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Online Prep Class Refresher

SWE is excited to announce our new Online Prep Class Refresher! Has it been a while since your Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) exams? Do you want to brush up on the latest wine and spirits industry and regional updates? Would you like to connect with new SWE members and peers in the industry?  If you do, join SWE’s new CSW/CSS exam candidates in our online prep class as they prepare for their exam with SWE’s Director of Education, Jane Nickles, CSE, CWE. Refresh your memory and review the latest CSW/CSS materials from start to finish! 

Our refresher classes are offered to Professional Members of SWE who have passed the CSW or CSS Exam. The Online Prep Class Refresher can be purchased for $150. To purchase, Click here to fill out your order form. Please email your order form to bcoffelt@societyofwineeducators.org. The current Study Guide and Workbook will be used for the course refresher. 

Online Refresher Course:

The CSW Online Prep Class Refresher consists of 16 modules (each lasting one week). Each module’s activities include a live, interactive webinar (available as a live session and as a recording), study guide reading assignments, workbook assignments, a suggested “wine of the week” for tasting and in-depth study, carefully curated links for further learning, videos, and a weekly “check-out” quiz intended to help you recap and contextualize the week’s materials.  We also have a class forum and learning community via a Facebook group that is used for questions, comments, updates and networking.

The CSS Online Prep Class Refresher consists of 12 modules (each lasting one week). Each module’s activities consists of a live, interactive webinar (available as a live session and as a recording), study guide reading assignments, a “spirit of the week” for tasting and in-depth study, carefully curated links for further learning, and a weekly check-out quiz intended to help you recap and contextualize the week’s materials.  We also have a class forum and learning community via a class Facebook page that may be used for questions, comments, updates and networking.

Online Prep Class Requirements:  

• Seats for the online class are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

• To reserve your seat, payment must be made in full.

• To participate, candidates must be a Professional Member of SWE and have previously passed the CSS or CSW exam. If you have not taken the CSW/CSS Exam, and you would like to take our CSW/CSS Online Prep Class, please click here.

If you have additional questions, please contact Ben Coffelt at bcoffelt@societyofwineeducators.org

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