Starbucks Global Academy

Starbucks Global Academy (SGA) is a globally accessible platform created in partnership with Arizona State University for Starbucks partners, customers, community members, and learners around the world that delivers world-class learning content and eliminates barriers to high-quality education. Using SGA, learners can advance their personal and professional goals by choosing from a library of over 60 curated courses; including Starbucks specific content Greener Apron, Starbucks Coffee Academy, and To Be Welcoming.

Greener Apron 

Inspires and educates a community of learners through sustainability curriculum focusing on environmental issues broadly, in stores and at home to empower partners to be sustainability champions. 

Become a certified Greener Apron in less than five hours by completing three short online modules. Upon completion, we will send you a pin to wear proudly on your green apron, making it even greener! 

 Starbucks Coffee Academy  

A world-class coffee learning journey where every partner feels rooted in Starbucks coffee heritage, equipped to be a professional in coffee excellence and inspired to build a future at Starbucks. 

To Be Welcoming

Helps users address conscious and unconscious bias at both the individual and systemic level. The 15 courses cover topics in including race, gender, religion, political culture, disabilities, sexuality, nationality and age. 

Free to all partners.