Certification
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The counter credential earning its keep
As specialty cheese sales recover from a rough pandemic stretch, members running counters are leaning harder on the Certified Cheesemonger credential to justify the case space.
Read postWhat judge accreditation actually teaches
Competition Judge Accreditation isn't just for people who want to sit on a panel. Here's what the credential actually covers, and who it tends to help most.
Read postWhat the sensory credential actually trains
The Sensory Evaluation Certificate gets mistaken for a tasting class. It's really a vocabulary course, and vocabulary is what lets your notes travel.
Read postFinishing your CCP before conference week
The Certified Cheese Professional credential is the federation's broadest capstone, and members finishing it before the Annual Conference can get their new title recognized live.
Read postThe credential members are starting with
Enrollment in the Cheese Foundations Certificate has kept climbing through the pivot to online coursework, and a lot of this year's cohort has never worked in cheese before.
Read postTaking the cheesemonger exam from a laptop
Remote proctoring for the Certified Cheesemonger exam started as an emergency workaround last year. A year in, members are telling us it should probably stay an option.
Read postWhat the sensory credential actually teaches
The Sensory Evaluation Certificate isn't about having a good palate. It's about writing down what you taste in words someone else can use.
Read postThe credential for the room, not the wheel
The Advanced Affinage Certificate isn't about any single make. It's about the room the cheese ages in, and members tell us that's the harder thing to get right.
Read postThe credential for judging panels
Competition Judge Accreditation is a small credential with a specific job: it gets you seated on a panel. Here's what it actually requires, and why it lapses if…
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