The American Cheese Society announced today that applications for its annual ACS Certified Cheese Professional™ Certification are being accepted through 11:59 p.m. MT on Friday, April 30, 2021.
The exam in early August will be online.
The society will hold the CCP™ Exam using the same online proctoring software used to conduct the 2020 exam. The online exam opens it up to people who normally couldn’t take the in-person exam delivered at the ACS Annual Conference. Last year there were exam takers throughout the United States, Canada, UK, and Korea.
Prospective applicants should look to the society’s website — www.cheesesociety.org/ — to review the application process, requirements for eligibility, and apply to sit for the 2021 online exam.
Details of the exam:
- WHEN: August 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. MT
- HOW: Online proctoring software, ExamSoft, and ProctorU
- COST: $500 for ACS members, $650 for non-ACS members ($35 application fee)
- DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. MT, Friday, April 30, 2021
- TERMS: The exam fee is due in full by July 5, 2021, to keep your seat
- PREVIOUS APPLICANTS: If you deferred your spot for the canceled 2020 in-person exam to the now-canceled summer 2021 in-person CCP™ exam in Des Moines please contact us by July 5, 2021, to let us know which of the following options you’d like to take:
- Purchase a seat for the virtual 2021 CCP™ exam to be held online on August 4, 2021, at 11 a.m. MT.
- Request a refund of your 2020 CCP™ exam seating fee. Please note the $35 application fee is nonrefundable. If you receive a refund and later choose to take the exam in 2021, you would automatically be accepted and will receive instructions in March.
Candidates will have a maximum of 3 hours to answer 150 multiple-choice questions. The exam measures candidates’ mastery of cheese knowledge and best practices and evaluates candidates’ understanding of core competencies common to the majority of cheese industry jobs: retailers, cheesemongers, cheesemakers, distributors, importers/exporters, restaurateurs, educators, and food writers.
The ACS CCP™ Exam questions were written and reviewed by subject matter experts to reflect the current practices in the cheese industry. Each year the questions are analyzed statistically to identify any improvement opportunities. The Certification Committee reviews questions with statistically questionable outcomes to determine whether they should be modified or deleted from the pool. Once these issues are resolved, the final scores are calculated.
About the American Cheese Society: ACS is the leading organization supporting the understanding, appreciation, and promotion of artisan, farmstead, and specialty cheeses produced in the Americas. The society is based in suburban Denver. Mail: American Cheese Society, P.O. Box 3406, Englewood, CO 80155. Email: info@cheesesociety.org. Phone 720-328-2788
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