Repository: kubernetes-sigs/kueue

Issue:
Implement generic strings Join util
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**What would you like to be cleaned**:

I would like to implement a generic string `Join` util in https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/tree/main/pkg/util/strings

```go
func Join[S ~string](a S, sep string) S { ... }
```

This has the same functionality with Go stdlib `strings.Join`, but this allows us to use strings type alias.

**Why is this needed**:

We have a lot of strings type alias and join those for messaging like:

- https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/blob/b90208f86e490ef499bcfcc6d0b1242f5d880fae/pkg/config/validation.go#L277
- https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/blob/04bee0db4000b298656c42a1ec44493e49bab5c8/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go#L255

So, we want to generalize those.

Hints from issue comments:
@vladikkuzn: /assign

Solution patch:
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
index 9ef99660e..92f735944 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ type ClusterQueueSpec struct {
 	// admissionChecks lists the AdmissionChecks required by this ClusterQueue.
 	// Cannot be used along with AdmissionCheckStrategy.
 	// +optional
-	AdmissionChecks []string `json:"admissionChecks,omitempty"`
+	AdmissionChecks []AdmissionCheckReference `json:"admissionChecks,omitempty"`
 
 	// admissionCheckStrategy defines a list of strategies to determine which ResourceFlavors require AdmissionChecks.
 	// This property cannot be used in conjunction with the 'admissionChecks' property.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ type AdmissionChecksStrategy struct {
 // AdmissionCheckStrategyRule defines rules for a single AdmissionCheck
 type AdmissionCheckStrategyRule struct {
 	// name is an AdmissionCheck's name.
-	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Name AdmissionCheckReference `json:"name"`
 
 	// onFlavors is a list of ResourceFlavors' names that this AdmissionCheck should run for.
 	// If empty, the AdmissionCheck will run for all workloads submitted to the ClusterQueue.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go
index 6a717e827..699115583 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go
@@ -386,12 +386,15 @@ type RequeueState struct {
 	RequeueAt *metav1.Time `json:"requeueAt,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// AdmissionCheckReference is the name of an AdmissionCheck.
+// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=316
+type AdmissionCheckReference string
+
 type AdmissionCheckState struct {
 	// name identifies the admission check.
 	// +required
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=316
-	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Name AdmissionCheckReference `json:"name"`
 	// state of the admissionCheck, one of Pending, Ready, Retry, Rejected
 	// +required
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index abc4a6b4c..ce0789388 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func (in *ClusterQueueSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ClusterQueueSpec) {
 	}
 	if in.AdmissionChecks != nil {
 		in, out := &in.AdmissionChecks, &out.AdmissionChecks
-		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		*out = make([]AdmissionCheckReference, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
 	if in.AdmissionChecksStrategy != nil {
diff --git a/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml b/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
index 5cb425418..0d696cdd8 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/templates/crd/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ spec:
                   admissionChecks lists the AdmissionChecks required by this ClusterQueue.
                   Cannot be used along with AdmissionCheckStrategy.
                 items:
+                  description: AdmissionCheckReference is the name of an AdmissionCheck.
+                  maxLength: 316
                   type: string
                 type: array
               admissionChecksStrategy:
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ spec:
                       properties:
                         name:
                           description: name is an AdmissionCheck's name.
+                          maxLength: 316
                           type: string
                         onFlavors:
                           description: |-
diff --git a/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstate.go b/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstate.go
index 64d9a4fb7..7a01f579b 100644
--- a/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstate.go
+++ b/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstate.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 // AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration represents a declarative configuration of the AdmissionCheckState type for use
 // with apply.
 type AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration struct {
-	Name               *string                          `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	State              *kueuev1beta1.CheckState         `json:"state,omitempty"`
-	LastTransitionTime *v1.Time                         `json:"lastTransitionTime,omitempty"`
-	Message            *string                          `json:"message,omitempty"`
-	PodSetUpdates      []PodSetUpdateApplyConfiguration `json:"podSetUpdates,omitempty"`
+	Name               *kueuev1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	State              *kueuev1beta1.CheckState              `json:"state,omitempty"`
+	LastTransitionTime *v1.Time                              `json:"lastTransitionTime,omitempty"`
+	Message            *string                               `json:"message,omitempty"`
+	PodSetUpdates      []PodSetUpdateApplyConfiguration      `json:"podSetUpdates,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration constructs a declarative configuration of the AdmissionCheckState type for use with
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func AdmissionCheckState() *AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration {
 // WithName sets the Name field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the Name field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration) WithName(value string) *AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration {
+func (b *AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration) WithName(value kueuev1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference) *AdmissionCheckStateApplyConfiguration {
 	b.Name = &value
 	return b
 }
diff --git a/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstrategyrule.go b/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstrategyrule.go
index a62ad25e2..76f3120ff 100644
--- a/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstrategyrule.go
+++ b/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheckstrategyrule.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 // AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleApplyConfiguration represents a declarative configuration of the AdmissionCheckStrategyRule type for use
 // with apply.
 type AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleApplyConfiguration struct {
-	Name      *string                                `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Name      *kueuev1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference  `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	OnFlavors []kueuev1beta1.ResourceFlavorReference `json:"onFlavors,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func AdmissionCheckStrategyRule() *AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleApplyConfiguration
 // WithName sets the Name field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the Name field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleApplyConfiguration) WithName(value string) *AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleApplyConfiguration {
+func (b *AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleApplyConfiguration) WithName(value kueuev1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference) *AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleApplyConfiguration {
 	b.Name = &value
 	return b
 }
diff --git a/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueuespec.go b/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueuespec.go
index 52564a1f9..41a155d83 100644
--- a/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueuespec.go
+++ b/client-go/applyconfiguration/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueuespec.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type ClusterQueueSpecApplyConfiguration struct {
 	NamespaceSelector       *v1.LabelSelectorApplyConfiguration        `json:"namespaceSelector,omitempty"`
 	FlavorFungibility       *FlavorFungibilityApplyConfiguration       `json:"flavorFungibility,omitempty"`
 	Preemption              *ClusterQueuePreemptionApplyConfiguration  `json:"preemption,omitempty"`
-	AdmissionChecks         []string                                   `json:"admissionChecks,omitempty"`
+	AdmissionChecks         []kueuev1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference     `json:"admissionChecks,omitempty"`
 	AdmissionChecksStrategy *AdmissionChecksStrategyApplyConfiguration `json:"admissionChecksStrategy,omitempty"`
 	StopPolicy              *kueuev1beta1.StopPolicy                   `json:"stopPolicy,omitempty"`
 	FairSharing             *FairSharingApplyConfiguration             `json:"fairSharing,omitempty"`
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (b *ClusterQueueSpecApplyConfiguration) WithPreemption(value *ClusterQueueP
 // WithAdmissionChecks adds the given value to the AdmissionChecks field in the declarative configuration
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be build by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, values provided by each call will be appended to the AdmissionChecks field.
-func (b *ClusterQueueSpecApplyConfiguration) WithAdmissionChecks(values ...string) *ClusterQueueSpecApplyConfiguration {
+func (b *ClusterQueueSpecApplyConfiguration) WithAdmissionChecks(values ...kueuev1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference) *ClusterQueueSpecApplyConfiguration {
 	for i := range values {
 		b.AdmissionChecks = append(b.AdmissionChecks, values[i])
 	}
diff --git a/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml b/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
index 7e6814c71..6d98229ec 100644
--- a/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
+++ b/config/components/crd/bases/kueue.x-k8s.io_clusterqueues.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ spec:
                   admissionChecks lists the AdmissionChecks required by this ClusterQueue.
                   Cannot be used along with AdmissionCheckStrategy.
                 items:
+                  description: AdmissionCheckReference is the name of an AdmissionCheck.
+                  maxLength: 316
                   type: string
                 type: array
               admissionChecksStrategy:
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ spec:
                       properties:
                         name:
                           description: name is an AdmissionCheck's name.
+                          maxLength: 316
                           type: string
                         onFlavors:
                           description: |-
diff --git a/pkg/cache/cache.go b/pkg/cache/cache.go
index d5501af08..0ba5aca82 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/cache.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ type Cache struct {
 	assumedWorkloads    map[string]kueue.ClusterQueueReference
 	resourceFlavors     map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]*kueue.ResourceFlavor
 	podsReadyTracking   bool
-	admissionChecks     map[string]AdmissionCheck
+	admissionChecks     map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck
 	workloadInfoOptions []workload.InfoOption
 	fairSharingEnabled  bool
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func New(client client.Client, opts ...Option) *Cache {
 		client:              client,
 		assumedWorkloads:    make(map[string]kueue.ClusterQueueReference),
 		resourceFlavors:     make(map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]*kueue.ResourceFlavor),
-		admissionChecks:     make(map[string]AdmissionCheck),
+		admissionChecks:     make(map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck),
 		podsReadyTracking:   options.podsReadyTracking,
 		workloadInfoOptions: options.workloadInfoOptions,
 		fairSharingEnabled:  options.fairSharingEnabled,
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (c *Cache) AddOrUpdateAdmissionCheck(ac *kueue.AdmissionCheck) sets.Set[kue
 		Active:     apimeta.IsStatusConditionTrue(ac.Status.Conditions, kueue.AdmissionCheckActive),
 		Controller: ac.Spec.ControllerName,
 	}
-	c.admissionChecks[ac.Name] = newAC
+	c.admissionChecks[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name)] = newAC
 
 	return c.updateClusterQueues()
 }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (c *Cache) AddOrUpdateAdmissionCheck(ac *kueue.AdmissionCheck) sets.Set[kue
 func (c *Cache) DeleteAdmissionCheck(ac *kueue.AdmissionCheck) sets.Set[kueue.ClusterQueueReference] {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
-	delete(c.admissionChecks, ac.Name)
+	delete(c.admissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 	return c.updateClusterQueues()
 }
 
