CICIC-2024-1 - Revise the step-by-step guidance on how to assess an academic credential

The Corporation of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CCMEC) requires the services of a selected interested party to revise the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) step-by-step guidance on how to assess an academic credential issued outside Canada.

Scope of services (Services) to be provided to CMEC

The complete list of Services to be provided is as follows:
 

1. Review the following:
   1. CICIC’s current step-by-step guide;
   2. CICIC’s QAF principles, which were revised and approved in 2024;
   3. the legal text of the 2019 Global Convention and 1997 Lisbon Convention; and
   4. other recent publications within the academic credential assessment and recognition sector, which may inform pan-Canadian and international best practices. These can include, but are not limited to:
      1. European Area of Recognition (EAR) manual, Second Edition (2023);
      2. Digitalisation of credential evaluation workflows: Practical guidelines for the ENIC-NARIC Networks (2023);
      3. Digital Student Data & Recognition: A White Paper for the ENIC-NARIC Networks (2020);
      4. Artificial Intelligence and Recognition of Qualifications: Opportunities and Risks from an ENIC-NARIC Perspective (2023).
2. Propose an initial (first version) revised step-by-step guide (in English or in French), aligned with the aforementioned documents and normative instruments.
3. Support CMEC’s translation and copy-editing team, answering questions and providing clarifications during the English and French review of the initial (first version) proposed revised step-by-step guide.
4. Seek feedback from the pan-Canadian academic credential assessment community on the proposed revised CICIC step-by-step guide (in English and in French), through CICIC’s network. The step will also be facilitated by CICIC staff.
5. Collate and address received feedback.
6. Propose a second revised CICIC step-by-step guide, based on the feedback received.
7. Support CMEC’s translation and copy-editing team, answering questions and providing clarifications during the English and French review of the final (second version) proposed revised step-by-step guide.
8. Meet regularly with CICIC staff throughout the steps above to validate the work.

1. Initial (first version) proposed revised step-by-step guide on how to assess an academic credential issued outside Canada, in English or in French, used for the initial consultation process.
2. Final (second version) proposed revised step-by-step guide on how to assess an academic credential issued outside Canada, in English or in French, as the final version for public publication.