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THE INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK FOR CULINARY PROFESSIONALS

Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification is a prestigious skills recognition framework designed for culinary professionals around the world. Created with leading employers, this framework validates individuals’ culinary skills, knowledge, and experience against a global benchmark.

By making real-life workplace skills visible, measurable, and global, Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification empowers individuals to showcase their culinary competency, stand out in the job market, and accelerate their careers.

BUILD A CAREER PATHWAY

Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification showcases career milestones and builds a career pathway toward professional advancement. By offering tangible proof of learning outcomes and achievements, certification allows individuals to demonstrate their skills to employers and instill confidence in their ability to excel in their roles, making them more employable.

There are nine professional certification levels that reflect the typical career progression in the culinary industry. Chefs are invited to explore the criteria of each digital badge and then apply for the level they are currently working at.

EXPLORE THE LEVELS

DESIGNED FOR ALL CULINARY SECTORS & LEVELS

Discover how Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification can open doors to your future.

  • Make your skills visible
  • Stand out from the crowd
  • Accelerate your career
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EXPLORE THE LEVELS
Introductory Guide
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What is Fast Track for individual application?

Training/learning providers including culinary schools can have their programme(s) mapped against the corresponding certification level.

Worldchefs Culinary Certification can be issued to individuals who hold a qualifying certificate from a participating Training/learning provider or a chefs association such as Kai Ping and American Culinary Federation.

CHECK IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED

Become an Approved Certification Center of Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification to give your
culinary institute a competitive advantage. With this prestigious recognition, you will demonstrate your learning program meets global standards set by the industry. You can:

  • Showcase that your training program meets the latest global industry standards
  • Promote your institution’s dedication to professional excellence to attract the best talent
  • Give your students access to fast-track certification
  • Provide students with digital badges to make them more employable
  • Provide digital badges to your educators to illustrate your school’s commitment to delivering programs of the highest quality

Global Culinary Certification works in conjunction with Worldchefs Education Partner network, encompassing some 50,000 hospitality educators, students, and alumni. To map and benchmark your school’s programs to global standards and become an Approved Certification Center, your institution must first become a Worldchefs Recognized School.

STEP 1

and join the Worldchefs Education Partner network. If you’re already a member, click here.

STEP 2

to become an Approved
Certification Center.
Click here.

STEP 3

to start certifying your
students.

INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
EXPLORE THE LEVELS
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WHAT IS AN APPROVED CERTIFICATION CENTER?

A Worldchefs Approved Certification Center is a Worldchefs Recognized School that has had its learning program(s) mapped and benchmarked
to the global standards set by Global Culinary Certification.

This recognition demonstrates an institution’s commitment to delivering programs of the highest level of quality achievable in culinary education and sets them apart as leaders of the industry.

Schools that have achieved this status may issue badges for their talent, which allows them to further promote their culinary excellence.

TAKE SKILLS FURTHER

  • Join a global professional development network co-created with leading employers.
  • Get skills, experience, and career milestones certified to standards set by the industry.
  • Invest in your talent and inspire your staff by recognizing their performance.
  • Stand out from the crowd with industry relevant and quality assured qualifications.
GET STARTED NOW
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Hiring and retaining staff can be a major challenge. Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification offers a powerful way to help you attract quality candidates and build a stronger team.

  • Keep employees engaged and reduce turnover by providing a roadmap for advancement within your organization.
  • Digital badges help build a successful employer brand, boost retention levels, and foster a work culture committed to professional development.
  • By giving you an instant view of the skills and experience of people applying for jobs, digital badges can help you to recruit more effectively and efficiently.
  • Attract more talent and showcase your organization as an attractive place to work by investing in a skills recognition tool

Use Global Culinary Certification in different ways to add value to your business.

STEP 1

Reach out to our team to find out how Global Culinary Certification can take your talent to a new standard. Get in touch here.

STEP 2

The Global Hospitality Certification allows employers to recognize and reward their teams, and an appreciated team is more likely to stay with you for longer.

STEP 3

By investing into a skills recognition tool like the Global Hospitality Certification, you are showcasing, both internally and externally, the culture of your organization, making it a more attractive place to work at.

INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
EXPLORE THE LEVELS

TAKE SKILLS FURTHER

  • Join a global professional development network co-created with leading employers.
  • Get skills, experience, and career milestones certified to standards set by the industry.
  • Invest in your talent and inspire your staff by recognizing their performance.
  • Stand out from the crowd with industry relevant and quality assured qualifications.
GET STARTED NOW
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FOR INDIVIDUALS

Discover how Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification can open doors to your future.

