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Personal Certified Executive Chef™

Application | Requirements | Recommended Study Materials

Application

Personal Certified Executive Chef 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 in Nutrition, Food Safety and Sanitation, and Business Management. If these courses were taken more than 5 years ago, you must take the 8-hour refresher courses. These courses are available at Chefcertification.com or any accredited school.

  • Minimum Job Experience: Three years as a full-time Personal Chef engaged in all aspects of food preparation and management. Experience must be within the past 10 years. Employment Documentation Forms

  • 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: ACF written exams are administered by Comira. The written exam fee is $75.00. You can register for the exam by calling (800) 947-4228, option 4, Mon.–Fri. 6 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific time, Sat. 8 a.m.–noon Pacific time, or you can register 24/7 at the ACF/Comira Online Registration Site. Please note that you must have a credit card to register online. Written exam scores are valid for two years.
    • Candidates have one hour to complete the 100 multiple choice question exam.
    • No support materials other than pens, pencils, and calculators are permitted.
    • A score of seventy percent (70%) or higher is required to pass.
  • Practical Exam: All levels of ACF certification require candidates to be tested for practical skill proficiency. The PCEC Practical Exam is four hours and can be taken at any ACF Approved test site. A score of 75% or higher is required to pass. Practical exam scores are valid for one year.

    To help you prepare for the Practical Exam, review the Practical Exam Candidate Manual.

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 references are suggested in preparation for the written and practical exams:

  • Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, 6th Ed., Drummond, Brefere: John Wiley & Sons BUY
  • Food Safety Fundamentals: Essentials of Food Safety & Sanitation, McSwane, Rue, Linton, Williams: Prentice Hall BUY
  • Culinary Fundamentals, ACF: Prentice Hall BUY
  • The Professional Personal Chef: The Business of Doing Business as a Personal Chef, Wallace, Forte: John Wiley & Sons BUY
  • Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery, John Wiley & Sons BUY
  • The American Personal & Private Chef Association, training courses and textbooks available.



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