Services
Consulting support across the life of an educational program.
ATHAR works with institutions at three points: when a program is being created, when an existing program needs to be strengthened, and when the people who deliver education need new capabilities. Each engagement is scoped to the decision you need to make.
Primary engagement
Academic Program Design & Development
From program idea to implementation-ready design.
- Client situation
- Your organization has decided — or is considering — a new academic, professional, language, or skills-based program. The intent is clear, but the learner profile, structure, outcomes, and delivery model are not yet defined in a form decision-makers and delivery teams can act on.
- Intended outcome
- A coherent program blueprint that leadership can approve and delivery teams can build from: defined learners and purpose, program architecture, aligned outcomes and assessment, and a realistic roadmap to launch.
Potential scope
- Needs assessment
- Market and benchmark analysis
- Program architecture
- Learning outcomes
- Curriculum mapping
- Course and module design
- Assessment framework
- Implementation roadmap
Typical engagements
- Structuring a new postgraduate or professional diploma from an initial concept paper
- Designing a professional program for a corporate academy aligned to role requirements
- Shaping a health professions education program around competency expectations
- Benchmarking a proposed program against comparable regional and international offerings
Program Review & Improvement
Strengthening programs for relevance, alignment, and impact.
- Client situation
- An existing program is due for review, is preparing for quality or accreditation processes, or is no longer performing as intended. Internal teams know something needs attention but need an objective view of where the real gaps are.
- Intended outcome
- A clear diagnosis of strengths and gaps, prioritized against what matters most to the institution, and a practical improvement roadmap that teams can own and implement.
Potential scope
- Diagnostic review
- Benchmarking
- Gap analysis
- Curriculum review
- Learning-outcome alignment
- Assessment review
- Improvement roadmap
Typical engagements
- Reviewing the alignment between program outcomes, course outcomes, and assessment
- Benchmarking a curriculum ahead of a periodic program review
- Diagnosing why a professional program is not achieving its intended learner results
- Preparing a structured improvement plan following internal or external review findings
Institutional Capability Building
Building the capabilities of the people who deliver education.
- Client situation
- Your faculty, trainers, or program teams need to develop specific capabilities to deliver on institutional priorities — and generic, off-the-shelf training has not produced lasting change.
- Intended outcome
- Focused capability-development engagements, designed around your context and priorities, that combine expert input with applied work on your own programs and practices.
Potential themes
- AI-enabled teaching and assessment
- Academic program development
- Research capability
- Curriculum and course design
- Assessment practices
- Customized institutional development needs
Typical engagements
- A faculty development series on outcomes-based curriculum and course design
- An applied program on responsible use of AI in teaching and assessment
- Capability building for program teams preparing new program proposals
- Strengthening assessment practice across a department or academy
How we engage
Scoped around your decision, not a catalogue.
Initial conversation
We discuss what you are trying to build, improve, or strengthen, and the decisions that depend on it.
Scoping note
We propose a focused scope, team, timeline, and set of outputs — with clear boundaries.
Engagement
A senior-led team works with your stakeholders through structured stages and agreed checkpoints.
Handover
Outputs are delivered in a form your teams can own, use, and build on.
Scope and investment
Scope, timeline, and investment are tailored to program complexity, evidence requirements, stakeholder involvement, and specialist input.
Have a program or capability challenge?
Let’s discuss what you are trying to build, improve, or strengthen.