ACF Certification programs
3-Step ACF Certification process ©
Step 1: Culinary Principles and Foundation Skills Preparation Workshop
Hands-On Workshop with OSC: 35 CEH's
Course Description: This course will prepare the chef candidates on cooking methods, ACF Market Basket ingredient requirements, butchery/fabrication skills, classical sauces, and knife skills. Followed by what can be expected during the exam through theories, lectures, discussions, demonstrations and production exercises.
Course Objective: Chef candidates will fully understand the ACF Candidates Handbook and what is expected of them during the Practical Exam, to include a completed menu with recipes, production time-line, equipment lists, and photographs of each dish on their menu.
Hands-On Work Shop: Each morning starts off with an ACF Practical Exam Presentation that is specific with the topics of the day, followed by daily skill sets a hands on production of each of the course requirements. By the end of the five days the chefs will be doing a full menu run through time trials based on the ACF Practical Exam requirements.
Each chef student will have:
Workbooks will be provided for each student for this training program.
To include power-points and the recipes used during class
Step 2: Distant Learning Class
8-Week Program
Course Description: Chefs will be given weekly production assignments that they can do from their OWN KITCHEN and then submit photos to OSC for a weekly progress and one-on-one personal critique.
Hands-On Skills Refinement: Each chef will be refining their skill sets at their own operations and will complete full menu run-thru’s and submitting their work for critiques from OSC.
Expectations and Goals: To prepare the Chef’s for the ACF Certification Practical Exam, coaching them on proper culinary techniques, execution, and practical applications. Our Goal is to make the chef’s as comfortable as possible so that they will be able to cook to their highest level, without being nervous throughout the testing process.
Step 3:Practical Exam Test Week
Hands-On Workshop with OSC: 35 CEH's
Description: In preparation for the ACF Exam Chef Jud will Coach the Chef Candidates on full menu time trials and real world exam scenarios.
Chef Candidates Team Practices:
Review of the ACF Certification Practical Exam Rules
Full Menu Time Trials and Critiques From Chef Jud
Test Day: Each chef will prepare their menus based on the changes that they and Chef Flynn have discussed. Using the same time schedule that we have practiced with all week. Three ACF Evaluators will administer the Certification Test. The Chefs will be notified after the test is completed whether they passed of failed the exam.
Cooking Demonstrations by OSC Instructors
Here we’re showing the chefs a variety of skills to include sauces, fabrication, knife cuts, and emulsified vinaigretes’s.
excelerated Program
Step 2: Distant Learning Class
8-Week Program
Description: This program will prepare the Chef’s for the ACF Practical Exam, using an 8 week distant learning element self-study checklist.
Expectations and Goals: To prepare the Chef’s for the ACF Certification Practical Exam, coaching them on proper culinary techniques, execution, and practical applications. Our Goal is to make the chef’s as comfortable as possible so that they will be able to cook to their highest level, without being nervous throughout the testing process.
Step 3: Hands-On Workshop: Practical Exam Test Week
5-Day Program: 35 CEH's
Description: In preparation for the ACF Exam Chef Jud will Coach the Chef Candidates on full menu time trials and real world exam scenarios.
Chef Candidates Team Practices:
Review of the ACF Certification Practical Exam Rules
Full Menu Time Trials and Critiques From Chef Jud
Test Day: Each chef will prepare their menus based on the changes that they and Chef Flynn have discussed. Using the same time schedule that we have practiced with all week. Three ACF Evaluators will administer the Certification Test. The Chefs will be notified after the test is completed whether they passed of failed the exam.
On-Site Culinary is at Purdue University working with Sous Chefs and Chef D’ Cuisines in our ACF Practical Exam Class.
On-line Distant Learning Class
Class Description: This program will prepare you for the ACF Practical Exam, by using a distant learning element and self-study checklist. We create a time-line leading up to the Practical Exam, to include weekly assignments, one on one conference calls, and critiques from an ACF Evaluator.
Program Term: Our program is designed to work at a pace that’s comfortable for the Chef and can be completed from as early as 8 weeks and upto 3 months.
Expectations and Goals: To prepare the Chef’s for the ACF Certification Practical Exam, coaching them on proper culinary techniques, execution, and practical applications. Our Goal is to make the chef’s as comfortable as possible so that they will be able to cook to their highest level, without being nervous throughout the testing process.
