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Certified Personal Chef Certification Description A Certified Personal Chef is a chef with a minimum of two (2) full years experience as a Personal Chef who is engaged in the purchasing, preparing, cooking and serving foods on a "cook-for-hire" basis; is responsible for menu planning and development, marketing, financial management, and operational decisions of a private business; provides services to a variety of clients; possesses a thorough knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and nutrition; and is able to demonstrate measurable knowledge in defined areas of work experience, education, business and culinary group activities and participation along with personal awards and media exposure. Certifying Organization United States Personal Chef Association https://www.uspca.com/? Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Certified Personal Chef Website
Personal Certified Chef Certification Description A chef with a minimum of four years of professional cooking experience. Also required is a minimum of one full year of employment as a personal chef engaged in all aspects of food preparation and serving, menu planning, marketing, financial management and operational decision making. Certifying Organization American Culinary Federation, Inc. http://www.acfchefs.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes Personal Certified Chef Website
Personal Certified Executive Chef Certification Description A chef with advanced culinary skills and a minimum of six years of professional cooking experience with a minimum of two years as a personal chef. A PCEC is skilled in all aspects of food preparation and serving, menu planning, marketing, financial management and operational decision making. Certifying Organization American Culinary Federation, Inc. http://www.acfchefs.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes Personal Certified Executive Chef Website

Cooks, Private Household

Certification Description
A Certified Personal Chef is a chef with a minimum of two (2) full years experience as a Personal Chef who is engaged in the purchasing, preparing, cooking and serving foods on a "cook-for-hire" basis; is responsible for menu planning and development, marketing, financial management, and operational decisions of a private business; provides services to a variety of clients; possesses a thorough knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and nutrition; and is able to demonstrate measurable knowledge in defined areas of work experience, education, business and culinary group activities and participation along with personal awards and media exposure.

Certifying Organization
United States Personal Chef Association
https://www.uspca.com/?

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Certified Personal Chef Website

Personal Certified Chef

Certification Description
A chef with a minimum of four years of professional cooking experience. Also required is a minimum of one full year of employment as a personal chef engaged in all aspects of food preparation and serving, menu planning, marketing, financial management and operational decision making.

Certifying Organization
American Culinary Federation, Inc.
http://www.acfchefs.org

Personal Certified Chef Website

Personal Certified Executive Chef

Certification Description
A chef with advanced culinary skills and a minimum of six years of professional cooking experience with a minimum of two years as a personal chef. A PCEC is skilled in all aspects of food preparation and serving, menu planning, marketing, financial management and operational decision making.

Certifying Organization
American Culinary Federation, Inc.
http://www.acfchefs.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes

Personal Certified Executive Chef Website

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