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Eight Celebrate STI Certification

Monday, 01 June 2009

The Specialty Tea Institute (STI) in May awarded its second group of Level 3 Professional Series Graduate certificates in a ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

The eight graduates earned the title of Certified Tea Professional after completing a series of foundation and advanced courses requiring a total of 80 to 100 hours of class and study time. The five classes needed for Level-3 certification cover black teas, oolong teas, sensory evolution, green teas and white and puer teas.

A list of the graduates follows:

Melanie Franks of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kristine Henderson, the Pleasures of Tea, Bohemia, N.Y.
Judith Krall-Russo
Kirsten Kristensen, Tea 4 U, Ocean, N.J.
Elise E. Scott, Pearl Fine Teas
Kyle Stewart, the Cultured Cup, Dallas, Texas
Barbara Tuson, SBS Teas, Raleigh, N.C.
Cheryl Watson, Fishers, Ind.

The STI’s certification program launched in July 2002 and is affiliated with the Tea Association of the USA. The next tea certification seminars are scheduled for September in Charleston, S.C. For more information, visit teausa.org.

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2"STI Certification program"
at Wednesday, 03 June 2009 13:29by Kirsten

Hi Mary Elizabeth,
You cannot do the certification program in less than ~2 years and prices may vary (+ STI memb. disc.), but $2000-2700 for 9 certification days, plus transportation, hotel and food. STI usually offers the programs in connection to the World Tea Expo, The NY Fancy Food Show or other trade shows, where you may want to be anyway & thereby save transportation.
If you ask if it is worth it: YES! Highly professional training. Very valulable education if you are serious in tea.

1"STI Certification"
at Wednesday, 03 June 2009 09:43by Mary Elizabeth

What was the cost in $$ of this program?

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