WSET to branch out into beer qualifications
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), the world’s largest global provider of wine, spirits and sake qualifications, is developing a suite of beer qualifications. WSET already offers qualifications in three subject areas – wine, spirits and sake – and plans to add two beer qualifications (Levels 1 and 2) to its portfolio, both online …
WSET ramps up digital learning
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is fast-tracking its investment plans for online delivery of all its qualifications in response to Covid-19. WSET currently offers its Levels 1-4 Award in Wines and Levels 1-2 Award in Spirits as online courses. However, in response to the current situation, which forced the vast majority of its …
WSET celebrates 50 years of Wine and Spirit Education
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is marking its 50th anniversary with a full schedule of 2019 activity. As part of this year’s activity, WSET will be looking back, and forward, at the integral role education plays in the wine and spirits trade. From profiles with early WSET Diploma graduates from around the world …
WSET on tackling the lack of non-branded spirits education
In August 2019, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) will be launching the new first-of-its-kind WSET Level 3 Award in Spirits. Candidates who have completed the WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits will be able to progress to the new qualification, which is designed to complement the global growth in spirits and the industry’s …
Demand for WSET spirits qualifications hits record high
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) reports that a record 94,822 candidates took up courses in wine and spirits in the academic year finishing 31 July 2018. The WSET recognises that this spark in demand, an increase of 11% on the previous year, is down to rising spirits sales worldwide. Global market intelligence publisher …