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ func (c *Cache) ClusterQueuesUsingTopology(tName kueue.TopologyReference) []kueu
 	return cqs
 }
 
-func (c *Cache) ClusterQueuesUsingAdmissionCheck(ac string) []kueue.ClusterQueueReference {
+func (c *Cache) ClusterQueuesUsingAdmissionCheck(ac kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) []kueue.ClusterQueueReference {
 	c.RLock()
 	defer c.RUnlock()
 	var cqs []kueue.ClusterQueueReference
diff --git a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go
index 9d32f16d9..ceafb2d35 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/hierarchy"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/metrics"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/resources"
-	utilac "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/api"
+	stringsutils "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/strings"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/workload"
 )
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ type clusterQueue struct {
 	// Aggregates AdmissionChecks from both .spec.AdmissionChecks and .spec.AdmissionCheckStrategy
 	// Sets hold ResourceFlavors to which an AdmissionCheck should apply.
 	// In case its empty, it means an AdmissionCheck should apply to all ResourceFlavor
-	AdmissionChecks map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]
+	AdmissionChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]
 	Status          metrics.ClusterQueueStatus
 	// AllocatableResourceGeneration will be increased when some admitted workloads are
 	// deleted, or the resource groups are changed.
@@ -70,11 +71,11 @@ type clusterQueue struct {
 	localQueues                        map[string]*LocalQueue
 	podsReadyTracking                  bool
 	missingFlavors                     []kueue.ResourceFlavorReference
-	missingAdmissionChecks             []string
-	inactiveAdmissionChecks            []string
-	multiKueueAdmissionChecks          []string
-	provisioningAdmissionChecks        []string
-	perFlavorMultiKueueAdmissionChecks []string
+	missingAdmissionChecks             []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
+	inactiveAdmissionChecks            []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
+	multiKueueAdmissionChecks          []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
+	provisioningAdmissionChecks        []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
+	perFlavorMultiKueueAdmissionChecks []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 	tasFlavors                         map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]kueue.TopologyReference
 	admittedWorkloadsCount             int
 	isStopped                          bool
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ var defaultPreemption = kueue.ClusterQueuePreemption{
 
 var defaultFlavorFungibility = kueue.FlavorFungibility{WhenCanBorrow: kueue.Borrow, WhenCanPreempt: kueue.TryNextFlavor}
 
-func (c *clusterQueue) updateClusterQueue(in *kueue.ClusterQueue, resourceFlavors map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]*kueue.ResourceFlavor, admissionChecks map[string]AdmissionCheck, oldParent *cohort) error {
+func (c *clusterQueue) updateClusterQueue(in *kueue.ClusterQueue, resourceFlavors map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]*kueue.ResourceFlavor, admissionChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck, oldParent *cohort) error {
 	if c.updateQuotasAndResourceGroups(in.Spec.ResourceGroups) || oldParent != c.Parent() {
 		if oldParent != nil && oldParent != c.Parent() {
 			// ignore error when old Cohort has cycle.
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ func (c *clusterQueue) updateClusterQueue(in *kueue.ClusterQueue, resourceFlavor
 
 	c.isStopped = ptr.Deref(in.Spec.StopPolicy, kueue.None) != kueue.None
 
-	c.AdmissionChecks = utilac.NewAdmissionChecks(in)
+	c.AdmissionChecks = admissioncheck.NewAdmissionChecks(in)
 
 	if in.Spec.Preemption != nil {
 		c.Preemption = *in.Spec.Preemption
@@ -240,12 +241,12 @@ func (c *clusterQueue) inactiveReason() (string, string) {
 
 		if len(c.multiKueueAdmissionChecks) > 1 {
 			reasons = append(reasons, kueue.ClusterQueueActiveReasonMultipleMultiKueueAdmissionChecks)
-			messages = append(messages, fmt.Sprintf("Cannot use multiple MultiKueue AdmissionChecks on the same ClusterQueue, found: %v", strings.Join(c.multiKueueAdmissionChecks, ",")))
+			messages = append(messages, fmt.Sprintf("Cannot use multiple MultiKueue AdmissionChecks on the same ClusterQueue, found: %v", stringsutils.Join(c.multiKueueAdmissionChecks, ",")))
 		}
 
 		if len(c.perFlavorMultiKueueAdmissionChecks) > 0 {
 			reasons = append(reasons, kueue.ClusterQueueActiveReasonMultiKueueAdmissionCheckAppliedPerFlavor)
-			messages = append(messages, fmt.Sprintf("Cannot specify MultiKueue AdmissionCheck per flavor, found: %s", strings.Join(c.perFlavorMultiKueueAdmissionChecks, ",")))
+			messages = append(messages, fmt.Sprintf("Cannot specify MultiKueue AdmissionCheck per flavor, found: %s", stringsutils.Join(c.perFlavorMultiKueueAdmissionChecks, ",")))
 		}
 
 		if features.Enabled(features.TopologyAwareScheduling) && len(c.tasFlavors) > 0 {
@@ -326,14 +327,14 @@ func (c *clusterQueue) updateLabelKeys(flavors map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference
 }
 
 // updateWithAdmissionChecks updates a ClusterQueue based on the passed AdmissionChecks set.
-func (c *clusterQueue) updateWithAdmissionChecks(checks map[string]AdmissionCheck) {
-	checksPerController := make(map[string][]string, len(c.AdmissionChecks))
+func (c *clusterQueue) updateWithAdmissionChecks(checks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck) {
+	checksPerController := make(map[string][]kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, len(c.AdmissionChecks))
 	singleInstanceControllers := sets.New[string]()
-	multiKueueAdmissionChecks := sets.New[string]()
-	provisioningAdmissionChecks := sets.New[string]()
-	var missing []string
-	var inactive []string
-	var perFlavorMultiKueueChecks []string
+	multiKueueAdmissionChecks := sets.New[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]()
+	provisioningAdmissionChecks := sets.New[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]()
+	var missing []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
+	var inactive []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
+	var perFlavorMultiKueueChecks []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 	for acName, flavors := range c.AdmissionChecks {
 		if ac, found := checks[acName]; !found {
 			missing = append(missing, acName)
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ func (c *clusterQueue) updateWithAdmissionChecks(checks map[string]AdmissionChec
 	}
 
 	// remove the controllers which don't have more then one AC or are not single instance.
-	maps.DeleteFunc(checksPerController, func(controller string, acs []string) bool {
+	maps.DeleteFunc(checksPerController, func(controller string, acs []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) bool {
 		return len(acs) < 2 || !singleInstanceControllers.Has(controller)
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go
index 70013cd9c..1e0d514ee 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type ClusterQueueSnapshot struct {
 	// Aggregates AdmissionChecks from both .spec.AdmissionChecks and .spec.AdmissionCheckStrategy
 	// Sets hold ResourceFlavors to which an AdmissionCheck should apply.
 	// In case its empty, it means an AdmissionCheck should apply to all ResourceFlavor
-	AdmissionChecks map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]
+	AdmissionChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]
 	Status          metrics.ClusterQueueStatus
 	// AllocatableResourceGeneration will be increased when some admitted workloads are
 	// deleted, or the resource groups are changed.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/snapshot.go b/pkg/cache/snapshot.go
index d8634bb10..42f933acf 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/snapshot.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func snapshotClusterQueue(c *clusterQueue) *ClusterQueueSnapshot {
 		Preemption:                    c.Preemption,
 		NamespaceSelector:             c.NamespaceSelector,
 		Status:                        c.Status,
-		AdmissionChecks:               utilmaps.DeepCopySets[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](c.AdmissionChecks),
+		AdmissionChecks:               utilmaps.DeepCopySets(c.AdmissionChecks),
 		ResourceNode:                  c.resourceNode.Clone(),
 		TASFlavors:                    make(map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]*TASFlavorSnapshot),
 		tasOnly:                       c.isTASOnly(),
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go
index a16816d7f..0f8065c34 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type wlGroup struct {
 	local         *kueue.Workload
 	remotes       map[string]*kueue.Workload
 	remoteClients map[string]*remoteClient
-	acName        string
+	acName        kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 	jobAdapter    jobframework.MultiKueueAdapter
 	controllerKey types.NamespacedName
 }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (w *wlReconciler) updateACS(ctx context.Context, wl *kueue.Workload, acs *k
 	return w.client.Status().Patch(ctx, wlPatch, client.Apply, client.FieldOwner(kueue.MultiKueueControllerName), client.ForceOwnership)
 }
 
