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Create a free account, try sample exams, and APPLY FOR YOUR WHITE BELT — free. Includes a public, verifiable profile + Add-to-LinkedIn.

The White Belt requires a valid basic food-safety certificate (e.g. ServSafe Food Handler). It is the first step toward earning your Black Belt, our highest professional credential. We validate it against your country's requirement.

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$49.99/yr
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Always includes your next belt's subject exams — starting with the Brown Belt — plus curated electives. Your CAIBOK achievements show on your verified public profile.

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Certifications

Requires an active membership. Your membership includes every subject exam for your next belt; once you have passed them, purchase the capstone - the final proctored assessment where the credential is decided.

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Green Belt capstone

$99
one-time . + $49.99/yr membership

Chef de Partie level. Your membership already includes every Green subject exam once you hold the Brown Belt — pass them, then sit this proctored final exam to earn the belt.

You are paying for the exam opportunity - not a course.

Available for purchase once you have passed this belt's exams. Sign in to check your eligibility.
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Red Belt capstone

$199
one-time . + $49.99/yr membership

Sous Chef level — requires the Green Belt first. Membership includes every Red subject exam; this proctored final exam is where the belt is decided.

You are paying for the exam opportunity - not a course. Proctored: first attempt included; each retake $29.

Available for purchase once you have passed this belt's exams. Sign in to check your eligibility.
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Black Belt capstone

$199
one-time . + $49.99/yr membership

Chef de Cuisine level — the top belt. Requires the Red Belt first; membership includes every Black subject exam.

You are paying for the exam opportunity - not a course. Proctored: first attempt included; each retake $29.

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Certified Restaurant Manager

$199
one-time . + $49.99/yr membership

The complete Restaurant Management pathway — its 4 modules of exams plus the final proctored capstone.

You are paying for the exam opportunity - not a course. Proctored: first attempt included; each retake $29.

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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 includes your next belt's exams · the capstone is purchased when you sit it White BeltFood HandlerFood-safety basicsApply — freeBrown BeltCommis3 core examsGreen BeltChef de Partie6 core + 2 electivesCapstone: $99Red BeltSous Chef6 core + 2 elect. + capstoneCapstone: $199Black BeltChef de Cuisine6 core + 3 elect. + capstoneCapstone: $199 → Each belt requires the one below it: Brown → Green → Red → Black. Membership includes every subject exam of your next belt (core and electives); the capstone — a proctored final exam — is purchased when you are ready to sit it.

Certificate pathways

The Certificate in Restaurant Management is a defined set of exams plus a comprehensive capstone, bought separately from the belts.

Certificate Required exams Capstone Price
Certified Restaurant Manager18 module exams — Control & Risk · Cost & Profit · Talent · Strategy & Sales+ Capstone$199