Selamat kepada Ibu Dianka Wahyuningtias selaku dosen BINUS Hotel Management bidang Culinary Art dan juga IWPP Coordinator yang telah berhasil memperoleh Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) pada 29 September 2020. The CHE workshop diadakan pada rentang waktu 2 hingga 24 September 2020 selama 5 hari secara daring atau online menggunakan Zoom meeting. Ujian sertifikasi dilaksanakan pada Jumat, 25 September 2020 dibawah coordinator Vission Planner Indonesia yang berlokasi di Bali, Indonesia sebagai perwakilan resmi AHLEI AHLA.

Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) adalah sertifikasi internasional yang dikeluarkan oleh American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) dibawah koordinasi American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) yang ditujukan bagi para pendidik tingkat Perguruan Tinggi di bidang hospitality. Sertifikasi CHE berlaku selama 5 tahun untuk kemudian dilakukan resertifikasi untuk menilai kelayakan pemberian sertifikasi untuk 5 tahun berikutnya. Kajian utama yang dimiliki CHE adalah agar setiap pendidik memiliki 6 kemampuan yaitu: (1) Understanding Adult Learning Theory, (2) Establishing a Positive Classroom Culture and Communication, (3) Effective Endings, (4) Content Presentation Methods, (5) Interactive Teaching Methods, dan (6) Classroom Evaluation.

Dengan diperolehnya CHE, diharapkan setiap dosen mampu memberikan teaching and learning yang berkualitas dan berstandard internasional untuk menciptakan sumber daya manusia yang unggul.

Informasi mengenai CHE dikutip dari official website https://www.ahlei.org/product/certified-hospitality-educator-che/

 Informasi mengenai AHLEI dikutip dari official website https://www.ahlei.org/about-ahlei/

The global hospitality industry turns to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) for the best in training and education for all segments of hospitality. For more than 65 years, AHLEI has worked to provide hospitality organizations and schools with quality resources to train, educate, and certify hospitality professionals, first as the educational arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and since February 2017 as part of the National Restaurant Association’s Training & Certification Division. AHLEI serves the world from its headquarters in Orlando, Florida, with additional offices in Lansing, Michigan; India; and China.​

​The company’s extensive product line includes DVDs, textbooks (print and digital), skills guides, and online learning. AHLEI textbooks and other training products have been translated into many languages, including Spanish and Chinese, extending the reach of AHLEI’s hospitality training expertise throughout the world.​

AHLEI serves the needs of international learning institutions and hotel organizations through its licensed affiliates. The Educational Institute has licensees in nearly 100 countries connecting AHLEI’s hospitality education and professional development resources throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas