The Bar School in Barcelona

  Spain

• Barcelona: 
Barcelona

Description:

The Bar School in Barcelona is an intense professional training programme for ambitious people looking to make a career within hotel and restaurant.

Our teachers, all with many years of experience, will give you a solid education and profound insight in the world of cocktail making.

Leaving our school you will master the bar and its surroundings, with the confidence and knowledge needed to become a successful bartender.

The Bar School in Barcelona offers you a unique opportunity to learn the profession in one of the world's most vibrating cities. Teaching you not only the classical way of cocktail-making but also new methods, the latest trends, wine and champagne etiquette, perfect manners and how your future customers expect to be serviced.

Barcelona has rapidly become one of the most dynamic international cities in the world. With people from all over the globe moving to Barcelona, cultural life is flourishing. Only in Barcelona the Guide Michelin has awarded no less then five restaurants three stars, which is the highest honour any restaurant can ever achieve. With a countless number of music venues, bars and night clubs this is a perfect city to make a life as a bartender. With an endless stream of people passing through and living in the city, it truly never sleeps.
This is an education for those who are looking for a real opportunity and wants to learn everything there is to know, not only cocktails and service, but also what it takes to run a bar as a manager or as a future owner.

Highlights:

The Education

Our training covers working flair, free pouring, garnish, fruits, ice, glass, hygiene, spirits, wine, beer, drink mixers and etiquette. We will go through everything step by step, allowing you to put your knowledge into practical use. This will quickly show in your technique and speed behind the bar.

The training programme in divided into three blocks:

Technique

    * Practical cocktail and drink mixing
    * Speed
    * Methods and preparations
    * Free pouring
    * Flaring
    * Glass and Garnishing
    * Equipment and tools
    * Cocktail composition

Service

    * Service and customer care
    * Sales and presentation
    * Stress management
    * Opening and closing
    * Bar and restaurant terminology
    * Rules, laws and regulations
    * Hygiene

Product

    * Spirits and Liquors
    * Mixers and fillers
    * Drink and cocktail recipes
    * Trends

With classes from Monday to Friday you will get 100 hours of intense training. The classes are held in a real life bar to get your whole experience as genuine as possible. Work with international equipment will give you the freedom to work in any country after your training is complete. When your day begins, we start off with our theoretical training, after going through techniques, spirits and glasses etc. theory will be put into practice.

As earlier mentioned the training is intense, some students might find it hard to keep up with all the information. We here at the school are therefore always at hand to help and to guide you. But it is important that you will make an effort in your time outside of school if you are determined to complete our training and receive your diploma. Once you have the diploma will be ready for any job as a professionally trained bartender.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 1479 USD

    * 1479 USD - Without accomodation
    * 2215 USD - With accomodation

After you have booked your course with us, by telephone or email, you will receive a payment confirmation that you have succesfully been reserved a spot on the selected course. In the same email you will also receive information about our payment conditions.

The payment of the course is split up in 2 down payments.

    * The first payment is the reservation fee of 200¬ that you pay at the booking of your course.
    * The second Payment is done 1 month before the start of your course.

Technique:

    * Practical cocktail and drink mixing
    * Speed
    * Methods and preparations
    * Free pouring
    * Flaring
    * Glass and Garnishing
    * Equipment and tools
    * Cocktail composition

Service

    * Service and customer care
    * Sales and presentation
    * Stress management
    * Opening and closing
    * Bar and restaurant terminology
    * Rules, laws and regulations
    * Hygiene

Product

    * Spirits and Liquors
    * Mixers and fillers
    * Drink and cocktail recipes
    * Trends

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 15

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is 1 - 3 days

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Bar School in Barcelona's Mission Statement: The Bar School in Barcelona is an intense professional training programme for ambitious people looking to make a career within the hotel and restaurant business.

Year Founded: 2006