I have a RG Membership question for the Guild:
I am presently mentoring an apprentice roaster. He watched me roast coffee for several months in 2011 and then began roasting under my supervision a few hours, ONE day each week, Mondays, at most. (His main job title is asst. roaster/post-production manager. We have one roaster (a 12-kilo), so there is limited time in the schedule.)
Over the winter, he did not roast on Mondays at all. We just began him back on the "Mondays only" roasting program, about 9 batches of base coffees. It will be at least another year before he begins to roast more than this--and I suspect longer before there will be opportunity for him to transition to a full-time roasting job.
My question is: Roasting is not his main job. Only 10-12 % of his job. Is he eligible to become a member? I had to wait until roasting was my main job before i was eligible to join, which seems fair. Any info you could provide, I would appreciate.
Thanks