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A CAIBOK belt certifies verified competency across Food Safety, Professional Cooking, and Business at a specific brigade role. Every credential is issued after passing rigorous-standard exams and is publicly verifiable in one click.

What each belt tells you

Belts mirror the kitchen brigade hierarchy, so they slot straight into your hiring conversations.

Brown Belt

Commis

Certifies competency across Safety, Cooking, and Business at the Commis.

Green Belt

Chef de Partie

Certifies competency across Safety, Cooking, and Business at the Chef de Partie.

Red Belt

Sous Chef

Certifies competency across Safety, Cooking, and Business at the Sous Chef.

Black Belt

Chef de Cuisine

Certifies competency across Safety, Cooking, and Business at the Chef de Cuisine.

Your pathway at a glance

Climb the belts (with membership) — or buy a certificate track directly. Two paths, one standard.

The belt journey Free With membership · $49.99/yr Membership + the belt fee (includes its core exams, electives & capstone) White BeltFood HandlerFood-safety basicsApply — freeBrown BeltCommis3 core examsGreen BeltChef de Partie6 core + 2 electives+ the whole belt: $99Red BeltSous Chef6 core + 2 elect. + capstone+ the whole belt: $199Black BeltChef de Cuisine6 core + 3 elect. + capstone+ the whole belt: $199 → Each belt requires the one below it: Brown → Green → Red → Black. A belt's fee unlocks EVERYTHING at that level: its core exams, its electives and its capstone. The Red & Black belts add a proctored capstone exam.

Certificate pathways

Role credentials — each is a defined set of exams plus a comprehensive capstone. Line Cook and Kitchen Supervisor come included with their belt; the rest are bought separately.

Certificate Required exams Capstone Price
Certified Line CookKnife & Tool Skills · Culinary Math · Beef & Red Meats · Poultry · Garde Manger+ CapstoneIncluded with the Green Belt
Certified HACCP & Food Safety ManagerRequires the Brown Belt. Foodborne Illness Prevention · QC for Food Safety · Food Safety for Managers · Allergies & Food Sensitivity · HACCP & ISO+ Capstone$99
Certified Kitchen SupervisorKitchen Team Mgmt · Stock Management · Food Safety for Managers · Restaurant Crisis Mgmt · SOP & QC+ CapstoneIncluded with the Red Belt
Certified Restaurant Manager18 module exams — Control & Risk · Cost & Profit · Talent · Strategy & Sales+ Capstone$199
Certified Restaurant MarketerChef Career Success · The Restaurant Industry · Food Photography · Digital Marketing · Brand Management+ Capstone$99

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Enter a candidate's CAIBOK ID and instantly confirm it is genuine and current — straight from CAIBOK, with no middleman.

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Independent by design

CAIBOK is an independent certification body: it sets the standard and evaluates competency, and it does not sell the training or endorse any provider. That is what makes the credential mean something.

How CAIBOK works → See the full framework →