Karen Ewing

Prexar LLC is an internet service provider. The private company is based in Bangor, ME and has subsidiaries in the United States.

IBM Canada Ltd. develops, manufactures and sells advanced information processing products. Its products include computers and microelectronic technology, software, networking and related services. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Fujitsu Consulting, Inc. provides information technology consulting services. The firm also offers enterprise software installation and integration services. Its services include business intelligence, content management and enterprise resource management systems. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

The Greater Halifax Partnership provides economic development services. The private company is based in Halifax, Canada.

AnyWare Group, Inc. is a holding company, which develops and provides secure access managed solutions. Its products include access web portal, application publishing, personal computer desktop, and single sign-on. The firm serves the business, healthcare, and insurance industries. The company was founded by Steve Parent, Yves P. Parent, and Wayne Chamberlain in 1999 and is headquartered in St. John, Canada.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Amity Goodwill Industries provides consultative services and technical support services. It offers business document destruction & Shredding, flexible service and appealing price. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada.

Prior Learning Center is a multi-purpose assessment center with RPL as its main area of focus. They have experience in managing RPL and learner-ship projects of substantial magnitude and importance. Prior Learning Center uses the LearnSys RPL model, which has been thoroughly researched and was the subject of a PhD research project through the University of Johannesburg (Deller, 2007). Prior Learning Center staff is aware of the history of RPL and they support the objectives of SAQA in relation to RPL. These include, Facilitating access to, and mobility and progression within education, training and career paths, Accelerating redress of past unfair discrimination in education, training and employment opportunities. Prior Learning Center was formed to specifically assist organizations to implement fair and valid assessment processes. With this objective in mind, they have capacity to develop all assessment tools, test and validate these tools, train assessors, moderate the results and give constructive feedback to candidates. Prior Learning Center is the trading name of LearnSys (Pty) Ltd, which is an accredited provider. They are also registered with the Department of Education and UMALUSI.