NATI ESL believes a motivated student body and a caring, dedicated instructors are as important to educational and professional success as prior student academic preparation. Accordingly, the school employs instructors who possess the required credentials and demonstrate an ability to teach, are interested in the continuing development of students, and are willing to assist them in attaining individual goals. The development of competitive ESL program, delivery of quality instruction, and provision of effective support services including student advising demonstrate the commitment of the Instructor Advisor to the professional aspirations and continuing development of ESL students. Advising at NATI ESL influences student satisfaction, student success and student persistence through frequent and quality out-of-classroom engagement with instructors. Instructor Advising is the predominant and most effective mode for assuring this exchange. Teaching and advising are integral components of a NATI ESL instructor’s professional portfolio. As with teaching, advising strengthens the instructor-student bond by stimulating a positive, shared, active approach to both intellectual and interpersonal learning activities. Advising enhances ESL student learning and it improves institutional effectiveness. Dependable, accurate, respectful, honest, friendly, and professional student advising helps fulfill NATI ESL’s commitment to quality education and training for all students.