Require professional coaching certification within one year of hire

Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearwith adaptationFour-year to four-yearwith adaptation

Mechanism

Advisors earn a third-party coaching certification in their first year. It sets a floor on quality rather than leaving practice to whoever trained them.

Preconditions

Partnership funding allocated to cover certification fees.

Owner, by role

Vice President of Student Affairs

Who can act

Both institutions jointly

Effort

Medium, 12 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Share of coaches certified within twelve months

Failure modes

Complex, uncompensated certification requirements can increase advisor burnout and turnover rates.

Contra-indications

None stated

Related practices

LTI-ENA-019 Conduct bilateral 10-week professional training courses for transfer coaches