Let us use our expertise to enhance outcomes for your students
UKAT Consultancy Services work directly with higher education providers to enhance personal tutoring/academic advising practices and processes to improve outcomes for all students. As the HE sector body for personal tutoring and academic advising, UKAT offers impartial advice on personal tutoring and academic advising practices, and the enhancement of institutional personal tutoring and academic advising provision. UKAT’s advice is always evidence-based, grounded in independent, peer-reviewed research conducted in UK and international contexts.
Successful personal tutoring requires a clearly defined purpose, appropriate structures and organisation, adoption of effective practices, ongoing evaluation of impact, and planning for enhancement. The UKAT consultancy process addresses each of these aspects of effective practice through a cyclical programme of enhancement focused specifically on your needs and aspirations. Design, evaluation, and impact assessment are referenced against the UKAT 4E Framework for Enhancement of Advising and Tutoring.
Our consultancy covers everything from a 2-hour professional development workshop to multi-year change projects. We work collaboratively with you to develop a bespoke consultancy offering which really meets the needs of your institution, and draw on our pool of experienced consultants to deliver this. Our trusted consultants are all recognised experts and international leaders in the field of personal tutoring/academic advising. UKAT Member Institutions benefit from a discount of up to 30% on our standard consultancy fees.
Our Offer
Our consultancy covers everything from a 2-hour professional development workshop to multi-year change projects and can be delivered remotely or onsite at your institution according to your needs. Recent consultancy projects we have undertaken include:
- 2-4 hour Masterclasses
- 2-6 hour practitioner training professional development workshops
- In-depth, multi-week online workshops focused on specific aspects of personal tutoring/academic advising
- Structured personal tutoring curriculum development
- Design and implementation of 'flipped' advising approaches
- External review of projects, processes and policies
Discover How We Can Help
Connect with us discover how you can leverage the experience of UKAT Consultants to achieve your institutional goals and meet key policy objectives. Find out how we can work with you to enhance your personal tutoring/academic advising processes for the benefit of all your students by completing the enquiry form.