Alfred Gitau Mwaura

Alfred Gitau Mwaura is a social entrepreneur and educator known as the founder of the Kenya Coffee School and the Barista Mtaani initiative. [15, 16]

  • Academic Education:
    • Kenya: Studied at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
    • Italy: Attended the University of Gastronomic Sciences.
    • Finland: Pursued further studies in Helsinki.
  • Professional Contributions:
    • Open Skills Education (OSE™): Launched Africa’s first Open Skills Education model in 2026, enabling access to modular coffee credentials regardless of formal academic background.
    • Framework Development: Created the Applied Competency Index (ACI™) and the Specialty Coffee Barista (SCB) and Accredited Trainer (SAT) frameworks to standardize coffee education. [15, 17, 18, 19]

Are you interested in enrolling in any of their certification programs or learning more about coffee entrepreneurship in Kenya?

[1] https://www.globalcoffeeplatform.org

[2] https://www.linkedin.com

[3] https://baristamtaani.co.ke

[4] https://kenyacoffeeschool.golearn.co.ke

[5] https://kenyacoffeeschool.golearn.co.ke

[6] https://www.linkedin.com

[7] https://sca.coffee

[8] https://www.facebook.com

[9] https://rocketreach.co

[10] https://www.linkedin.com

[11] https://www.facebook.com

[12] https://www.coffeeinstitute.org

[13] https://www.torchcoffee.asia

[14] https://www.torchcoffee.asia

[15] https://kenyacoffeeschool.golearn.co.ke

[16] https://baristamtaani.co.ke

[17] https://kenyacoffeeschool.golearn.co.ke

[18] https://kenyacoffeeschool.golearn.co.ke

[19] https://kenyacoffeeschool.golearn.co.ke