Open Skills Education (OSE™)

Open Skills Education (OSE™) is a global skills equity framework

Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani

Vertical Coffee Value Chains / Applied Sciences

#OSE | Open Skills Education

Delivered by Kenya Coffee School in collaboration with Barista Mtaani, this module connects science, skills, and enterprise across the entire coffee journey—linking farm decisions to market outcomes through applied, real-world knowledge.

What you’ll learn

  • Understanding the Coffee Value Chain: farm, processing, milling, roasting, brewing & retail
  • Vertical Integration Models: farmer-led, cooperative, and enterprise-owned chains
  • Applied Sciences in Coffee: agronomy, chemistry, sensory & engineering in practice
  • Quality Control Points: where value is created or lost along the chain
  • Traceability & Data: records, lot separation & transparency
  • Market Linkages: pricing, differentiation & specialty positioning
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation: building sustainable coffee businesses

Who it’s for

  • Farmers & cooperative leaders
  • Coffee entrepreneurs & traders
  • Roasters, baristas & quality managers
  • Youth interested in the coffee economy

Why Open Skills Education?

  • Open access to systems thinking
  • Practical science applied to real coffee challenges
  • Empowering local ownership of value

Open to all. Connect the chain. Apply the science. Create value.
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When knowledge flows vertically, value stays local.

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