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Since 2016, The UK Tea Academy has been the UK’s leading provider of tea training and with online global reach and courses in several languages, we have students choosing the UKTA above all others in the international tea training arena. They are never disappointed and all become part of our close UKTA community of tea lovers.
Our highly-regarded tutors all have specific areas of expertise who have lived and worked in key tea-growing regions. The UKTA offers qualifications in several languages, with in-person training offered in countries including Italy, Japan, France, Germany and S Korea.
After 10 years of successful tea training in person and online, we are now in the process of developing a new structure for 2025. The UKTA qualifications will be endorsed and accredited by Open College Network London (OCNL), a UK qualifications awarding organisation with international recognition. This sets UKTA qualifications apart from all other tea learning.
When you enrol with UKTA, you will be given an OCN London Digital Wallet which stores your units and qualifications as you achieve them. The Digital Wallet is yours to keep and you can share digital access with employers to show what you have achieved.
Each UKTA qualification is made up of several units of learning. You can buy units one at a time to spread the cost. Each completed unit will be added automatically to your OCN London Digital Wallet.
You can also buy a ‘bundle’ which includes all the units for a UKTA qualification. Once you have completed all the units and the assessment, you will be awarded a UKTA qualification accredited by OCN London.
The UKTA tea knowledge units are self-studied online, and UKTA will use engaging and informative multi-media to make this experience educational and fun. Units which focus on practical skills and tasting will be led by one of our expert UKTA tutors in live webinars.Students enrolled in tutor-led units will be sent speciality teas in the post, to brew and taste in the live tutor-led webinars.
Co-founder and Director of Studies
Jane is one of the best-known and most highly respected professionals in the tea world and was voted Best Tea Educator at World Tea Awards, World Tea Expo 2016.
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From a tea-growing family in China, Juyan is our Chinese tea expert. She teaches the Tea Sommelier Chinese tea modules and Chinese and Post-Fermented Tea Masterclasses.
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Tea cultivation expert Beverly processes tea at her factory in Scotland, and shares her hands-on knowledge to our students at every level.
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Sam has decades of experience as a professional Tea Blender and Buyer and has frequently shared her expertise on TV and radio. She teaches Tea Sommelier modules.
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Asako is a true expert in Japanese tea. She is a Qualified Senior Tea Instructor with the Japan Tea Association and was appointed Japan Tea Ambassador to the UK in 2017.
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Carri has extensive tea knowledge and teaches modules for Tea Champion Theory and Practical, and is a specialist in the perfection of tea-brewing.
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Chau-Jean, our Taiwanese tea expert, grew up on her family’s tea farm in Taiwan. She has her own tea business and teaches the UKTA Taiwanese Tea Masterclass.
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Alex is a Master Tea Blender and tasting expert with over 20 years experience. He runs several UKTA Masterclasses both online and at his own blendatorium in Kent.
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Our Korean tea specialist, Sujin is dedicated to the Korean way of tea. Passionate about the tea and the ceremony she teaches the UKTA Korean Tea Masterclass.
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Suranga teaches our Ceylon Tea Masterclass. He is the former CEO of Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC and has a vast knowledge of the individual estates and teas from across the island of Sri Lanka.
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Kurush is our India origin expert. He is the former Global Tea Expertise Director of Unilever/Lipton, with an amazing 39 years of deep Industry experience. He teaches our Indian Tea Masterclass.
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Elizabeth has a lifetime of experience growing, harvesting and infusing herbs. She has her own tea company, based in the USA, and she teaches our Herbs and Infusions Masterclass.
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Tutor of our “How Tea Changed the World” Masterclass, Norway-based Knut Marius is an aficionado of tea and international politics.
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Bhushan has worked at the forefront of the Nepali tea industry for over three decades. With his vast wealth of knowledge, we are delighted to have him teach our Nepali Tea Masterclass.
Japan
Asako teaches UKTA Tea Champion and Tea Sommelier in Japanese at Tea Academy Japan in Tokyo and Kyoto.
Scotland
Beverly teaches the UKTA Level 1: Tea Champion in person, at The Scottish Tea Factory near Crieff, Perthshire.
Italy
Gabriella teaches UKTA Tea Champion and Tea Sommelier in Italian, online and in person at Ar-Tea Academy, Venice.
France
Based in France, Isaline teaches the UKTA Level 1: Tea Champion course, online, in French.
South Korea
Head Trainer at the Tea Speciality Korea Center in Seoul, Kyoung-sook teaches UKTA courses in person in Korean and English.
Germany
Based in Germany, Sabine teaches the UKTA Level 1: Tea Champion course, online, in German.
Italy
Stefania teaches Tea Champion and Tea Sommelier in Italian, in person at the Tea Academy Italia in Abbiategrasso near Milan.