-func (w *wlReconciler) remoteClientsForAC(ctx context.Context, acName string) (map[string]*remoteClient, error) {
+func (w *wlReconciler) remoteClientsForAC(ctx context.Context, acName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) (map[string]*remoteClient, error) {
 	cfg, err := w.helper.ConfigForAdmissionCheck(ctx, acName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (w *wlReconciler) adapter(local *kueue.Workload) (jobframework.MultiKueueAd
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (w *wlReconciler) readGroup(ctx context.Context, local *kueue.Workload, acName string, adapter jobframework.MultiKueueAdapter, controllerName string) (*wlGroup, error) {
+func (w *wlReconciler) readGroup(ctx context.Context, local *kueue.Workload, acName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, adapter jobframework.MultiKueueAdapter, controllerName string) (*wlGroup, error) {
 	rClients, err := w.remoteClientsForAC(ctx, acName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("admission check %q: %w", acName, err)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go
index 9996feeb1..7dfa172db 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (c *Controller) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request) (reco
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	checkConfig := make(map[string]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig, len(relevantChecks))
+	checkConfig := make(map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig, len(relevantChecks))
 	for _, checkName := range relevantChecks {
 		prc, err := c.helper.ConfigForAdmissionCheck(ctx, checkName)
 		if client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ func (c *Controller) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request) (reco
 func (c *Controller) activeOrLastPRForChecks(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	wl *kueue.Workload,
-	checkConfig map[string]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig,
+	checkConfig map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig,
 	ownedPRs []autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest,
-) map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest {
-	activeOrLastPRForChecks := make(map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest)
+) map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest {
+	activeOrLastPRForChecks := make(map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest)
 	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
 	for checkName, prc := range checkConfig {
 		if prc == nil {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (c *Controller) activeOrLastPRForChecks(
 	return activeOrLastPRForChecks
 }
 
-func (c *Controller) deleteUnusedProvisioningRequests(ctx context.Context, ownedPRs []autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest, activeOrLastPRForChecks map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest) error {
+func (c *Controller) deleteUnusedProvisioningRequests(ctx context.Context, ownedPRs []autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest, activeOrLastPRForChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest) error {
 	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
 	prNames := sets.New[string]()
 	for _, pr := range activeOrLastPRForChecks {
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ func (c *Controller) syncOwnedProvisionRequest(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	wl *kueue.Workload,
 	wlInfo *workloadInfo,
-	checkConfig map[string]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig,
-	activeOrLastPRForChecks map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest,
+	checkConfig map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig,
+	activeOrLastPRForChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest,
 ) (*time.Duration, error) {
 	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
 	var requeAfter *time.Duration
@@ -530,12 +530,12 @@ func (wlInfo *workloadInfo) update(wl *kueue.Workload, c clock.Clock) {
 func (c *Controller) syncCheckStates(
 	ctx context.Context, wl *kueue.Workload,
 	wlInfo *workloadInfo,
-	checkConfig map[string]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig,
-	activeOrLastPRForChecks map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest,
+	checkConfig map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig,
+	activeOrLastPRForChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest,
 ) error {
 	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
 	wlInfo.update(wl, c.clock)
-	checksMap := slices.ToRefMap(wl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string { return c.Name })
+	checksMap := slices.ToRefMap(wl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) kueue.AdmissionCheckReference { return c.Name })
 	wlPatch := workload.BaseSSAWorkload(wl)
 	recorderMessages := make([]string, 0, len(checkConfig))
 	updated := false
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go
index 12252cc59..80150c682 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func indexWorkloadsChecks(obj client.Object) []string {
 	if !isWl || len(wl.Status.AdmissionChecks) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return slices.Map(wl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string { return c.Name })
+	return slices.Map(wl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string { return string(c.Name) })
 }
 
 func SetupIndexer(ctx context.Context, indexer client.FieldIndexer) error {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go
index 0f5476b48..341864a8e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ func isCapacityRevoked(pr *autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest) bool {
 	return apimeta.IsStatusConditionTrue(pr.Status.Conditions, autoscaling.CapacityRevoked)
 }
 
-func ProvisioningRequestName(workloadName, checkName string, attempt int32) string {
+func ProvisioningRequestName(workloadName string, checkName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, attempt int32) string {
 	fullName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%d", workloadName, checkName, int(attempt))
 	return limitObjectName(fullName)
 }
 
-func getProvisioningRequestNamePrefix(workloadName, checkName string) string {
+func getProvisioningRequestNamePrefix(workloadName string, checkName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) string {
 	fullName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-", workloadName, checkName)
 	return limitObjectName(fullName)
 }
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ func getProvisioningRequestPodTemplateName(prName string, podsetName kueue.PodSe
 	return limitObjectName(fullName)
 }
 
-func matchesWorkloadAndCheck(pr *autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest, workloadName, checkName string) bool {
+func matchesWorkloadAndCheck(pr *autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest, workloadName string, checkName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) bool {
 	attemptRegex := getAttemptRegex(workloadName, checkName)
 	matches := attemptRegex.FindStringSubmatch(pr.Name)
 	return len(matches) > 0
 }
 
-func getAttempt(log logr.Logger, pr *autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest, workloadName, checkName string) int32 {
+func getAttempt(log logr.Logger, pr *autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest, workloadName string, checkName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) int32 {
 	attemptRegex := getAttemptRegex(workloadName, checkName)
 	matches := attemptRegex.FindStringSubmatch(pr.Name)
 	if len(matches) > 0 {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func getAttempt(log logr.Logger, pr *autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest, workloadNa
 	return 1
 }
 
-func getAttemptRegex(workloadName, checkName string) *regexp.Regexp {
+func getAttemptRegex(workloadName string, checkName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) *regexp.Regexp {
 	prefix := getProvisioningRequestNamePrefix(workloadName, checkName)
 	escapedPrefix := regexp.QuoteMeta(prefix)
 	return regexp.MustCompile("^" + escapedPrefix + "([0-9]+)$")
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go
index e79cddfd3..cfb374127 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (r *AdmissionCheckReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 		}
 	} else {
 		if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(ac, kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName) {
-			if cqs := r.cache.ClusterQueuesUsingAdmissionCheck(ac.Name); len(cqs) != 0 {
+			if cqs := r.cache.ClusterQueuesUsingAdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name)); len(cqs) != 0 {
 				log.V(3).Info("admissionCheck is still in use", "ClusterQueues", cqs)
 				// We avoid to return error here to prevent backoff requeue, which is passive and wasteful.
 				// Instead, we drive the removal of finalizer by ClusterQueue Update/Delete events
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (h *acCqHandler) Generic(ctx context.Context, e event.GenericEvent, q workq
 		if cqs := h.cache.ClusterQueuesUsingAdmissionCheck(ac); len(cqs) == 0 {
 			req := reconcile.Request{
 				NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
-					Name: ac,
+					Name: string(ac),
 				},
 			}
 			q.Add(req)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go
index 596dde967..e49f96650 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go
@@ -297,14 +297,14 @@ func (r *ClusterQueueReconciler) NotifyResourceFlavorUpdate(oldRF, newRF *kueue.
 }
 
 func (r *ClusterQueueReconciler) NotifyAdmissionCheckUpdate(oldAc, newAc *kueue.AdmissionCheck) {
-	var acName string
+	var acName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 	switch {
 	case oldAc != nil:
 		// Delete or Update Event.
-		acName = oldAc.Name
+		acName = kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(oldAc.Name)
 	case newAc != nil:
 		// Create Event.
-		acName = newAc.Name
+		acName = kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(newAc.Name)
 	default:
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go
index 6619edafa..990edb238 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/features"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/metrics"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/queue"
-	utilac "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
 	utilslices "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/slices"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/workload"
 )
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (r *WorkloadReconciler) reconcileCheckBasedEviction(ctx context.Context, wl
 	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
 	log.V(3).Info("Workload is evicted due to admission checks")
 	if workload.HasRejectedChecks(wl) {
-		var rejectedCheckNames []string
+		var rejectedCheckNames []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 		for _, check := range workload.RejectedChecks(wl) {
 			rejectedCheckNames = append(rejectedCheckNames, check.Name)
 		}
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (r *WorkloadReconciler) reconcileCheckBasedEviction(ctx context.Context, wl
 
 func (r *WorkloadReconciler) reconcileSyncAdmissionChecks(ctx context.Context, wl *kueue.Workload, cq *kueue.ClusterQueue) (bool, error) {
 	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
-	admissionChecks := workload.AdmissionChecksForWorkload(log, wl, utilac.NewAdmissionChecks(cq))
+	admissionChecks := workload.AdmissionChecksForWorkload(log, wl, admissioncheck.NewAdmissionChecks(cq))
 	newChecks, shouldUpdate := syncAdmissionCheckConditions(wl.Status.AdmissionChecks, admissionChecks, r.clock)
 	if shouldUpdate {
 		log.V(3).Info("The workload needs admission checks updates", "clusterQueue", klog.KRef("", cq.Name), "admissionChecks", admissionChecks)
@@ -508,13 +508,13 @@ func (r *WorkloadReconciler) reconcileOnClusterQueueActiveState(ctx context.Cont
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func syncAdmissionCheckConditions(conds []kueue.AdmissionCheckState, admissionChecks sets.Set[string], c clock.Clock) ([]kueue.AdmissionCheckState, bool) {
+func syncAdmissionCheckConditions(conds []kueue.AdmissionCheckState, admissionChecks sets.Set[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference], c clock.Clock) ([]kueue.AdmissionCheckState, bool) {
 	if len(admissionChecks) == 0 {
 		return nil, len(conds) > 0
 	}
 
 	shouldUpdate := false
-	currentChecks := utilslices.ToRefMap(conds, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string { return c.Name })
+	currentChecks := utilslices.ToRefMap(conds, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) kueue.AdmissionCheckReference { return c.Name })
 	for t := range admissionChecks {
 		if _, found := currentChecks[t]; !found {
 			workload.SetAdmissionCheckState(&conds, kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
index 3f7873f8c..061031771 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) recordAdmissionCheckUpdate(wl *kueue.Workload, job Gener
 			if message != "" {
 				message += "; "
 			}
-			message += check.Name + ": " + check.Message
+			message += string(check.Name) + ": " + check.Message
 		}
 	}
 	if message != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go
index ba0bb6312..b7db98faa 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go
+++ b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ func (ch *ConfigHelper[PtrT, T]) ConfigFromRef(ctx context.Context, ref *kueue.A
 
