ACS Certified Cheese Professionals® are required to renew their certification with ACS every 3 years by demonstrating continued professional development in the cheese industry. After the three-year period, candidates must submit evidence of continuing education and involvement in the cheese industry.
Recertification Requirements
Certified Cheese Professionals® applying for recertification must demonstrate:
- 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™ may be required to complete continuing education credits to be eligible to recertify. CCPs™ will be notified via email, CheeseBytes, and Facebook of continuing education requirements and reasonable advanced notice will be given.
Deadlines
Early October: Recertification period opens
December 31: Recertification period closes
Fee
The fee to recertify is $75 (USD).
Apply for Recertification
Applications for recertification will be accepted online the fall of the year the Certification expires.
| Class | Next Year Required to Recertify |
| 2012 | 2021, 2024 |
| 2013 | 2019, 2022 |
| 2014 | 2020, 2023 |
| 2015 | 2021, 2024 |
| 2016 | 2019, 2022 |
| 2017 | 2020, 2023 |
| 2018 | 2021, 2024 |
| 2019 | 2022, 2025 |