Applicants are eligible to take the Certified Food Executive and Master Certified Food Executive exams online.


Online Exam Instructions

1. Sign-up for the IFSEA exam through the IFSEA Application Process

2. Choose a proctor from the IFSEA Proctor List.  If you choose a proctor not on the list, the proctor candidate must submit a Proctor Application.
3. Select date, time, and location of exam
4. IFSEA will notify the testing center which will send the applicant and the proctor confirming the exam. The proctor will receive the password to start the online exam.
5. The proctor and test taker must be together for the test
6. On exam day, log onto this website to begin:  https://testing.ei-ahla.org/q4/
7. Applicant will be asked to download Questionmark software and close all web, email, blog, and Microsoft Messenger type applications
8. Applicant will be asked to enter the Candidate ID and Password, provided by the testing center.
9. Please Note:  Do not put a check in Resume incomplete assessments unless the computer kicks you out and you go back in to continue, THEN you check that box.
10. The Proctor will read a statement and type their name in the computer program.  At that point the tester reads their instructions and types their name into the program.
11. The exam officially begins

Please Note: The program does not work well with Internet Explorer 8.

For the CFE test you have 2 hours to complete the 80-question examination.
For the MCFE test you have 4 hours to complete the 200-question examination.

Good Luck!