The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute is inviting you to join us for a 5-day workshop specifically designed for high school teachers of lodging, food & beverage and tourism courses. This opportunity will allow participants who complete all 3 Levels of the Lodging Summer Institute and perform 120 hours of internship to receive the Certified Hospitality Instructors (CHI) certification. This provides a great opportunity for teachers, as State Departments of Education move towards certification in your specialized field.

Why should you participate?

Availability of academic credits from selected post secondary institutions that may offer graduate/undergraduate credits
Opportunity to obtain recognized Industry Certificate of Achievement from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
An opportunity to network with others! - Exchange info on best practices, referrals, etc.
Find out about the latest trends and techniques from expert faculty at leading post secondary hospitality management schools
An opportunity to keep textbooks, instructional materials, power point presentation disk, and teaching aids as resource for further use in your classroom

Goals of the Program

To improve student learning by strengthening teaching
To define the knowledge, skills, and accomplishments that comprise teaching excellence
To provide appropriate continuing education programs for secondary school hospitality teachers

Objectives

To enhance the content knowledge, technical and teaching skills of secondary hospitality teachers
To promote continuing education and professional growth
To provide an opportunity to satisfy the certification/credentialing requirements of state and local districts and professional and trade associations
To foster excellence in the hospitality management profession

The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (EI) is the premier source for delivering quality hospitality education, training, and professional certification that serves the needs of hospitality schools and industries worldwide.

Requirements

Academic degree
State teacher certification
Currently teaching a hospitality program

Click here for CHI application.

For information about the Lodging Management Summer Institute 2008 offering, contact: Educational Institute, AH&LA, Faye Gayes: Tel (407) 999-8160; email: fgayes@ahla.com