 // ConfigForAdmissionCheck - get the configuration of the admission check identified by its name if it uses the
 // helpers configuration type.
-func (ch *ConfigHelper[PtrT, T]) ConfigForAdmissionCheck(ctx context.Context, checkName string) (PtrT, error) {
+func (ch *ConfigHelper[PtrT, T]) ConfigForAdmissionCheck(ctx context.Context, checkName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) (PtrT, error) {
 	ac := &kueue.AdmissionCheck{}
-	if err := ch.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: checkName}, ac); err != nil {
+	if err := ch.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: string(checkName)}, ac); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ func IndexerByConfigFunction(controllerName string, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind)
 }
 
 // FilterForController - returns a list of check names controlled by ControllerName.
-func FilterForController(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, states []kueue.AdmissionCheckState, controllerName string) ([]string, error) {
-	var retActive []string
+func FilterForController(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, states []kueue.AdmissionCheckState, controllerName string) ([]kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, error) {
+	var retActive []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 	for _, state := range states {
 		ac := &kueue.AdmissionCheck{}
 
-		if err := c.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: state.Name}, ac); client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
+		if err := c.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: string(state.Name)}, ac); client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if err == nil && ac.Spec.ControllerName == controllerName {
-			retActive = append(retActive, ac.Name)
+			retActive = append(retActive, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 		}
 	}
 	return retActive, nil
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ func FilterProvReqAnnotations(annotations map[string]string) map[string]string {
 }
 
 // NewAdmissionChecks aggregates AdmissionChecks from .spec.AdmissionChecks and .spec.AdmissionChecksStrategy
-func NewAdmissionChecks(cq *kueue.ClusterQueue) map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference] {
-	var checks map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]
+func NewAdmissionChecks(cq *kueue.ClusterQueue) map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference] {
+	var checks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]
 	if cq.Spec.AdmissionChecksStrategy != nil {
-		checks = make(map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference], len(cq.Spec.AdmissionChecksStrategy.AdmissionChecks))
+		checks = make(map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference], len(cq.Spec.AdmissionChecksStrategy.AdmissionChecks))
 		for _, check := range cq.Spec.AdmissionChecksStrategy.AdmissionChecks {
 			checks[check.Name] = sets.New(check.OnFlavors...)
 		}
 	} else {
-		checks = make(map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference], len(cq.Spec.AdmissionChecks))
+		checks = make(map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference], len(cq.Spec.AdmissionChecks))
 		for _, checkName := range cq.Spec.AdmissionChecks {
 			checks[checkName] = sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]()
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/maps/maps.go b/pkg/util/maps/maps.go
index f5224b119..576f20c1e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/maps/maps.go
+++ b/pkg/util/maps/maps.go
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ func FilterKeys[K comparable, V any, M ~map[K]V](m M, k []K) M {
 	return ret
 }
 
-// DeepCopySets create a deep copy of map[string]Set which would otherwise be referenced
-func DeepCopySets[T comparable](src map[string]sets.Set[T]) map[string]sets.Set[T] {
-	copy := make(map[string]sets.Set[T], len(src))
+// DeepCopySets creates a deep copy of map[K]Set which would otherwise be referenced
+func DeepCopySets[K comparable, T comparable](src map[K]sets.Set[T]) map[K]sets.Set[T] {
+	c := make(map[K]sets.Set[T], len(src))
 	for key, set := range src {
-		copy[key] = set.Clone()
+		c[key] = set.Clone()
 	}
-	return copy
+	return c
 }
 
 // SyncMap - generic RWMutex protected map.
diff --git a/pkg/util/strings/strings.go b/pkg/util/strings/strings.go
index c3bd2868d..09f65acb2 100644
--- a/pkg/util/strings/strings.go
+++ b/pkg/util/strings/strings.go
@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ func StringContainsSubstrings(s string, substrings ...string) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+// Join function for string-like types.
+func Join[T ~string](a []T, sep string) string {
+	strs := make([]string, len(a))
+	for i, v := range a {
+		strs[i] = string(v)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(strs, sep)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go b/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go
index 4d9295c4f..0d838c985 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func validatePodSetUpdates(acs *kueue.AdmissionCheckState, obj *kueue.Workload,
 
 func validateImmutablePodSetUpdates(newObj, oldObj *kueue.Workload, basePath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
 	var allErrs field.ErrorList
-	newAcs := slices.ToRefMap(newObj.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(f *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string { return f.Name })
+	newAcs := slices.ToRefMap(newObj.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(f *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) kueue.AdmissionCheckReference { return f.Name })
 	for i := range oldObj.Status.AdmissionChecks {
 		oldAc := &oldObj.Status.AdmissionChecks[i]
 		newAc, found := newAcs[oldAc.Name]
diff --git a/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go b/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go
index 9907edd41..33166a012 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func SyncAdmittedCondition(w *kueue.Workload, now time.Time) bool {
 }
 
 // FindAdmissionCheck - returns a pointer to the check identified by checkName if found in checks.
-func FindAdmissionCheck(checks []kueue.AdmissionCheckState, checkName string) *kueue.AdmissionCheckState {
+func FindAdmissionCheck(checks []kueue.AdmissionCheckState, checkName kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) *kueue.AdmissionCheckState {
 	for i := range checks {
 		if checks[i].Name == checkName {
 			return &checks[i]
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func HasAllChecksReady(wl *kueue.Workload) bool {
 }
 
 // HasAllChecks returns true if all the mustHaveChecks are present in the workload.
-func HasAllChecks(wl *kueue.Workload, mustHaveChecks sets.Set[string]) bool {
+func HasAllChecks(wl *kueue.Workload, mustHaveChecks sets.Set[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]) bool {
 	if mustHaveChecks.Len() == 0 {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/workload/workload.go b/pkg/workload/workload.go
index 1cd061e9c..53c62bb4e 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/workload.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/workload.go
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ func RemoveFinalizer(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, wl *kueue.Workload) e
 
 // AdmissionChecksForWorkload returns AdmissionChecks that should be assigned to a specific Workload based on
 // ClusterQueue configuration and ResourceFlavors
-func AdmissionChecksForWorkload(log logr.Logger, wl *kueue.Workload, admissionChecks map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]) sets.Set[string] {
+func AdmissionChecksForWorkload(log logr.Logger, wl *kueue.Workload, admissionChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]) sets.Set[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference] {
 	// If all admissionChecks should be run for all flavors we don't need to wait for Workload's Admission to be set.
 	// This is also the case if admissionChecks are specified with ClusterQueue.Spec.AdmissionChecks instead of
 	// ClusterQueue.Spec.AdmissionCheckStrategy
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ func AdmissionChecksForWorkload(log logr.Logger, wl *kueue.Workload, admissionCh
 		}
 	}
 
-	acNames := sets.New[string]()
+	acNames := sets.New[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]()
 	for acName, flavors := range admissionChecks {
 		if len(flavors) == 0 {
 			acNames.Insert(acName)
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue.v1beta1.md b/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue.v1beta1.md
index 85c950a00..49e77dd03 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue.v1beta1.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue.v1beta1.md
@@ -374,6 +374,24 @@ when this workloadPriorityClass should be used.</p>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
+## `AdmissionCheckReference`     {#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-AdmissionCheckReference}
+    
+(Alias of `string`)
+
+**Appears in:**
+
+- [AdmissionCheckState](#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-AdmissionCheckState)
+
+- [AdmissionCheckStrategyRule](#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-AdmissionCheckStrategyRule)
+
+- [ClusterQueueSpec](#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-ClusterQueueSpec)
+
+
+<p>AdmissionCheckReference is the name of an AdmissionCheck.</p>
+
+
+
+
 ## `AdmissionCheckSpec`     {#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-AdmissionCheckSpec}
     
 
@@ -434,7 +452,7 @@ check.</p>
     
   
 <tr><td><code>name</code> <B>[Required]</B><br/>
-<code>string</code>
+<a href="#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-AdmissionCheckReference"><code>AdmissionCheckReference</code></a>
 </td>
 <td>
    <p>name identifies the admission check.</p>
@@ -516,7 +534,7 @@ current state.</p>
     
   
 <tr><td><code>name</code> <B>[Required]</B><br/>
-<code>string</code>
+<a href="#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-AdmissionCheckReference"><code>AdmissionCheckReference</code></a>
 </td>
 <td>
    <p>name is an AdmissionCheck's name.</p>
@@ -879,7 +897,7 @@ before borrowing or preempting in the flavor being evaluated.</p>
    <span class="text-muted">No description provided.</span></td>
 </tr>
 <tr><td><code>admissionChecks</code><br/>
-<code>[]string</code>
+<a href="#kueue-x-k8s-io-v1beta1-AdmissionCheckReference"><code>[]AdmissionCheckReference</code></a>
 </td>
 <td>
    <p>admissionChecks lists the AdmissionChecks required by this ClusterQueue.



