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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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Brown Belt + curated electives. Your CAIBOK achievements beyond the White Belt show on your profile.

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Certifications

Requires an active membership. Buy the capstone to unlock that credential's exams - you earn it by passing the anchor exams + the capstone.

Standard

Green Belt

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

Chef de Partie level - unlocks every Green exam (core + electives) and its capstone. Includes Certified Line Cook.

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Certified HACCP & Food Safety Manager

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

Requires the Brown Belt. The kitchen's food-safety authority - HACCP, allergens, QC, manager-level food safety.

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Certified Restaurant Marketer

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

The Restaurant Marketing pathway.

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Red Belt

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

Sous Chef level - requires the Green Belt first. Unlocks every Red exam and its capstone. Includes Certified Kitchen Supervisor.

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

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Black Belt

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

Chef de Cuisine level - the top belt. Requires the Red Belt first.

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Certified Restaurant Manager

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

The complete Restaurant Management pathway (4 modules).

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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 + 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