Specialized Certificates
Elevate your career with an ACF Specialized Certificate! Showcase your expertise in targeted disciplines and earn a professional digital badge to highlight your achievements.
All courses can be found in the ACF Online Learning Center.
Specialized Certificate: AI for the Modern Chef
The ACFEF Specialized Certificate in AI for the Modern Chef validates an applicant’s proficiency in applying AI within culinary arts, covering concepts such as prompting, workflow, creativity, ethics, HR tools, advanced operation, education and professional development.
Certificate: Baking & Pastry Essentials
The ACFEF Certificate in Baking & Pastry Essentials validates an applicant’s proficiency in industry-standard competencies and serves as a recognized pathway toward earning the ACF Certified Fundamentals Pastry Cook (CFPC®) certification.
Certificate: COVID-19 Safety Training for Foodservice
The ACFEF Certificate in COVID-19 Safety Training for Foodservice validates an applicant’s proficiency in industry-standard competencies required of enhanced sanitation practices covering concepts on the key features of COVID-19, enhanced safety/sanitation best practices, minimizing risk, and preventing the spread.
Specialized Certificate: Culinary Cannabis & Edibles
The ACFEF Specialized Certificate in Culinary Cannabis & Edibles validates an applicant’s proficiency in the art and science of cannabis-infused cuisine, encompassing anatomy, cannabinoids, terpenes, extraction methods, dosing, safety and recipe incorporation.
Certificate: Culinary Essentials
The ACFEF Certificate in Culinary Essentials validates an applicant’s proficiency in industry-standard competencies and serves as a recognized pathway toward earning the ACF Certified Fundamentals Cook (CFC®) certification.
Specialized Certificate: EcoChef Culinarian
The ACFEF Specialized Certificate in EcoChef Culinarian validates an applicant’s proficiency in sustainable culinary practices, covering concepts including green initiatives in hospitality, waste reduction, sourcing, worker well-being and emerging green technologies. To learn more about the EcoChef Culinarian accreditation, you can visit ecochef.org.
Specialized Certificate: Food Science
The ACFEF Specialized Certificate in Food Science validates an applicant’s proficiency in food science concepts including food molecules, heat, acids and bases, colors, flavors and aromas, water, salts, sugars and starches, colloids, lipids, proteins and fermentation.
Specialized Certificate: Foodservice Management
The ACFEF Specialized Certificate in Foodservice Management validates an applicant’s proficiency in industry-standard competencies in foodservice management covering concepts on foodservice management, beverage management, front-of-house management and food safety/sanitation.
Specialized Certificate: Personal Chefs
The ACFEF Specialized Certificate for Personal Chefs validates an applicant’s proficiency in industry-standard competencies required of personal chefs covering concepts on safety/sanitation, culinary nutrition, food preparation, and personal chef management.