• ICES Certification is available only to ICES members in good standing.
• CSA/CMSA candidates are selected on a first-come, first-served basis, and all spaces may be filled before the March 1 deadline.
• The total number of candidates accepted will depend on available testing space.

Fee:

• A non-refundable, non-transferable, application fee of $230.00 (US funds) MUST accompany this application. This fee covers the cost of application and testing.
• Returned checks will incur a $30.00 service charge. Payment method: VISA, Master Card, Discover, Check, Money Order, or Cash (in person).
• Checks or money orders must be made payable to ICES, and must be in US funds drawn on US banks.
• Please do not send cash through the mail.

Refund Policy:

• The application fee is non-refundable, non-transferable with the following exceptions:

1. The Certification Committee cancels the test for any reason.
2. An application is rejected due to overbooking of candidates for that application year.

Additional Information:

• All candidates MUST have a valid e-mail address, or access to a valid e-mail account, and agree to receive correspondence through this account. All Certification Test correspondence MUST be conducted by e-mail.
• This test is conducted in English. Any translation services are the responsibility of the Candidate and must be approved by the Test Administrator prior to the test. ICES assumes no responsibility for any incorrectly translated information that may affect the outcome of the Candidate’s test.
• All candidates using electricity will be assessed an additional usage fee determined by the fee schedule of the test facility. The minimum fee for any electrical use is $50.00 (US funds).
• All candidates must electronically submit their completed Candidate Plan Packet to the Certification Committee by April 1st of your test year.
• The Certification test is a single day, live, adjudicated skills test. It consists of eight (8) candidate-chosen skills, and two (2) mandatory skills, (a smoothly-iced buttercream or royal-iced cake, and a fondant covered cake) plus a score for Work Process and a score for Artistic Impression. Candidates must complete one 3-tiered cake, one non-tiered cake, and one non-cake display piece incorporating exactly eight (8) of the Skills listed in the Candidate Certification Guide. The total number of skill points for the eight (8) techniques must be at least twenty-one (21) but not more than twenty-two (22) points. A Final Score is calculated from all of these individual scores and will determine whether the candidate achieves certification and at what level.
• The Certification Committee cancels the test for any reason.
• An application is rejected due to overbooking of candidates for that application year.
• Please review the guide and the specific prerequisites before you submit your application.