Emerging Professional Membership
Benefits
The Emerging Professional Members is designed for those individuals just beginning their culinary careers - perfect for both recent career changers, new graduates and those working on their post-secondary education.
Benefits include:
Networking
- Face-to-Face meetings at the annual Conference, local and regional events and international culinary tours
- Online Member Forums give you the opportunity to post your questions and offer your expertise
- The searchable online membership directory gives you access to the leaders in the culinary industry
Continuing Education
- Monthly Teleforums - teleconferences with timely topics presented by the experts
- Quarterly e-newsletters
- Educational sessions at the annual conference
- Certified Culinary Professional – earn the CCP designation
- Search for culinary-related jobs
- Post your resume so that hiring managers can view it
- Member to Member Discounts on products and services such as kitchen appliances, cookware, classes and seminars
- Access to affordable health and life insurance, and more.
Join Now to become a member of this vibrant association and begin networking with the culinary industry’s most influential people today!
Eligibility
To qualify for Emerging Professional Membership, you must be at least one of the following:
- A current full-time post-secondary student pursuing a culinary or related degree
- A current part-time post-secondary student pursuing a culinary or related degree
- An individual who has taken on a culinary-related position (or changed his/her current position to have a culinary focus) for the first time within the past two years.
All three categories are eligible for the Emerging Professional rate for a maximum of two years only.
- There is no age restriction.
- Current members may not revert back to Emerging Professional status unless they become full-time students and provide the required documentation.
