High School
Did you know? Hotels provide more than 1 in 25 American jobs—more than 8.3 million in total. The industry continues to grow in all locations, as does the demand for the next generation of hospitality professionals and leaders in all segments — lodging, food and beverage, attractions, events and transportation. AHLEI offers the premier program used in secondary schools around the country. You can give students a hospitality education bolstered with portable and stackable credentials. All are validated and approved by the hospitality industry.
What’s more, AHLEI is with you every step of the way as you stand up programs in your school or district. We’ll help find the right course materials, stackable credentials and educator resources to implement successful courses.
Hospitality and Tourism Management Program
Launch your students into the field of hospitality and tourism with this survey course that can be taught as a one- or two-year program.
Become a Certified Hospitality Instructor (CHI)
Full- or part-time secondary school instructors who teach hospitality, as well as instructors in hospitality workforce training programs, are ideal candidates for this certification.
Stackable Credentials
- Hospitality Tourism Specialist: Students using the Hospitality and Tourism Management curriculum will be well prepared to take this exam.
- Guest Service Gold®: One of the most widely used training and credential programs in the industry. Guest Service Gold®prepares students to sit for the Certified Guest Service Professional exam.
- Guest Service Gold®: Golden Opportunities (specific to hotels and other lodging properties)
- Guest Service Gold®: Tourism (applicable to any business that participates in the tourism industry)
- START (Skills Tasks, and Results Training®): A collection of six flexible and concise trainings for key entry-level positions. Each training culminates in a certification exam and professional designation for the student.
- Supervisory Skill Builders: Nine modules loaded with need-to-know information on how supervisors should carry out their responsibilities to management as well as employees.