Candidates and certificants are entitled to appeal determinations made by the Certification Commission regarding 1) the Commission’s interpretation of standards, including candidate eligibility determinations and certificant recertification determinations; 2) content of the exam and/or keyed responses to items, 3) alleged inappropriate exam administration procedures; and 4) alleged testing conditions severe enough to cause a major disruption of the examination process.
Candidates must submit an appeal within thirty (30) days of receiving the determiniation. View the policies and procedures on www.acfchefs.org/certcommission for the appeals process and timeline.
A candidate wishing to submit an appeal of any portion of their certification practical exam results must complete ALL information fields in the form below. The ACF certification appeals subcommittee will review the information and relay the outcome back to the candidate upon a decision being made. All decisions made by the ACF certification appeals subcommittee are FINAL.
If you have any questions before submitting an appeal, please email certcommission@acfchefs.org.