Certification
Every post the Federation has filed under Certification.
What Tuesday's Listeria webinar actually covered
This week's Listeria Control webinar drew a bigger audience than usual, and the questions afterward made clear how many members are still unsure what their environmental testing program…
Read postThe credential your fall hire should start with
With fall hiring season starting, the Cheese Foundations Certificate is the credential that gets a new counter or cave hire oriented fastest, and it's shorter than most members…
Read postWhat Certified Cheesemonger actually covers
Ahead of a conference week full of credential exams, a look at what Certified Cheesemonger actually tests and why counter staff keep asking for it by name.
Read postWhat the CCP exam actually tests
The federation's Certified Cheese Professional credential gets treated as a retail badge, but its exam covers production, affinage, and business fundamentals too. Here is what is actually on…
Read postWhat judge accreditation asks of your summer
Competition Judge Accreditation isn't a weekend course. Here is what the credential actually covers and why members start it months before they ever sit at a table.
Read postThe credential built around your palate
The Sensory Evaluation Certificate isn't about having a good palate. It's about training one, and being able to defend a score to a room full of people who…
Read postWhat the sensory evaluation certificate actually tests
It isn't a tasting party with a certificate at the end. Here's what the Sensory Evaluation Certificate actually requires you to demonstrate.
Read postThe credential behind your safety plan
The Food Safety & HACCP Certificate isn't a rule-memorization test. It's built around the hazard analysis your creamery is already supposed to have on paper.
Read postWhat the cheesemonger credential covers that tasting doesn't
Members often assume the Certified Cheesemonger credential is mostly a palate test. Here's what the rest of it actually covers, and why the customer-facing half matters just as…
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