How is the IDP Student Community Different from TAP?

TAP = Your university’s peer‑to‑peer service for your direct leads
Lives on your own channel, managed by you.
IDP Student Community = IDP’s peer‑to‑peer service for IDP‑owned leads
Lives on IDP channels, managed by IDP.

The same platform powers both experiences - but the purpose, audience, and strategic outcomes differ.

TAP is your university’s own peer‑to‑peer (P2P) platform used to:

Convert direct university leads that you own.
Acquire new university leads who find you on your website or via your marketing.
Support prospective students already interested in your institution.
Showcase your ambassadors, content, and events in your own environment.
Run your own unlimited communities, group chats, content, and webinars.

TAP is focused solely on supporting your recruitment goals.

The IDP Student Community is a P2P environment embedded across:

It allows your institution to:

Reach IDP‑owned students at scale, to encourage them to enrol at your institution,
Influence students earlier through ambassador‑generated content.
Engage high‑intent offer holders through a dedicated university group chat.
Support students throughout the IDP journey with peer‑driven guidance.

This is a strategic engagement layer within the IDP Core Partnership, extending your reach into IDP’s global student ecosystem.

Area	TAP	IDP Student Community
Audience	Direct university leads	IDP leads across IDP channels
Channels	Your website and TAP app	IDP websites and IDP Live app
Primary Goals	Convert your own leads	Build demand and nurture IDP leads, influence conversion
Ambassadors	Students, staff, alumni	Students
Group Chats	University‑managed; multiple allowed	One private offer‑holder chat per institution
Content	University‑specific, you choose your requests	Experience‑based, IDP chooses the requests
Streams	Live Streams + On-Demand Streams	Only On-Demand Streams
Reporting	TAP engagement data	Integrated into IDP’s Core Partnership reporting

Using both TAP and the IDP Student Community gives your institution:

This article explains the difference between TAP (The Ambassador Platform) and the IDP Student Community. Although both use the same underlying P2P technology, they serve different audiences via different channels and deliver different strategic value for institutions.