Exam Board

Chiew Song Kwong (Andrew), MBA

Chairman

Andrew Chiew is Academic Dean and Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager for Educare Global Academy. He has an MBA in International Business from University Putra Malaysia. He also graduated with Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning and Teaching (SDALT). He has 18 years extensive management and teaching experience in higher education in Singapore and Malaysia and has taught on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He teaches finance and research modules on the Diploma and Advanced Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Management.

Tan Hiang Kang (Joel), MBA

Member

Joel is an adjunct lecturer and a member of the Academic Board for Educare Global Academy. He is an MBA graduate from the University of Hull and B.Sc. (Hons) graduate from the Birmingham City University. He also has two graduate Diplomas in Marketing Management and Financial Management; as well as an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment. He has extensive working experience in China, South East Asia, and Taiwan. His teaching experiences cover many hospitality and management subjects at both Degree and Diploma level.

Norizan bin Aziz, Executive MBA

Adjunct Lecturer

He fills all the intrinsic, ramps up the internal structures and the contents for major projects. Norizan has “been there, done that” in the hospitality sector. He had been in charge of recruitment, management and training development of talent for various luxury hotels around the world. In Fairmont Hotel Makkah, Saudi Arabia, he went on to establish a HR department managing a staff strength of 3000 employees. Norizan is also a certified Lean Six Sigma practitioner. He is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at various institutes of higher learning (Hospitality and Business modules) in Singapore, and consults for clients pertaining to hospitality and customer service. His academic qualifications are backed by Executive MBA certification from Switzerland in International Marketing and Post Graduate certification in Higher Education from Cardiff Metropolitan University. In order to further his knowledge in education industry, he went on further to gain Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA), as well as the Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning and Teaching (SDALT).

Jane Lisa Welbourn

Member

Jane is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader working within the School of Events, Tourism, Hospitality & Language in Leeds Beckett University. She is the Course leader for The Professional Diploma in Leisure Retail Management working with industry partners to develop continuing professional development programmes. She has over 15 years’ experience as a training consultant designing and delivering interactive programmes for international organisations aimed at diverse multicultural audiences.

Jane has a wide range of teaching experiences in multi-cultural contexts and is currently working with the Josoor Institute in Qatar for the delivery and legacy of the Qatar 2022 world cup.

Jane is an eternal examiner for Educare Global Academy.

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