Cheese Certification Alliance

Mission Statement & Goals

The mission of the Cheese Education Committee of the ACS is to support artisan cheesemaking by fostering cheese education and by developing a Cheese Certification Program.

Our goals include:

Recognize Cheese Education as a core function of the ACS

Continue to develop content for an Education section on the ACS website.

Facilitate the availability of educational resources to the cheese community:

Develop a network of education programs whose course content prepares candidates for eventual certification.
Identify existing programs
Work with educators to develop a common, basic master syllabus
Encourage the development of new programs (The Committee does not intend to become a teaching organization; rather a clearinghouse and networking organization.)

Develop a certification program:

Create an examination or series of examinations that will measure cheese knowledge needed by all those who handle cheese in its journey from the cheesemaker to the consumer
Enroll partner organizations for funding and marketing
Administer the exams
Score, record, and report the results

View Key Concepts/Next Steps Document as shared at the 2008 Annual Conference