Certification
Every post the Federation has filed under Certification.
What the cheesemonger credential actually tests
Certified Cheesemonger is the federation's counter-side credential, and members keep asking what's actually on it. Here is what the exam covers and who tends to sit it.
Read postWhat the HACCP credential actually covers
With compliance thresholds shifting this month, we're getting more questions about the Food Safety & HACCP Certificate than usual. Here's what it does and doesn't cover.
Read postThe credential worth starting in January
If a New Year's resolution is the only reason you'd finally start a credential, the Certified Cheesemonger track is built to survive that kind of motivation.
Read postA narrower catalog and the case for a credential
Recent industry research found artisan producers making fewer varieties than a few years ago, which raises the value of doing the ones you keep at a documented standard.
Read postThe credential behind a busy counter weekend
Small Business Saturday puts more strangers in front of your case than almost any other day of the year. Here's what the Certified Cheesemonger credential actually prepares you…
Read postThe recertification that sneaks up on small creameries
The Food Safety & HACCP Certificate recertifies every two years, the shortest cycle we offer — here's why that window is short on purpose and what to check…
Read postThe HACCP credential and staff turnover
Food-processing hiring has been unusually unsettled this year, and members are asking what happens to a food safety plan when the person who understood it moves on.
Read postWhat the affinage credential actually covers
The Advanced Affinage Certificate gets asked about more than any credential on our list. Here is what it actually requires, and who it's built for.
Read postWhat judge accreditation doesn't teach you until you need it
Competition Judge Accreditation looks like a scoresheet credential on paper. Most of what it actually trains only shows up once you're sitting at the table.
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