The Professional Chefs Association offers the required education courses to reach your certification goals. Our courses are completely online. This means you can take our courses where you want and whenever it's convenient.
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Certification Level:
Executive Chef
  • Description:
A chef who is the department head responsible for all culinary units in a hotel, restaurant, club, hospital or any other multiple unit foodservice establishment.
  • Requirements:
Minimum of 3 Years an Executive Chef
 
  • Duration:
Certification is valid as long as the Chef holds the position as Executive Chef, and is a PCA Member in good standing.
  • Cost:
           Certification fee = $450.00
Required Courses:
 
We believe in continuing education.
You only need to take this certification ONCE in your life time! However you must complete yearly educational courses to stay certified.
 
Please Note: We are not ACF (American Culinary Federation) accredited. Our accreditation comes from leaders in the industry who are setting the standards.