CERIC is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to establish the importance that publicly funded universities and colleges place on the provision of career development services to their students and to highlight particularly impressive models of career service provision across the country.

In recent years, an increasing amount of attention has been placed in the media around the school to work transition journey of post-secondary students, youth unemployment and under-employment, skills disconnects and mismatches, and the career prospects of graduating students. This attention rarely examines the role of the institutional eco-system or its career service provisions in relation to job or career outcomes.

This project will be of particular interest to career services leadership and colleagues aspiring to leadership positions, as well as appropriate university and college senior administrators who wish to ensure high quality and relevant career services.

CERIC’s interest in this project is two-fold:

• To understand the landscape of career service models across Canada
• To examine the level of institutional commitment to the provision of career services to its students

To learn more about the Scope of Work, Deliverables, Budget and Duration, and Eligibility Requirements, please download the RFP.

Deadlines:

• Request for Proposals released: April 4, 2016
• Intent to Submit: April 30, 2016
• Proposal Deadline: May 15, 2016
• Award of Contract: June 30, 2016
• Project Initiation: August 2, 2016

This RFP is open to all researchers, consultants or contractors residing in Canada. The successful candidate will have strong academic research credentials and preferably previous exposure and understanding of post-secondary career services. All inquiries, proposal submissions and other communications are to be directed to: Riz Ibrahim, Executive Director of CERIC at riz@ceric.ca.