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Certified Culinary Administrator

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Application

Certified Culinary Administrator Application
Please send application and documentation of completed requirements to:
American Culinary Federation
180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL 32095

Requirements

In addition to the requirements listed below, you must provide documentation of three 30-hour courses--one in Nutrition, one in Food Safety and Sanitation, and one in Supervisory Management. If these courses were taken more than five years ago, an eight hour refresher course is required in each topic. These courses are available at Chefcertification.com or any accredited school. You must also have a CEC to obtain this level.

  • Minimum Job Experience: Three years as an Executive Chef in charge of all culinary units in a food service operation. Must have supervised at least five full-time people.

  • Minimum Requirement: You must be a current ACF certified CEC or CEPC to apply for this level.

  • Minimum Educational Requirements: High school diploma/GED plus 150 hours of continuing education. If you do not have a high school diploma/GED 250 hours of continuing education are required.

  • Written Exam: The ACF written exams are administered by LaserGrade. Candidates have one hour to complete the 100 multiple choice questions. The written test fee is $75 and is payable to Lasergrade upon arrival at the test site.
    • No support materials other than pens, pencils, calculators are permitted.
    • A score of seventy percent (70%) or higher is required to pass.
  • Written Narrative: Four hundred (400) word or less, written narrative of your job duties and responsibilities. Include such items as: number of operations, departments and/or people you supervise, all major daily, monthly and yearly responsibilities, and who you report to.

Recommended Study Materials

The ACF Foundation offers certification training courses and practice certification exams on eCulinary. Courses contain study materials in all major subjects related to the ACF certification exams, including sanitation, nutrition, and supervisory management.

The following books are suggested in preparation for the written exam:

  • Strategic Management and Business Policy, 9th Ed., Wheelen, Hunger: Prentice Hall BUY
  • Entrepreneurial Finance, 4th Ed., Adelman, Marks: Prentice Hall BUY
  • Fundamentals of Management, 6th Ed., Robbins, De Cenzo: Prentice Hall BUY
  • Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls, 8th Ed., Dittmer, Keefe: John Wiley & Sons BUY
  • Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach, 6th Ed., Gregoire, Spears: Prentice Hall BUY
  • Business Analysis with Microsoft Excel, 3rd Ed., Carlberg: Que Corporation BUY
  • Microsoft Word 2002 Made Easy, Layman, Hart: Prentice Hall BUY
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