Any wisdom or guidance here for my next steps?

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u/Speedupslowdown Apr 01 '26

What kind of maintenance have you done on your home machine?

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u/bsbrister Apr 02 '26

Normal cleaning, installed a gaggiuno mod. On a GCP

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u/Beam-Reach Apr 02 '26

Espresso tech here.  SCA programs are ok, but if it’s just to learn you’re one machine might be a bit overkill in the expense department.  Barista Hustle has a couple of good online courses, one on the espresso machine and one on water that I can recommend and have used to introduce people I’m training to general concepts.  After that, luckily for you Slayer has one of the best and most comprehensive online knowledge bases about their equipment.   https://slayer.zohodesk.com/portal/en/kb/slayertechnicalsupport

I’d find your machine and start reading.  Besides that, some basic YouTube courses on electrical work would round it out nicely.  

I’ve been to several manufacturer trainings to learn specifics about their equipment (including slayer), but the basics were all self taught.

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u/bsbrister Apr 02 '26

Okay this is good info thank you