THE 2025 CCP® AND CCSE® RECERTIFICATION PERIOD WILL OPEN ON OCTOBER 15TH, AND CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 30TH.

On October 15th, eligible applicants will receive an email from ACS with a link to apply. You are eligible if you earned your certification in 2022, or if you last recertified in 2022.

RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Certified Cheese Professionals® an Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluators® applying for recertification must demonstrate:

• Over the last 3 years, a total of one thousand (1,000) hours of any combination of paid or unpaid work experience and formal education, continuing education, or professional development in the cheese industry.

AND

• At ACS’s sole discretion, CCPs® and CCSEs® may be required to complete continuing education credits to be eligible to recertify. CCPs® and CCSEs® will be notified via email, CheeseBytes, and Facebook of continuing education requirements and reasonable advanced notice will be given.

DEADLINES

The 2025 recertification deadline will be November 30.

FEE

The fee to recertify is $75 (USD). This fee is waived if an applicant has attended at least one ACS Conference in the past 3 years.

APPLY FOR RECERTIFICATION

Applications for recertification will be accepted online in the fall of the year the Certification expires.