Test patch:
diff --git a/pkg/cache/cache_test.go b/pkg/cache/cache_test.go
index d79611a76..3601ac379 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ func TestCacheClusterQueueOperations(t *testing.T) {
 					Preemption:                    defaultPreemption,
 					AllocatableResourceGeneration: 1,
 					FlavorFungibility:             defaultFlavorFungibility,
-					AdmissionChecks: map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
+					AdmissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
 						"check1": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 						"check2": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 					},
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ func TestCacheClusterQueueOperations(t *testing.T) {
 					Preemption:                    defaultPreemption,
 					AllocatableResourceGeneration: 1,
 					FlavorFungibility:             defaultFlavorFungibility,
-					AdmissionChecks: map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
+					AdmissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
 						"check1": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 						"check2": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 					},
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ func TestCacheClusterQueueOperations(t *testing.T) {
 					Preemption:                    defaultPreemption,
 					AllocatableResourceGeneration: 1,
 					FlavorFungibility:             defaultFlavorFungibility,
-					AdmissionChecks: map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
+					AdmissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
 						"check1": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 						"check2": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 					},
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ func TestCacheClusterQueueOperations(t *testing.T) {
 					Preemption:                    defaultPreemption,
 					AllocatableResourceGeneration: 1,
 					FlavorFungibility:             defaultFlavorFungibility,
-					AdmissionChecks: map[string]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
+					AdmissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]sets.Set[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]{
 						"check1": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 						"check2": sets.New[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference](),
 					},
@@ -3277,7 +3277,7 @@ func TestClusterQueuesUsingAdmissionChecks(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		clusterQueues              []*kueue.ClusterQueue
 		wantInUseClusterQueueNames []kueue.ClusterQueueReference
-		check                      string
+		check                      kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 	}{
 		"single clusterQueue with check in use": {
 			clusterQueues:              []*kueue.ClusterQueue{fooCq},
@@ -3338,7 +3338,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueReadiness(t *testing.T) {
 		ResourceGroup(
 			*utiltesting.MakeFlavorQuotas(baseFlavor.Name).
 				Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "10", "10").Obj()).
-		AdmissionChecks(baseCheck.Name).
+		AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(baseCheck.Name)).
 		Obj()
 
 	cases := map[string]struct {
diff --git a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go
index 4bff95092..d031330e9 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		name            string
 		cq              *kueue.ClusterQueue
 		cqStatus        metrics.ClusterQueueStatus
-		admissionChecks map[string]AdmissionCheck
+		admissionChecks map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck
 		wantStatus      metrics.ClusterQueueStatus
 		wantReason      string
 		wantMessage     string
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Pending clusterQueue updated valid AC list",
 			cq:       cqWithAC,
 			cqStatus: pending,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Pending clusterQueue with an AC strategy updated valid AC list",
 			cq:       cqWithACStrategy,
 			cqStatus: pending,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Active clusterQueue updated with not found AC",
 			cq:       cqWithAC,
 			cqStatus: active,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Active clusterQueue with an AC strategy updated with not found AC",
 			cq:       cqWithACStrategy,
 			cqStatus: active,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Active clusterQueue updated with inactive AC",
 			cq:       cqWithAC,
 			cqStatus: active,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Active clusterQueue with an AC strategy updated with inactive AC",
 			cq:       cqWithACStrategy,
 			cqStatus: active,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Active clusterQueue with an MultiKueue AC strategy updated with duplicate single instance AC Controller",
 			cq:       cqWithACStrategy,
 			cqStatus: active,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: kueue.MultiKueueControllerName,
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Terminating clusterQueue updated with valid AC list",
 			cq:       cqWithAC,
 			cqStatus: terminating,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Terminating clusterQueue with an AC strategy updated with valid AC list",
 			cq:       cqWithACStrategy,
 			cqStatus: terminating,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Terminating clusterQueue updated with not found AC",
 			cq:       cqWithAC,
 			cqStatus: terminating,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Terminating clusterQueue with an AC strategy updated with not found AC",
 			cq:       cqWithACStrategy,
 			cqStatus: terminating,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "Active clusterQueue with an AC strategy updated",
 			cq:       cqWithACStrategy,
 			cqStatus: active,
-			admissionChecks: map[string]AdmissionCheck{
+			admissionChecks: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]AdmissionCheck{
 				"check1": {
 					Active:     true,
 					Controller: "controller1",
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ func TestClusterQueueUpdateWithAdmissionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 				cq.missingAdmissionChecks = nil
 				cq.inactiveAdmissionChecks = nil
 			} else {
-				cq.missingAdmissionChecks = []string{"missing-ac"}
-				cq.inactiveAdmissionChecks = []string{"inactive-ac"}
+				cq.missingAdmissionChecks = []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"missing-ac"}
+				cq.inactiveAdmissionChecks = []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"inactive-ac"}
 			}
 			cq.updateWithAdmissionChecks(tc.admissionChecks)
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go
index 4cfa77155..03b053f17 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 			checks:  []kueue.AdmissionCheck{*baseCheck.DeepCopy()},
 			configs: []kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig{*utiltesting.MakeProvisioningRequestConfig("config1").Obj()},
 			wantRequests: map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest{
-				ProvisioningRequestName("wl", baseCheck.Name, 1): {
+				ProvisioningRequestName("wl", kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(baseCheck.Name), 1): {
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						Namespace: TestNamespace,
-						Name:      ProvisioningRequestName("wl", baseCheck.Name, 1),
+						Name:      ProvisioningRequestName("wl", kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(baseCheck.Name), 1),
 						Labels: map[string]string{
 							constants.ManagedByKueueLabelKey: constants.ManagedByKueueLabelValue,
 						},
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantRequests: map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest{
-				ProvisioningRequestName("wl", baseCheck.Name, 2): {
+				ProvisioningRequestName("wl", kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(baseCheck.Name), 2): {
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						Namespace: TestNamespace,
 						Name:      "wl-check1-2",
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ func TestActiveOrLastPRForChecks(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		requests   []autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest
-		wantResult map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest
+		wantResult map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest
 	}{
 		"no provisioning requests": {},
 		"two provisioning requests; 1 then 2": {
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ func TestActiveOrLastPRForChecks(t *testing.T) {
 				*pr1Failed.DeepCopy(),
 				*pr2Created.DeepCopy(),
 			},
-			wantResult: map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest{
+			wantResult: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest{
 				"check": pr2Created.DeepCopy(),
 			},
 		},
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ func TestActiveOrLastPRForChecks(t *testing.T) {
 				*pr2Created.DeepCopy(),
 				*pr1Failed.DeepCopy(),
 			},
-			wantResult: map[string]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest{
+			wantResult: map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*autoscaling.ProvisioningRequest{
 				"check": pr2Created.DeepCopy(),
 			},
 		},
@@ -1437,8 +1437,8 @@ func TestActiveOrLastPRForChecks(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			workload := baseWorkload.DeepCopy()
 			checks := []kueue.AdmissionCheck{*baseCheck.DeepCopy()}
-			checkConfig := map[string]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig{
-				baseCheck.Name: baseConfig.DeepCopy(),
+			checkConfig := map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]*kueue.ProvisioningRequestConfig{
+				kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(baseCheck.Name): baseConfig.DeepCopy(),
 			}
 
 			builder, ctx := getClientBuilder(t.Context())
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
index 63b9dd8b9..5e5bec724 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
@@ -267,14 +267,14 @@ func TestSyncCheckStates(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(now)
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		states               []kueue.AdmissionCheckState
-		list                 []string
+		list                 []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 		wantStates           []kueue.AdmissionCheckState
 		wantChange           bool
 		ignoreTransitionTime bool
 	}{
 		"nil conditions, nil list": {},
 		"add to nil conditions": {
-			list:       []string{"ac1", "ac2"},
+			list:       []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"ac1", "ac2"},
 			wantChange: true,
 			wantStates: []kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 				{
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func TestSyncCheckStates(t *testing.T) {
 					State: kueue.CheckStatePending,
 				},
 			},
-			list:       []string{"ac1", "ac2"},
+			list:       []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"ac1", "ac2"},
 			wantChange: true,
 			wantStates: []kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 				{
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func TestSyncCheckStates(t *testing.T) {
 					State: kueue.CheckStatePending,
 				},
 			},
-			list:       []string{"ac0", "ac1"},
+			list:       []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"ac0", "ac1"},
 			wantChange: false,
 			wantStates: []kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 				{
diff --git a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go
index aa83128c2..4607821fc 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestConfigHelper(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("cannot built the helper: %s", err)
 			}
 
