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PROVIDERS

Toolkit for providers

This toolkit is designed to help providers that are new to the OIA to understand their membership and how our Scheme works. It should also be helpful to Point of Contacts and other relevant staff at providers who are new to our Scheme.

Information for providers

Complying with our Rules

As an ombuds scheme our case-handling processes and our work to share learning from complaints is generally informal. But we do have some more formal requirements that are set out in our Rules.

Completion of Procedures Letters

Our guidance for Completion of Procedures (COP) Letters

Outreach and events

Find out more about our upcoming workshops, events, provider visits, speaking engagements and webinars

Guidance

Learning from our casework

Guidance, notes and summaries around complaints relating to subject and student specific matters

Handling complaints arising from significant disruption

Suggestions for things to consider when handling students’ concerns around significant disruption, for example from the pandemic or industrial action

Academic misconduct: tips for providers

Tips for providers on complaints relating to academic misconduct

More information

Good Practice Framework

Our guidance on handling complaints and academic appeals, as well as new chapters which complement the Framework

Our Rules and Guidance

Learn more about our Rules

Case summaries

View examples of cases we receive and how we resolve them, including our public interest cases and case summaries

Reviewing complaints

Learn more about our Scheme and what happens after a complaint is submitted