Requests for Proposals

The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario supports evidence-based research within the scope of its mandate from:

• Postsecondary research institutions and their affiliated institutions;
• Public or non-profit organizations; and
• Other individuals or organizations.

Below are listed all current requests for proposals (RFPs) issued by the Council.

December 3, 2012
HEQCO-RFP-006 | Learning Outcomes Assessment Consortium (Colleges and Universities)

HEQCO seeks applications from colleges and universities interested in joining a consortium of institutions engaged in a multi-year project to develop effective means of assessing the attainment of generic learning skills and to implement these assessment devices in their institutions.

Questions and Answers

Status: Undergoing evaluation


November 30, 2012
HEQCO-RFP-005 | Work-Integrated Learning in Ontario’s Postsecondary Education Sector –
Phase 3: Student Follow-up Survey

Building on HEQCO’s previous research on Work-Integrated Learning (WIL), this RFP commissions a follow-up survey of participating students from the original WIL student survey in order to gauge the post-graduation labour market participation and other pathways and outcomes for WIL and non-WIL students. 

Questions and Answers

Status: Undergoing evaluation

November 30, 2012
HEQCO-RFP-004 | Understanding the Skills Gap: Feasibility Study for A Potential Survey of Employers

HEQCO is commissioning this project to gauge whether or not an employer survey method is the most appropriate means for determining whether or not a skills gap exists for PSE graduates and if so, how an employer survey may be designed to best capture that information.

Please note that no content-specific questions were submitted for RFP-004.

Status: Undergoing evaluation