-			gotConfig, gotError := helper.ConfigForAdmissionCheck(ctx, tc.targetAdmissionCheck)
+			gotConfig, gotError := helper.ConfigForAdmissionCheck(ctx, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(tc.targetAdmissionCheck))
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantError, gotError, cmpopts.EquateErrors()); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected config (-want/+got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
@@ -172,11 +172,10 @@ func TestFilterCheckStates(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		admissionchecks []kueue.AdmissionCheck
 		states          []kueue.AdmissionCheckState
-		wantResult      []string
+		wantResult      []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference
 	}{
 		"empty": {},
 		"no match": {
-
 			states: []kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 				{Name: "check1"},
 				{Name: "check2"},
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ func TestFilterCheckStates(t *testing.T) {
 				{Name: "check2"},
 				{Name: "check3"},
 			},
-			wantResult: []string{"check1", "check3"},
+			wantResult: []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"check1", "check3"},
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go
index 8a62f7e92..721d98822 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ func (c *ClusterQueueWrapper) ResourceGroup(flavors ...kueue.FlavorQuotas) *Clus
 }
 
 // AdmissionChecks replaces the queue additional checks
-func (c *ClusterQueueWrapper) AdmissionChecks(checks ...string) *ClusterQueueWrapper {
+func (c *ClusterQueueWrapper) AdmissionChecks(checks ...kueue.AdmissionCheckReference) *ClusterQueueWrapper {
 	c.Spec.AdmissionChecks = checks
 	return c
 }
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ type AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleWrapper struct {
 	kueue.AdmissionCheckStrategyRule
 }
 
-func MakeAdmissionCheckStrategyRule(name string, flavors ...kueue.ResourceFlavorReference) *AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleWrapper {
+func MakeAdmissionCheckStrategyRule(name kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, flavors ...kueue.ResourceFlavorReference) *AdmissionCheckStrategyRuleWrapper {
 	if len(flavors) == 0 {
 		flavors = make([]kueue.ResourceFlavorReference, 0)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/workload/workload_test.go b/pkg/workload/workload_test.go
index b9684d898..41a32545a 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/workload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/workload_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	kueue "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/kueue/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/features"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/resources"
-	utilac "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
 	utiltesting "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/testing"
 )
 
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ func TestAdmissionCheckStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		cq                  *kueue.ClusterQueue
 		wl                  *kueue.Workload
-		wantAdmissionChecks sets.Set[string]
+		wantAdmissionChecks sets.Set[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]
 	}{
 		"AdmissionCheckStrategy with a flavor": {
 			wl: utiltesting.MakeWorkload("wl", "ns").
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ func TestAdmissionCheckStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			cq: utiltesting.MakeClusterQueue("cq").
 				AdmissionCheckStrategy(*utiltesting.MakeAdmissionCheckStrategyRule("ac1", "flavor1").Obj()).
 				Obj(),
-			wantAdmissionChecks: sets.New("ac1"),
+			wantAdmissionChecks: sets.New[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]("ac1"),
 		},
 		"AdmissionCheckStrategy with an unmatched flavor": {
 			wl: utiltesting.MakeWorkload("wl", "ns").
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ func TestAdmissionCheckStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			cq: utiltesting.MakeClusterQueue("cq").
 				AdmissionCheckStrategy(*utiltesting.MakeAdmissionCheckStrategyRule("ac1").Obj()).
 				Obj(),
-			wantAdmissionChecks: sets.New("ac1"),
+			wantAdmissionChecks: sets.New[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]("ac1"),
 		},
 		"Two AdmissionCheckStrategies, one with flavor, one without flavor": {
 			wl: utiltesting.MakeWorkload("wl", "ns").
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ func TestAdmissionCheckStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 					*utiltesting.MakeAdmissionCheckStrategyRule("ac1", "flavor1").Obj(),
 					*utiltesting.MakeAdmissionCheckStrategyRule("ac2").Obj()).
 				Obj(),
-			wantAdmissionChecks: sets.New("ac1", "ac2"),
+			wantAdmissionChecks: sets.New[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]("ac1", "ac2"),
 		},
 		"Workload has no QuotaReserved": {
 			wl: utiltesting.MakeWorkload("wl", "ns").
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func TestAdmissionCheckStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	for name, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			_, log := utiltesting.ContextWithLog(t)
-			gotAdmissionChecks := AdmissionChecksForWorkload(log, tc.wl, utilac.NewAdmissionChecks(tc.cq))
+			gotAdmissionChecks := AdmissionChecksForWorkload(log, tc.wl, admissioncheck.NewAdmissionChecks(tc.cq))
 
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantAdmissionChecks, gotAdmissionChecks); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected AdmissionChecks, (want-/got+):\n%s", diff)
diff --git a/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go
index 6be400f1c..07976a037 100644
--- a/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 					Resource(corev1.ResourceMemory, "2G").
 					Obj(),
 			).
-			AdmissionChecks(multiKueueAc.Name).
+			AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name)).
 			Obj()
 		util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sManagerClient, managerCq)
 
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting to be admitted in worker2", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdLeaderWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAc.Name)).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-						Name:    multiKueueAc.Name,
+					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name))).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
+						Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name),
 						State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 						Message: `The workload got reservation on "worker2"`,
 					}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime")))
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting to be admitted in worker2", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdLeaderWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAc.Name)).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-						Name:    multiKueueAc.Name,
+					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name))).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
+						Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name),
 						State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 						Message: `The workload got reservation on "worker2"`,
 					}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime")))
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting to be admitted in worker2, and the manager's job unsuspended", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdLeaderWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAc.Name)).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-						Name:    multiKueueAc.Name,
+					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name))).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
+						Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name),
 						State:   kueue.CheckStateReady,
 						Message: `The workload got reservation on "worker2"`,
 					}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime")))
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting to be admitted in worker1 and manager", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdLeaderWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAc.Name)).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-						Name:    multiKueueAc.Name,
+					g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name))).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
+						Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name),
 						State:   kueue.CheckStateReady,
 						Message: `The workload got reservation on "worker1"`,
 					}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime")))
@@ -983,8 +983,8 @@ func waitForJobAdmitted(wlLookupKey types.NamespacedName, acName, workerName str
 			Reason:  "Admitted",
 			Message: "The workload is admitted",
 		}, util.IgnoreConditionTimestampsAndObservedGeneration))
-		g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, acName)).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-			Name:    acName,
+		g.Expect(workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(acName))).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
+			Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(acName),
 			State:   kueue.CheckStateReady,
 			Message: fmt.Sprintf(`The workload got reservation on "%s"`, workerName),
 		}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime")))
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ func ensurePodWorkloadsRunning(deployment *appsv1.Deployment, managerNs corev1.N
 		gomega.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdLeaderWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 
 		// By checking the assigned cluster we can discern which client to use
-		admissionCheckMessage := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAc.Name).Message
+		admissionCheckMessage := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAc.Name)).Message
 		workerCluster := kubernetesClients[GetMultiKueueClusterNameFromAdmissionCheckMessage(admissionCheckMessage)]
 
 		// Worker pods should be in "Running" phase
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go
index e2dbb0e49..6a8c620ed 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("verify the check is added to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					g.Expect(slices.ToMap(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(i int) (string, string) {
+					g.Expect(slices.ToMap(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(i int) (kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, string) {
 						return createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks[i].Name, ""
-					})).Should(gomega.BeComparableTo(map[string]string{"check1": ""}))
+					})).Should(gomega.BeComparableTo(map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]string{"check1": ""}))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("verify the check is added to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					g.Expect(slices.ToMap(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(i int) (string, string) {
+					g.Expect(slices.ToMap(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(i int) (kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, string) {
 						return createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks[i].Name, ""
-					})).Should(gomega.BeComparableTo(map[string]string{"check1": ""}))
+					})).Should(gomega.BeComparableTo(map[kueue.AdmissionCheckReference]string{"check1": ""}))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go
index 6dd0ddfa2..e38a30cd1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Metrics", func() {
 						Resource(corev1.ResourceMemory, "1Gi").
 						Obj(),
 				).
-				AdmissionChecks(admissionCheck.Name).
+				AdmissionChecks(v1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference(admissionCheck.Name)).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue)
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Metrics", func() {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workloadKey, createdWorkload)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 					patch := workload.BaseSSAWorkload(createdWorkload)
 					workload.SetAdmissionCheckState(&patch.Status.AdmissionChecks, v1beta1.AdmissionCheckState{
-						Name:  admissionCheck.Name,
+						Name:  v1beta1.AdmissionCheckReference(admissionCheck.Name),
 						State: v1beta1.CheckStateReady,
 					}, realClock)
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Status().
diff --git a/test/integration/multikueue/enabled_integration_test.go b/test/integration/multikueue/enabled_integration_test.go
index 36385c0c7..378dc0421 100644
--- a/test/integration/multikueue/enabled_integration_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/multikueue/enabled_integration_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue when not all integrations are enabled", gink
 		})
 
