Personal Chef Certificate Examination

Personal Chef Certificate Examination Series

Show your professionalism with the Personal Chef Certificate Examination Series.

✓ PCC Examination Series: Verify your business knowledge with the Personal Chef Certificate (PCC) Examination Series, allowing you to complete your culinary skills and demonstrate your expertise as a Personal Chef.

This exam series is one requirement to become a USPCA Certified Personal Chef.

❌ No Additional Training Programs Are Included

Now, the details . . .

Personal Chef Certificate – Who, Why & How

Who can take the Personal Chef Certificate series?

Anyone may purchase and utilize the Personal Chef Certificate (PCC) examination series. Individuals who are using the Personal Chef training program are strongly advised to finish their program studies first.

Why bother with the examination series?

The Personal Chef Certificate is an excellent marketing tool, indicating to your clients that you have approached this career seriously, and have demonstrated industry knowledge about properly operating a Personal Chef Service. Successful completion also gives you the satisfaction that you have fully understood the methods, concepts and operations as presented in the training materials. The information covered is the industry standard, responsible for thousands of successful Personal Chef Services across North America.

What can you expect when taking examinations?

There are three separate examinations involved, with 30 questions in each of the three exams. These questions are True/False, Multiple Choice or Write-In. (write-in answers will be one-word answers). Passing score is 80% on each exam.

What general areas are covered on the exams?

• Planning & Administration
• Organization & Operations
• Marketing & Selling

Logistics information

Once an exam is started you will have 60 minutes to complete that exam. You cannot pause or stop an opened exam. You may take these exams in any order, and you can take them back-to-back or over the period of days or weeks. If your Internet connection is lost during the exam, promptly re connect and return to the SAME EXAM as the one you were taking when your connection was lost. You will be returned to that exam and can resume where you got disconnected. If you have started an exam and experience a power outage which does not allow you to return to the exam within your 60-minute time period, please contact us.

Once all three examinations are successfully completed, you will have immediate access to your personalized Personal Chef Certificate – which you should download, and print if desired (strongly recommended for your marketing portfolio).

These examinations are presented in English only.

There are no graphics, motion or sound associated, so even a slower dial-up Internet connection should have no issues or negative impact. There are multiple exams for each section. If an exam was failed and reset, it is unlikely the same exam will appear again. Success rates are high, but in the event of a failed examination, you will be contacted by the Culinary Business Institute and arrangements will be made to access another version of that same exam. There are no “trick” questions. The examination series is a feedback mechanism to show you understand the proper business procedures, marketing methods and day-today operations for a traditional Personal Chef Service.

Please note: The Personal Chef training program and examination series is endorsed by the United States Personal Chef Association (USPCA). This examination series is used to substantiate an industry and business operations knowledge base, and is used by professional associations as a membership requirement. Successful completion of the PCC examination series is one requirement to become a Certified Personal Chef, administered through the USPCA.

The Culinary Business Institute can also connect you to a live Commercial Kitchen mentor. Contact us for more information.

USPCA Personal Chef Certification Details