Advanced Education - Request for Proposal - ICEMS Project Manager

A project manager is required to maintain the operation of ICEMS. The Interprovincial Computerized Examination Management System (ICEMS) is a bilingual, web-based item banking and exam management computer software application that streamlines exam administration within the Red Seal Program. ICEMS supports the Red Seal Program and apprenticeship systems throughout Canada. ICEMS enables the apprenticeship and skilled trade regulators in each P/T to maintain electronic data banks of secure, bilingual examination questions (items banks);generate national trade certification examinations; score and report client examination results; and provide a variety of statistics for research and analysis. The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) is a voluntary intergovernmental entity of the P/Ts and the federal government, which meet to discuss apprenticeship training and trade certification across the country. The CCDA supports the development of skilled trades in Canada and manages the Red Seal Program. The CCDA nominates managers and experienced users of ICEMS from each Jurisdiction to sit on the ICEMS technical committee to manage ICEMS. The ICEMS technical committee is responsible for providing information on the requirements for ICEMS, overseeing the design and the implementation, on-going operation and maintenance of ICEMS. Members of the ICEMS technical committee are located throughout Canada The Contractor will be required to manage the ICEMS Information Technology (IT) Service Provider Contract and ICEMS Statement of Work (SOW). The ICEMS IT Service Provider Contract and ICEMS Statement of Work (SOW) will be made available to Proponents via email upon the Proponent signing and returning the Non-Disclosure Agreement in the RFP Appendix D.