 		managerCq = utiltesting.MakeClusterQueue("q1").
-			AdmissionChecks(multiKueueAC.Name).
+			AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name)).
 			Obj()
 		gomega.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Create(managerTestCluster.ctx, managerCq)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue when not all integrations are enabled", gink
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 				g.Expect(acs).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				g.Expect(acs.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				g.Expect(acs.Message).To(gomega.Equal(`The workload got reservation on "worker1"`))
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue when not all integrations are enabled", gink
 		ginkgo.By("checking the workload creation was rejected in the management cluster", func() {
 			managerWl := &kueue.Workload{}
 			gomega.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, managerWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-			acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(managerWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+			acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(managerWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 			gomega.Expect(acs).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-				Name:    multiKueueAC.Name,
+				Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name),
 				State:   kueue.CheckStateRejected,
 				Message: `No multikueue adapter found for owner kind "kubeflow.org/v2beta1, Kind=MPIJob"`,
 			}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime")))
diff --git a/test/integration/multikueue/jobs_test.go b/test/integration/multikueue/jobs_test.go
index 916861447..f2bbcd4eb 100644
--- a/test/integration/multikueue/jobs_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/multikueue/jobs_test.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure,
 		})
 
 		managerCq = utiltesting.MakeClusterQueue("q1").
-			AdmissionChecks(multiKueueAC.Name).
+			AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name)).
 			Obj()
 		util.MustCreate(managerTestCluster.ctx, managerTestCluster.client, managerCq)
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure,
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 				g.Expect(acs).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				g.Expect(acs.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				g.Expect(acs.Message).To(gomega.Equal(`The workload got reservation on "worker1"`))
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure,
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 				g.Expect(acs).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				g.Expect(acs.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 				g.Expect(acs.Message).To(gomega.Equal(`The workload got reservation on "worker1"`))
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure,
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 				g.Expect(acs).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				g.Expect(acs.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				g.Expect(acs.Message).To(gomega.Equal(`The workload got reservation on "worker1"`))
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure,
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 				g.Expect(acs).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				g.Expect(acs.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				g.Expect(acs.Message).To(gomega.Equal(`The workload got reservation on "worker1"`))
@@ -1434,9 +1434,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure,
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				createdWorkload := &kueue.Workload{}
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 				g.Expect(acs).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-					Name:  multiKueueAC.Name,
+					Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name),
 					State: kueue.CheckStatePending,
 				}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "Message")))
 
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ func admitWorkloadAndCheckWorkerCopies(acName string, wlLookupKey types.Namespac
 
 		gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 			g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-			acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, acName)
+			acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(acName))
 			g.Expect(acs).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 			g.Expect(acs.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 			g.Expect(acs.Message).To(gomega.Equal(`The workload got reservation on "worker2"`))
diff --git a/test/integration/multikueue/no_gc_test.go b/test/integration/multikueue/no_gc_test.go
index c3fa4799e..13ae44952 100644
--- a/test/integration/multikueue/no_gc_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/multikueue/no_gc_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue no GC", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFai
 		})
 
 		managerCq = utiltesting.MakeClusterQueue("q1").
-			AdmissionChecks(multiKueueAC.Name).
+			AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name)).
 			Obj()
 		gomega.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Create(managerTestCluster.ctx, managerCq)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue no GC", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFai
 		ginkgo.By("setting workload reservation in worker1, AC state is updated in manager and worker2 wl is removed", func() {
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, multiKueueAC.Name)
+				acs := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name))
 				g.Expect(acs).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				g.Expect(acs.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 			}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue no GC", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFai
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Get(managerTestCluster.ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 				workload.SetAdmissionCheckState(&createdWorkload.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-					Name:  multiKueueAC.Name,
+					Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name),
 					State: kueue.CheckStateRejected,
 				}, realClock)
 				g.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Status().Update(managerTestCluster.ctx, createdWorkload)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
diff --git a/test/integration/multikueue/setup_test.go b/test/integration/multikueue/setup_test.go
index 5197431ba..a8ed8687f 100644
--- a/test/integration/multikueue/setup_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/multikueue/setup_test.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure,
 		})
 
 		managerCq = utiltesting.MakeClusterQueue("q1").
-			AdmissionChecks(multiKueueAC.Name).
+			AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(multiKueueAC.Name)).
 			Obj()
 		gomega.Expect(managerTestCluster.client.Create(managerTestCluster.ctx, managerCq)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
index 1d6a4cc39..039ca2bbc 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				ResourceGroup(*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(flavorOnDemand).
 					Resource(resourceGPU, "5", "5").Obj()).
 				Cohort("cohort").
-				AdmissionChecks(ac.Name).
+				AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name)).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, cq)
 			util.ExpectClusterQueuesToBeActive(ctx, k8sClient, cq)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			wlKey = client.ObjectKeyFromObject(wl)
 			provReqKey = types.NamespacedName{
 				Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-				Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+				Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 			}
 
 			admission = testing.MakeAdmission(cq.Name).
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(util.SetQuotaReservation(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, nil)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking that the ETA is propagated to workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 					g.Expect(state.Message).To(gomega.Equal("Not provisioned, ETA: 2024-02-22T10:36:40Z."))
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 					g.Expect(state.PodSetUpdates).To(gomega.BeComparableTo([]kueue.PodSetUpdate{
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:    ac.Name,
+							Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 							Message: "Reset to Pending after eviction. Previously: Rejected",
 						},
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 			})
 
 			ginkgo.By("Admitting the workload", func() {
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:    ac.Name,
+							Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 							Message: "Reset to Pending after eviction. Previously: Rejected",
 						},
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 			})
 
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the quota reservation to the workload", func() {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:    ac.Name,
+							Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 							Message: "Reset to Pending after eviction. Previously: Rejected",
 						},
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 			})
 
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the quota reservation to the workload", func() {
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  ac.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates"))))
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  ac.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates"))))
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 			})
 
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the quota reservation to the workload", func() {
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  ac.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates"))))
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check state indicates an inactive check", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.Message).To(gomega.Equal(provisioning.CheckInactiveMessage))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check is ready", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 					g.Expect(state.PodSetUpdates).To(gomega.BeComparableTo([]kueue.PodSetUpdate{
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check remains ready", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				ResourceGroup(*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(flavorOnDemand).
 					Resource(resourceGPU, "5", "5").Obj()).
 				Cohort("cohort").
-				AdmissionChecks(ac.Name, pendingAC.Name).
+				AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name)).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, cq)
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
@@ -984,12 +984,12 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					"invalid-provreq-prefix/Foo":               "Bar"}).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, wl)
-			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, pendingAC.Name, kueue.CheckStateReady, false)
+			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name), kueue.CheckStateReady, false)
 
 			wlKey = client.ObjectKeyFromObject(wl)
 			provReqKey = types.NamespacedName{
 				Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-				Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+				Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 			}
 
 			admission = testing.MakeAdmission(cq.Name).
@@ -1033,8 +1033,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, pendingAC.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, true)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, true)
 			})
 
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the quota reservation to the workload", func() {
@@ -1062,13 +1062,13 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  ac.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates"))))
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  pendingAC.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStatePending,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates"))))
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:    ac.Name,
+							Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 							Message: "Reset to Pending after eviction. Previously: Rejected",
 						},
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				ResourceGroup(*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(flavorOnDemand).
 					Resource(resourceGPU, "5", "5").Obj()).
 				Cohort("cohort").
-				AdmissionChecks(ac.Name, pendingAC.Name).
+				AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name)).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, cq)
 			lq = testing.MakeLocalQueue("queue", ns.Name).ClusterQueue(cq.Name).Obj()
@@ -1187,12 +1187,12 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, wl)
-			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, pendingAC.Name, kueue.CheckStateReady, false)
+			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name), kueue.CheckStateReady, false)
 
 			wlKey = client.ObjectKeyFromObject(wl)
 			provReqKey = types.NamespacedName{
 				Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-				Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+				Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 			}
 
 			admission = testing.MakeAdmission(cq.Name).
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-1 as Failed", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				// flip to a short period of time.
 				gomega.Consistently(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				}, time.Second, 10*time.Millisecond).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-2 as Provisioned", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check is ready", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-1 as Failed", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check is pending", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-2 as Failed", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:    ac.Name,
+							Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 							Message: "Reset to Pending after eviction. Previously: Rejected",
 						},
@@ -1391,8 +1391,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, pendingAC.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, true)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, true)
 			})
 
