AGSI Education · Optional training

Learn the work. Prove the credential on the exam — if you want it.

AGSI is the Independent Authority for Grill Service Certification. Optional Education courses help grill service pros build skills on the job. Training never gates CGCT.

Finishing a course earns a Certificate of Course Completion only — not a CGCT credential, license, CAGST, company cert, or repair cert. Prefer structured practice? Browse courses below. Ready now? Skip training and go straight to the exam.

Test out — CGCT Level I for $499 Browse courses Start learning

Primary path to the credential: CGCT Level I exam eligibility for $499 (first 3-year term on pass). No course purchase required. Optional training never gates the $499 CGCT Level I test-out.

What Education courses are

Optional training tracks for shops and independents — never required to sit for CGCT.
Finish a course → Certificate of Course Completion only.
That PDF is not CGCT, not a license, not CAGST, not company cert, and not repair certification.
Start from the catalog or My learning (sign in to open the player).

What CGCT certification is

CGCT Level I (cleaning) is today’s open exam credential — separate from any course.
Pass the exam → CGCT. Employers confirm status only at /verify.
Test out anytime for $499 (first 3-year term on pass).
Class ≠ cert. Took the class ≠ holds CGCT.

Education vs CGCT

AGSI Education

Optional training
Certificate of Course Completion PDF
Never required for CGCT
Start at /courses or /learn

CGCT Level I

Exam credential (cleaning)
Verify only at /verify
$499 test-out — first 3-year term on pass
Training never required

Pass the exam → CGCT (verify at /verify). Finish a course → Certificate of Course Completion.

Courses

Easy to browse and start. Each track ends in a Certificate of Course Completion only.

Full catalog →

Flagship · Training track

Science of Grill Cleaning

$49

First two modules free · then full unlock

Flagship course on what grill filth is made of and what it takes to remove it (grease, carbon, proteins, minerals, smoke).

Best for: Cleaners who want why-it-works depth

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Training track

Cleaning Ops

$39

First two modules free · then full unlock

Day-job restorative cleaning playbook: zones, PPE, job flow, stop-work, and customer talk.

Best for: New hires and crews needing an ops playbook

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Training track

Grill Repair Fundamentals

$59

First two modules free · then full unlock

Hire-ready helper training: safety/isolation, parts, tools, ignition, burners, and gas-path red lines (escalate, don’t freestyle).

Best for: Shops onboarding new employees into light repair help

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Every course above ends in a Certificate of Course Completion only — not CGCT, not a license, and not a company or repair credential. Training never gates CGCT.

Paths — with context

Want the credential? The primary path is the standalone CGCT Level I test-out for $499. Training courses are optional and sold separately at their own prices. Buying a course does not change the exam price or your exam results, and no course is a prerequisite.

Test out — CGCT Level I for $499

Training courses — sold separately

Training is optional and separate from certification. Buying a course does not change the exam price or your exam results. Finishing a course earns a Certificate of Course Completion — not a CGCT credential. Verify CGCT at /verify.

Training is optional. You can sit for CGCT Level I without buying a course. Certificate of Course Completion ≠ CGCT. Verify credentials only at /verify.

Took the class ≠ holds CGCT. Pass the exam → CGCT. Finish the course → Certificate of Course Completion. AGSI Education courses issue a Certificate of Course Completion only. Today’s open credential is CGCT Level I (cleaning). Training is never required to sit for CGCT. Verify CGCT status only at /verify. Optional training never gates the $499 CGCT Level I test-out.