Job Description

About Touchstone Institute

Touchstone Institute is the largest assessment centre of its kind in Canada providing professional competency assessment and learning programs to support the delivery of high-quality health care.

Touchstone Institute is a non-profit corporation governed by a Board of Directors and receives financial support from the Government of Ontario in addition to generating revenue through direct business to business contracts seeking competency assessment and learning solution services. Currently implementing a new strategic plan Touchstone Institute looks to expand its impact in supporting broad health human resource solutions and by strengthening effective practice of health care professionals. Nearly 50 full-time staff contribute to the organizations successful entry-to-practice assessments simulation-based education and career-long learning supports to achieve and sustain high reliability by ensuring both practitioners and institutions are equipped to deliver safe consistent and high-quality care.

Touchstone Institute is seeking qualified vendors to submit proposals for professional French translation services in support of the Practice Ready Ontario (PRO) Program to advance accessibility and equity for French-speaking applicants and stakeholders under the French-language delivery stream.

This project involves the translation and cultural adaptation of English-language learning and program materials into French with an emphasis on Canadian French accessibility compliance and consistency across educational and assessment content. Experience translating healthcare and education materials is strongly preferred.

This is an open opportunity and Touchstone Institute welcomes submissions from Canadian vendors.

Scope of the Work:

The objective of this Scope of Work is to engage a qualified vender for translation (English to French) and cultural adaptation of existing e-learning modules and synchronous orientation materials. Requirements Include:

• Linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness
  

• Preservation of instructional design and interactive elements

• Compatibility withthe Learning Management Service (LMS)(ShareableContentObjectReferenceModel (SCORM)or equivalent)

• Compliance with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards

Document translation

• External-facing program materials

• Web-content

• Application forms and guidance documents

• Candidate communications and templates

• Assessment-related documentation

• Policy procedural and informational consent
• Instructional materials (slide decks guides educational resources)

Localization and Quality Assurance

• Adapt content to Canadian French standards (preferred)

• Ensure terminology aligns with medical regulatory and assessment contexts

• Maintain consistency across translated materials using a shared glossary

• Conduct quality review and proofreading prior to submission

Terminology Management

• Collaboratewith Touchstone Institute toestablishand maintain a bilingual glossary of key PRO terms

• Apply approved terminology across all deliverables

Deliverables

1. Full trans-adaptation from English to French ready for LMS upload

2. Quality assurance testing for language accuracy and accessibility

3. A terminology glossary (if required)

4. Revisions as required following Touchstone Institute review (within defined limits)

Any additional materials or scope not listed above that arise during the term of this engagement will be identified by Touchstone Institute and may be addressed through written amendment or additional authorization subject to mutual agreement.

Timelines:

Alldeliverables must be completed by March1 st 2026 .

Contract Term:

January 31 2026 - March 31 2026

Commitment :

This will be a consulting contract for a service vendor there is no weekly/hourly commitment. Hours will depend on the SOW deliverables.

Submissions:

Application submission deadline: January 16 2026

All applications must be submitted to

Questions on the Scope of Work can be submitted to until January 13 2026.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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