November Monthly Updates 2024

Academy Assessment

Hello NAF Educators! We hope your school year is progressing well, and we thank you for your continued partnership and efforts to provide high-quality academy experiences for students. We especially appreciate your timely completion of the data collection phase of the Quality Level Process.

For those who are taking the Academy Assessment this school year, below are links to resources to help you navigate the process. The deadline to submit the Academy Assessment is December 6th. Please contact your portfolio manager or the NAF Support Team at support@naf.org

What’s New In the Academy Asssesment?

Sample Academy Assessment

Academy Assessment Evidence Checklist


Work-Based Learning Updates

WBL Reminder for November

If you haven’t been able to add activities to the WBL Participation Tracker so far this fall, this is a great time to do so! View the Tracker resources for more information about different features and step-by-step guides on how to enter activities and students.

Upcoming WBL Virtual Activity: Accounting Dream Jobs panel Tuesday, November 13th at Noon ET/9:00am PT Register

There is still time for you to register your class for this special event featuring 2 NAF alumni. Attending live will enable students and your academy to gain credit for a Career Awareness activity (guest speaker). This event is in partnership with Rubin Webinars for College and Career Readiness.

🛎️Reminder: Explore Hospitality Careers with Marriott

Join us this Thursday, November 14th from 12:15-1:00 pm ET for a special session with David Marriott, Chairman of the Board of Marriott International. Students will have the opportunity to learn about exciting career opportunities in hospitality and discover the success behind the world’s largest travel company. Register for the webinar.


NAF Curriculum Survey

NAF is redesigning its courses and creating new units on AI, oral health, and more! Share your feedback on our curriculum survey and tell us how you’re currently using NAF courses and what you would like to see in our redesign. Please complete it by November 12th for the chance to win $50 gift cards.


Curriculum and Instruction

We are making some improvements to our NAF-created courses that will bring even more value to the NAF network. This past summer, we began requiring users to log-in via ASH for all NAF courses. This update will allow us to better understand who’s accessing our courses, which will enable us to update our content more frequently and tailor these courses to better match the needs of our academies and educators.

By NAF Next 2025, NAF will be rolling out new updates to Global Health, Anatomy & Physiology 1 & 2 (including a new oral health unit), and a complete refresh of Principles of Hospitality & Tourism courses.

If you would like to access and download NAF-created courses, you will need to sign into your free ASH account (available for all NAF academies and their staff). See this guide on setting up your account.

Our work-based learning and advisory board resources and curriculum projects (including NAF Expeditions and Celebrating Careers & Diversity) will remain accessible for those without an ASH account and can be shared more broadly.


Need Help? Reach out to the Solutions Center

Need technical support? Get that support in one of three ways:

Email support@naf.org for assistance with technical issues. For quick resolutions, please include Academy ID. Screenshots are also helpful for reference when experiencing a technical issue.

Find the ? button on the bottom right screen of any Academy Support Hub (ASH) page and submit a ticket for help or to schedule office hours for training and extended support.

In Academy Support Hub (ASH), click on Learning Center, then on Academy Support. Search "Support Library” articles for help on your issue.