ACF Certified Culinary Administrator ® (CCA®)

Issued by American Culinary Federation

Earners of this designation have demonstrated they have reached a benchmark of knowledge, skills and culinary experience of an advanced level in food preparation with fiscal responsibility over foodservice operations. They are proficient in food safety, advanced sanitation, culinary nutrition, supervisory management, and human resource management and prepare food of the highest quality.

Type Certification
Level Advanced

Additional Details

Skills

Baking
Cooking
Cost Accounting
Financial Management
HACCP Compliance
Leadership
Marketing
Nutrition
Personnel Management
Public Relations
Purchasing
Safety
Sanitation
Strategic Planning

Earning Criteria

Minimum of three years of work experience as an Executive Chef with fiscal responsibility over food service operations and have supervised at least three full-time people. Work history must be current within the last 10 years.
Must show the equivalent of an Associate's degree in Culinary Arts through combination of education and work experience and completion of 30 hours each in Nutrition, Food Safety and Sanitation, Supervisory Management, Advanced Sanitation, Human Resource Management. Must be certified at CCC, CEC, or CEPC level.
Successful completion of written exam to evaluate culinary knowledge AND written narrative to assess administrative and fiscal responsibilities.