The World Tea Diploma provides a broad understanding of some of the most famous and desirable teas in the world.
Your tutors are all regional specialists, who have lived and worked in their specific area of expertise. Each core unit will introduce you to a diverse selection of teas, contextualized in the history and culture of that region.
In each live tutorial, you will brew and taste the teas together to assess the distinct characteristics of each tea, giving you the opportunity to tap into the extensive knowledge of your tutor.
China is the birthplace of tea and has a history dating back thousands of years. This is why we have two units dedicated to Tea from China, covering six teas in each unit. The selection of all 12 high grade teas from China will be sent out to you when you enrol.
This unit begins with a self-guided learning experience to provide an essential understanding of the culture, history, regions, terroir, varietals and production methods around the six specific Chinese teas selected for this class.
Once you have completed the self-study, you can join our UKTA Chinese Tea expert, Juyan Webster, in a live tutorial. She will guide you through the tea brewing techniques of these teas and you can enjoy a shared tasting experience.
Juyan will also bring stories and personal anecdotes to the class, and this is your opportunity to tap into her expertise and ask questions.
The second unit of Tea from China also starts with self-study to cover the other six Chinese teas selected for this class. Once completed , you again join our UKTA Chinese Tea expert, Juyan Webster, in a live tutorial to brew, taste and enjoy this shared experience.
Japan has a history of tea cultivation and tea-drinking dating back hundreds of years to the 9th century CE, when Buddhist monks took tea back from China to aid their meditation.
This unit begins with a self-guided learning experience to provide an essential understanding of the culture, history, regions, terroir, varietals and production methods around the specific Japanese teas selected for this class.
This selection of six high grade teas from Japan will be sent out to you when you enrol.
In the second part of the unit you join our UKTA Japanese Tea expert in a live tutorial. This is to guide you through the brewing and have a shared tea tasting experience.
Your tutor will also bring stories and personal anecdotes to the class and it is your opportunity to tap into their expertise and ask questions.
Taiwan has a fascinating tea history and this unit begins with a self-guided learning experience to provide an essential understanding of the culture, history, regions, terroir, varietals and production methods around the specific Taiwanese teas selected for this class.
The selection of six high grade teas from Taiwan will be sent out to you when you enrol.
In the second part of the unit you join our UKTA Taiwanese Tea expert, Chau-Jean Lin, in a live tutorial. She will guide you through the tea brewing to enjoy a shared tasting experience.
Chau-Jean will also bring stories and personal anecdotes to the class and it is your opportunity to tap into her expertise and ask questions.
India’s commercial tea culture goes back to the 1840s and this unit begins with a self-guided learning experience to provide an essential understanding of the culture, history, regions, terroir, varietals and production methods around the specific Indian teas selected for this class.
The selection of six high grade teas from India will be sent out to you when you enrol.
In the second part of the unit you join our UKTA Indian Tea expert, Kurush Bharucha, in a live tutorial. He will guide you through the tea brewing to enjoy a shared tasting experience.
Kurush will also bring stories and personal anecdotes to the class and it is your opportunity to tap into his expertise and ask questions.
Sri Lanka has long been associated with the finest black teas and the country formerly called Ceylon, has a landscape transformed by tea gardens, first planted in the 1870s.
This unit begins with a self-guided learning experience to provide an essential understanding of the culture, history, regions, terroir, varietals and production methods around the specific Ceylon teas selected for this class.
The selection of six high grade teas will be sent out to you when you enrol.
In the second part of the unit you join our UKTA Sri Lankan Tea expert, Suranga Perera, in a live tutorial. He will guide you through the tea brewing to enjoy a shared tasting experience.
Suranga will also bring stories and personal anecdotes to the class and it is your opportunity to tap into his expertise and ask questions.
Tea cultivation in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania dates back to the early 1900s. This unit begins with a self-guided learning experience to provide an essential understanding of the culture, history, regions, terroir, varietals and production methods around the specific African teas selected for this class.
The selection of six high grade teas from various African countries will be sent out to you when you enrol.
In the second part of the unit you join our UKTA African Tea expert, Kurush Bharucha, in a live tutorial. He will guide you through the tea brewing to enjoy a shared tasting experience.
Kurush will also bring stories and personal anecdotes to the class and it is your opportunity to tap into his expertise and ask questions.
Nepal, Vietnam and S Korea all have vital tea industries with very different cultures and styles of tea. There is however, now a greater focus on producing hand-crafted artisan teas with the quality to rival teas from better-known regions.
This is a self-guided learning unit to provide an essential introduction and understanding of the culture, history and production of key teas from each of the different countries.
This is not a tutor-led unit so no teas will be sent out and it will not include any brewing or tasting. However, as part of the Resource Pack we provide details of companies endorsed by the UKTA who sell teas from these regions.
This is a self-study unit to help understand the culture, history and production of diverse teas from emerging tea regions.
Your learning will be supported with a series of case studies from Europe and the UK to Ukraine and Hawaii, tea gardens are becoming established in many more regions. Some are growing tea in marginal conditions, others have the ideal terroir. All have fascinating stories.
This is not a tutor-led unit so no teas will be sent out and it will not include any brewing or tasting. However, as part of the Resource Pack we provide details of companies endorsed by the UKTA who sell teas from these regions.
Does tea really have any health benefits – and if so, what is the evidence?
This is a self-guided unit exploring the claims and the evidence-based research from reputable sources.
The purpose of the unit is to to help you understand what can and cannot be said and written about the health benefits of tea. It addresses the common misconceptions, queries and concerns about tea and health to give you a comprehensive and unbiased view on the research.
Matcha is now mainstream, far beyond Japan and is being served in corporate coffee chains all over the world. But the vivid green, sugar-laden matcha lattes don’t do justice to this extremely versatile and nutritious green tea powder, packed with antioxidants.
This unit gives an introduction to what matcha is and how to whisk up a traditional matcha shot, but it takes you much further by sharing imaginative ways to serve this unique tea.
The unit explores the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how to apply them throughout the tea value chain.
Learn how the tea industry can play a vital role in creating a more sustainable future and explore strategies which help you contribute to sustainable change, whatever your interest in tea.
This will help determine what you should expect from companies selling tea and how to choose the ones that demonstrate clear values around ethical practice and sustainability.
Apply what you learn in this unit to develop a plan for yourself or your organisation and understand how, by leading with purpose, your action can help promote sustainable tea in your sphere of influence.
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