  • Make your skills visible
  • Stand out from the crowd
  • Accelerate your career
WACS_CommisChef_600.png
WACS_ChefdePartie_600.png
WACS_SousChef_600.png
WACS_PastryChef_600.png
WACS_ChefdeCuisine_600.png
WACS_ExecutiveChef_600.png
WACS_MasterChef_600.png
WACS_MasterPastryChef_600.png
WACS_CulinaryEducator_600.png
EXPLORE THE LEVELS
Introductory Guide
Screen-Shot-2023-04-03-at-3.50.16-PM.png

What is Fast Track for individual application?

Training/learning providers including culinary schools can have their programme(s) mapped against the corresponding certification level.

Worldchefs Culinary Certification can be issued to individuals who hold a qualifying certificate from a participating Training/learning provider or a chefs association such as Kai Ping and American Culinary Federation.

CHECK IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED

FOR SCHOOLS

Become an Approved Certification Center of Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification to give your
culinary institute a competitive advantage. With this prestigious recognition, you will demonstrate your learning program meets global standards set by the industry. You can:

  • Showcase that your training program meets the latest global industry standards
  • Promote your institution’s dedication to professional excellence to attract the best talent
  • Give your students access to fast-track certification
  • Provide students with digital badges to make them more employable
  • Provide digital badges to your educators to illustrate your school’s commitment to delivering programs of the highest quality

Global Culinary Certification works in conjunction with Worldchefs Education Partner network, encompassing some 50,000 hospitality educators, students, and alumni. To map and benchmark your school’s programs to global standards and become an Approved Certification Center, your institution must first become a Worldchefs Recognized School.

STEP 1

and join the Worldchefs Education Partner network. If you’re already a member, click here.

STEP 2

to become an Approved
Certification Center.
Click here.

STEP 3

to start certifying your
students.

INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
EXPLORE THE LEVELS
download

WHAT IS AN APPROVED CERTIFICATION CENTER?

A Worldchefs Approved Certification Center is a Worldchefs Recognized School that has had its learning program(s) mapped and benchmarked
to the global standards set by Global Culinary Certification.

This recognition demonstrates an institution’s commitment to delivering programs of the highest level of quality achievable in culinary education and sets them apart as leaders of the industry.

Schools that have achieved this status may issue badges for their talent, which allows them to further promote their culinary excellence.

TAKE SKILLS FURTHER

  • Join a global professional development network co-created with leading employers.
  • Get skills, experience, and career milestones certified to standards set by the industry.
  • Invest in your talent and inspire your staff by recognizing their performance.
  • Stand out from the crowd with industry relevant and quality assured qualifications.
GET STARTED NOW
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FOR EMPLOYERS

Hiring and retaining staff can be a major challenge. Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification offers a powerful way to help you attract quality candidates and build a stronger team.

  • Keep employees engaged and reduce turnover by providing a roadmap for advancement within your organization.
  • Digital badges help build a successful employer brand, boost retention levels, and foster a work culture committed to professional development.
  • By giving you an instant view of the skills and experience of people applying for jobs, digital badges can help you to recruit more effectively and efficiently.
  • Attract more talent and showcase your organization as an attractive place to work by investing in a skills recognition tool

Use Global Culinary Certification in different ways to add value to your business.

STEP 1

Reach out to our team to find out how Global Culinary Certification can take your talent to a new standard. Get in touch here.

STEP 2

The Global Hospitality Certification allows employers to recognize and reward their teams, and an appreciated team is more likely to stay with you for longer.

STEP 3

By investing into a skills recognition tool like the Global Hospitality Certification, you are showcasing, both internally and externally, the culture of your organization, making it a more attractive place to work at.

INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
EXPLORE THE LEVELS

TAKE SKILLS FURTHER

  • Join a global professional development network co-created with leading employers.
  • Get skills, experience, and career milestones certified to standards set by the industry.
  • Invest in your talent and inspire your staff by recognizing their performance.
  • Stand out from the crowd with industry relevant and quality assured qualifications.
GET STARTED NOW
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WHAT ARE DIGITAL CREDENTIALS?

Digital credentials are the latest trend in education and work-based training. They are the modern version of traditional printed certificates, offering many more exciting features. They are secure, instantly verifiable and can be shared using social media which means that the world can see your achievements whenever and wherever you choose to showcase them.

QUESTIONS?

Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification covers culinary arts experience at all levels. Ask us how you, your school, or your company can incorporate Global Culinary Certification now.

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Worldchefs Global Culinary Certification was created by Worldchefs in collaboration with both leading employers and City & Guilds, a world leader in skills development and quality assurance.
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