Accreditation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Catherine Czerepak will explain the purpose and process of accreditation, offer guidelines for choosing an accrediting agency, and offer tips for those creating their own program. She will also explore the function of accreditation in the realm of the IEHA Vision. The IEHA is currently collaborating with the University of Illinois, USA, in order to establish International Accreditation for Energy programs which will be recognised globally.
Catherine has a long history in the field of International Education. She obtained her MA in Applied Linguistics with a secondary tract in Pedagogy in 1997 from the University of Illinois. After her graduate work, she found herself working in the private sector for the City of Chicago, overseeing all aspects of program design and management for Welfare to Workplace programs. She has also sat on the Accreditation Board for a series of private language schools, working closely with the chairs of the 50 US-based centers as well as the US Board of Education. Her time as an International Sales Director for ELS, a subsidiary of Berlitz International, took her away from the classroom; but with her current home at the IEHA she returns to doing what she loves, helping others birth their dreams.
