INTRODUCTION
The American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accreditation Commission (ACFEF AC) truly appreciates the time and dedication of our site visit evaluators. The function of the site visit evaluation team is to:
- Verify the self-study, exhibits and supporting documents submitted by the institution prior to the site visit.
- During the site visit, verify the self-study, exhibits and supporting documents submitted by the institution against on-site, evidenced observations and site visit checklist
- Participate in the site visit exit meeting to provide a summary report of the strengths, suggestions and non-compliances identified during the site visit.
BENEFITS OF BEING AN ACFEF ACCREDITATION SITE VISIT EVALUATOR
- Have an opportunity to participate in ACFEF Accreditation sub-committees to ensure standards and required knowledge and skills competencies (RKSCs) are kept current and relevant to culinary and baking & pastry trends.
- Contribute to the success of the students graduating from our accredited/certified programs.
- Receive CEHs for your time participating as a site visit evaluator.
- Network with peers in the culinary field.
SITE VISIT EVALUATION TEAM COMPOSITION
- Postsecondary: Administrative Lead, Educator Evaluator, Industry Evaluator
- Secondary: Administrative Lead, Educator Evaluator
EDUCATOR AND INDUSTRY EVALUATOR REQUIREMENTS
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- Is a current ACF member in good standing.
- Holds a current minimum ACF certification of: CCC, CWPC, or CCE or a master's degree in hospitality/culinary or education.
- Is currently employed by an ACF accredited institution.
- If retired, has been less than 5 years, unless authorized by the ACFEF Commission.
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- Is a current ACF member in good standing.
- Holds a current minimum ACF certification of: CCC, CWPC, or CCE or a bachelor's degree in hospitality/culinary or education.
- Is currently employed by an ACF accredited institution.
- If retired, has been less than 5 years, unless authorized by the ACFEF Commission.
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- Is a current ACF member in good standing.
- Holds a current minimum ACF certification of: CCC or CWPC.
- If retired, has been less than 5 years, unless authorized by the ACFEF Commission.
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EVALUATOR REQUIREMENTS-CONTINUED
- Must have current Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest, and Intellectual Property Policies and Conflict Disclosure and Assignment Form ("COI form") on file with the ACF national office.
- Must have signed travel policy agreement on file with the ACF national office.
- Must disclose any conflict of interest with any school when invited to participate on a site visit.
- Must be current with ACF accreditation evaluator training and any refreshers.
- Must be current with ACF anti-harassment training.
- Must commit to participate in at least two (2) site visits annually, if requested, by the ACFEF accreditation department.
OPEN CALLS FOR SITE VISIT EVALUATORS
The ACFEF accreditation department will conduct open calls for potential site visit evaluators once or twice per year to fill site visit evaluator positions for upcoming site visit seasons.
SITE VISIT EVALUATOR APPLICATION APPROVAL
Any site visit evaluator application and COI form submitted by a potential site visit evaluator will be reviewed for completeness by the ACFEF accreditation department and be vetted/approved by the ACFEF AC. You will receive notification of the decision within 60 days after the receipt of your signed application and COI form.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To be considered for a volunteer position as an ACFEF site visit evaluator, please complete the application fields on the next page and attach your current resume and signed COI form. If you have any questions, please contact the ACFEF accreditation department at accreditation@acfchefs.org.