Welcome to the Intercollegiate Consulting Association.
Unlocking student potential, driving organizational impact. ICA seeks to transform the collegiate consultancy landscape, one club at a time. Our current roster of clients include:
our Why
Collegiate consulting is not a new concept.
But why are we putting in 100s of hours to do what's already been done? To put it simply, the current collegiate consultancy model needs work, lacking impact for students and companies alike.
For Students
They...
• Receive little-to-no pre-engagement training which fails to set them up for success• Are incentivized to optimize for alumni networking, badge collecting, & resume padding, rather than professional development• Measure impact not by act of facilitating a company’s mission, but rather through the pro-bono work itself
For Clients
They...
• Struggle to derive organizational impact from deliverables due to ineffective project scoping & subpar, yet well-packaged student work• Are oftentimes misinformed of the commitment required during the consultancy process, resulting in long response times, a lack of engagement, and unmet expectations.
our how
4 Fundamental Differences to Traditional Collegiate Consulting.
Aligned Incentives
ICA aligns incentives with students, providing personalized development plans to help them gain real-world experience in their desired roles.
Reframed Impact
Impact will not be measured by the execution of deliverables, but instead the results generated towards a company’s goal.
Two-way Commitment
Consulting is a bi-directional engagement. There are strict requirements and guidelines on both client & consultant-side to ensure a high-quality consultancy experience for both parties.
Professional Support
A student consultant’s strength lies in their work ethic, not their professional expertise. Thus, each team is supported by a SME & professional consultant.
Call to Action
Work with the Intercollegiate Consulting Association.
We’ve put in a lot of work and consulted numerous professionals over the past month to innovate a college consulting club model. Our mission is to partner with consulting clubs across Canadian and US universities.As a first step, we have put together an advisory team with consultants at Deloitte, Satov, Guidehouse, McKinsey, Accenture, Oliver Wyman, and BCG.We are recruiting for motivated, capable, and ambitious second to fourth years to be a part of our first cohort to launch this engagement. Become part of ICA’s founding team as we spearhead a new movement in the student consultancy space.