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the quota reservation to the workload", func() {
@@ -1419,13 +1419,13 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  ac.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates"))))
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  pendingAC.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(pendingAC.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStatePending,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates"))))
@@ -1454,19 +1454,19 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:  ac.Name,
+							Name:  kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State: kueue.CheckStatePending,
 						},
 						cmpopts.IgnoreFields(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{}, "LastTransitionTime", "PodSetUpdates", "Message"))))
 
 					provReqKey = types.NamespacedName{
 						Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-						Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+						Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 					}
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					provReqKey = types.NamespacedName{
 						Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-						Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+						Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 					}
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).To(testing.BeNotFoundError())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1511,8 +1511,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				ResourceGroup(*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(flavorOnDemand).
 					Resource(resourceGPU, "5", "5").Obj()).
 				Cohort("cohort").
-				AdmissionChecks(ac.Name).
-				AdmissionChecks(ac.Name, readyAC.Name).
+				AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(readyAC.Name)).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, cq)
 			lq = testing.MakeLocalQueue("queue", ns.Name).ClusterQueue(cq.Name).Obj()
@@ -1533,7 +1532,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, wl)
-			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, readyAC.Name, kueue.CheckStateReady, false)
+			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(readyAC.Name), kueue.CheckStateReady, false)
 
 			wlKey = client.ObjectKeyFromObject(wl)
 			admission = testing.MakeAdmission(cq.Name).
@@ -1575,7 +1574,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -1589,7 +1588,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-1 as Failed", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1615,10 +1614,10 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					_, evicted := workload.IsEvictedByAdmissionCheck(&updatedWl)
 					g.Expect(evicted).To(gomega.BeTrue())
-					check := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					check := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(check).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(check.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
-					check = workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, readyAC.Name)
+					check = workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(readyAC.Name))
 					g.Expect(check).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(check.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1651,7 +1650,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1661,7 +1660,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-2 as Provisioned", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1677,7 +1676,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check is ready", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1688,7 +1687,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -1702,7 +1701,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-1 as Failed", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1728,10 +1727,10 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					_, evicted := workload.IsEvictedByAdmissionCheck(&updatedWl)
 					g.Expect(evicted).To(gomega.BeTrue())
-					check := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					check := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(check).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(check.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
-					check = workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, readyAC.Name)
+					check = workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(readyAC.Name))
 					g.Expect(check).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(check.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1764,7 +1763,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1774,7 +1773,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-2 as Failed", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1793,7 +1792,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 
 					g.Expect(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks).To(gomega.ContainElement(gomega.BeComparableTo(
 						kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
-							Name:    ac.Name,
+							Name:    kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name),
 							State:   kueue.CheckStatePending,
 							Message: "Reset to Pending after eviction. Previously: Rejected",
 						},
@@ -1822,7 +1821,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check to the workload", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
+					util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, &updatedWl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStatePending, false)
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
@@ -1836,7 +1835,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-1 as BookingExpired", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 1),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 1),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1862,10 +1861,10 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					_, evicted := workload.IsEvictedByAdmissionCheck(&updatedWl)
 					g.Expect(evicted).To(gomega.BeTrue())
-					check := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					check := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(check).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(check.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
-					check = workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, readyAC.Name)
+					check = workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(readyAC.Name))
 					g.Expect(check).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(check.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStatePending))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1898,7 +1897,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1908,7 +1907,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the provision request-2 as Provisioned", func() {
 				provReqKey := types.NamespacedName{
 					Namespace: wlKey.Namespace,
-					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, ac.Name, 2),
+					Name:      provisioning.ProvisioningRequestName(wlKey.Name, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), 2),
 				}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, provReqKey, &createdRequest)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1924,7 +1923,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Provisioning", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			ginkgo.By("Checking the admission check is ready", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, ac.Name)
+					state := workload.FindAdmissionCheck(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name))
 					g.Expect(state).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 					g.Expect(state.State).To(gomega.Equal(kueue.CheckStateReady))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go
index b2f1e06a3..27cfc621d 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("AdmissionCheck controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.Cont
 			ginkgo.By("Change clusterQueue's checks")
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(clusterQueue), &cq)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-				cq.Spec.AdmissionChecks = []string{"check2"}
+				cq.Spec.AdmissionChecks = []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"check2"}
 				g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, &cq)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
index 8cd679519..3607c8d98 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ClusterQueue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.Contin
 						Resource(resourceGPU, "5", "5").Obj(),
 				).
 				Cohort("cohort").
-				AdmissionChecks(ac.Name).
+				AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name)).
 				Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue)
 			localQueue = testing.MakeLocalQueue("queue", ns.Name).ClusterQueue(clusterQueue.Name).Obj()
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ClusterQueue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.Contin
 
 			ginkgo.By("Setting the admission check for the first 4 workloads")
 			for _, w := range workloads[:4] {
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, w, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, w, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
 			}
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ClusterQueue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.Contin
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				var updatedCq kueue.ClusterQueue
 				g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cq), &updatedCq)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-				updatedCq.Spec.AdmissionChecks = []string{"check1"}
+				updatedCq.Spec.AdmissionChecks = []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"check1"}
 				updatedCq.Spec.AdmissionChecksStrategy = nil
 				g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, &updatedCq)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ClusterQueue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.Contin
 			check = testing.MakeAdmissionCheck("check").ControllerName("check-controller").Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, check)
 
-			cq = testing.MakeClusterQueue("foo-cq").AdmissionChecks(check.Name).Obj()
+			cq = testing.MakeClusterQueue("foo-cq").AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(check.Name)).Obj()
 			lq = testing.MakeLocalQueue("queue", ns.Name).ClusterQueue(cq.Name).Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, lq)
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, cq)
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ClusterQueue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.Contin
 			wl := testing.MakeWorkload("workload", ns.Name).Queue(lq.Name).Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, wl)
 			gomega.Expect(util.SetQuotaReservation(ctx, k8sClient, wl, testing.MakeAdmission(cq.Name).Obj())).To(gomega.Succeed())
-			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, check.Name, kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
+			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, wl, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(check.Name), kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				key := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(wl)
 				updatedWl := &kueue.Workload{}
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
index b9025fc3d..f88ca719c 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Queue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFai
 				*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(flavorModelC).Resource(resourceGPU, "5", "5").Obj(),
 			).
 			Cohort("cohort").
-			AdmissionChecks(ac.Name).
+			AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name)).
 			Obj()
 		queue = testing.MakeLocalQueue("queue", ns.Name).ClusterQueue(clusterQueue.Name).Obj()
 		util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, queue)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Queue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFai
 
 		ginkgo.By("Setting the workloads admission checks")
 		for _, w := range workloads {
-			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, w, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
+			util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, w, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
 		}
 
 		gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Queue controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFai
 
 		ginkgo.By("Setting the workloads admission checks", func() {
 			for _, w := range workloads {
-				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, w, ac.Name, kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
+				util.SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx, k8sClient, w, kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(ac.Name), kueue.CheckStateReady, true)
 			}
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
index cb026b1ad..1c39e4ad6 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Workload controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOn
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &createdWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(slices.Map(createdWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string {
-						return c.Name
+						return string(c.Name)
 					})).Should(gomega.ConsistOf("check1", "check2"))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Workload controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOn
 				queueKey := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(clusterQueue)
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, queueKey, &createdQueue)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					createdQueue.Spec.AdmissionChecks = []string{"check2", "check3"}
+					createdQueue.Spec.AdmissionChecks = []kueue.AdmissionCheckReference{"check2", "check3"}
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, &createdQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Workload controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOn
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &createdWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(slices.Map(createdWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string {
-						return c.Name
+						return string(c.Name)
 					})).Should(gomega.ConsistOf("check2", "check3"))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Workload controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOn
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &createdWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(slices.Map(createdWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string {
-						return c.Name
+						return string(c.Name)
 					})).Should(gomega.ConsistOf("check1", "check2"))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Workload controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOn
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &createdWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(slices.Map(createdWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string {
-						return c.Name
+						return string(c.Name)
 					})).Should(gomega.ConsistOf("check1", "check2"))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go
index 30ff1dc35..58555997e 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Workload controller with scheduler", func() {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(workload.HasQuotaReservation(&updatedWl)).Should(gomega.BeTrue(), "should have quota reservation")
 
-					checks := slices.Map(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string { return c.Name })
+					checks := slices.Map(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) kueue.AdmissionCheckReference { return c.Name })
 					g.Expect(checks).Should(gomega.ConsistOf("check1", "check2"))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				gomega.Expect(workload.IsAdmitted(&updatedWl)).To(gomega.BeFalse())
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Workload controller with scheduler", func() {
 						*testing.MakeAdmissionCheckStrategyRule("check3").Obj()}
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, &createdQueue)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wlKey, &updatedWl)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					checks := slices.Map(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) string { return c.Name })
+					checks := slices.Map(updatedWl.Status.AdmissionChecks, func(c *kueue.AdmissionCheckState) kueue.AdmissionCheckReference { return c.Name })
 					g.Expect(checks).Should(gomega.ConsistOf("check1", "check3"))
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go
index 3204682b0..1c8e2195c 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Topology Aware Scheduling", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 			clusterQueue = testing.MakeClusterQueue("cq").
 				ResourceGroup(
 					*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(tasFlavor.Name).Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "5").Obj(),
-				).AdmissionChecks(admissionCheck.Name).Obj()
+				).AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(admissionCheck.Name)).Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue)
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Topology Aware Scheduling", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 			clusterQueue = testing.MakeClusterQueue("cq").
 				ResourceGroup(
 					*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(tasFlavor.Name).Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "5").Obj(),
-				).AdmissionChecks(admissionCheck.Name).Obj()
+				).AdmissionChecks(kueue.AdmissionCheckReference(admissionCheck.Name)).Obj()
 			util.MustCreate(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue)
 
 			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
diff --git a/test/util/util.go b/test/util/util.go
index 6d9105925..a9ddfa81d 100644
--- a/test/util/util.go
+++ b/test/util/util.go
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ func SetAdmissionCheckActive(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, admis
 	}, Timeout, Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 }
 
-func SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, wl *kueue.Workload, check string, state kueue.CheckState, expectExisting bool) {
+func SetWorkloadsAdmissionCheck(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, wl *kueue.Workload, check kueue.AdmissionCheckReference, state kueue.CheckState, expectExisting bool) {
 	var updatedWorkload kueue.Workload
 	gomega.EventuallyWithOffset(1, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 		g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(wl), &updatedWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())