EPIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INNOVATIONS CENTER INC.

What EPIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INNOVATIONS CENTER INC. does

EPIC Educational Program Innovations Center Inc. is a Canadian continuing education provider founded in 1991 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. The company delivers instructor-led training courses to engineering and technical professionals across eight disciplines — Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Mechanical, and Municipal Engineering, plus General Working Skills. Its core product is live online instructor-led courses ranging from 1.5 to 42 hours, with completion issuing Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs) authorized by the Engineering Institute of Canada. A secondary line of business is the Technical Exams Preparation Program, which serves internationally educated engineers pursuing P.Eng. licensure in Canada through confirmatory exam prep, NPPE workshops, and one-to-one tutoring.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market model. Individual technical professionals register directly through the epictraining.ca website for individual courses. For organizations, EPIC runs a group training business delivering on-site or live online customized sessions from a 130+ course library, with bulk discounts. Distribution is also extended through reseller partnerships with Education to Go (ed2go) and UGotClass, which list EPIC content on third-party online learning marketplaces. Named enterprise and government clients include NOVA Chemicals, Canadian Forces, City of Hamilton, Correctional Service Canada, East York Bakery, and MMI Inc.

The business model is services-based recurring transactional revenue: individual course registrations (one-time fees), group training contracts (project-based), tutoring at $120/hour, and exam prep/interview preparation at $160/hour (minimum 2 hours). The company has trained over 70,000 attendees cumulatively over 34 years, teaches 300+ courses annually, and derives distribution leverage from affiliations with EIC, OSPE, OACETT, ACEC-Ontario, IACEE, and LERN. EPIC is a privately held, federally incorporated Canadian corporation with no disclosed funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity on record.

Name

EPIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INNOVATIONS CENTER INC.

Legal name

EPIC Educational Program Innovations Center

Website

https://epictraining.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPIC Educational Program Innovations Center is a Canadian continuing education provider delivering instructor-led engineering and technical training courses, licensing exam preparation, and customized group training to professional engineers, internationally educated engineers, and organizations across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Engineering Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Architecture Licensure Exam Prep (FE/PE, Architect Registration Exam) (EDANAIAG), Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep (EDAAANAL)

Keywords

• Engineering continuing education
• Professional development training
• Technical licensing exam prep
• Corporate engineering training
• CEU PDH courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Course Registration: Technical professionals register for individual online instructor-led courses across various engineering disciplines. Courses range from 1.5 to 42 hours and offer CEUs and PDHs for professional development requirements.
2. Group Training: Organizations can book group training sessions delivered either on-site at their location or live online. Sessions cover multiple engineering disciplines and can be customized from over 130 established courses. Bulk discounts are available.
3. Technical Exam Preparation Program: Comprehensive exam preparation courses for internationally educated engineers seeking professional engineering licensure in Canada. Includes confirmatory exams, technical exams, and National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) workshops.
4. Tutoring and Interview Preparation: One-to-one online tutoring sessions with instructors at $120 per hour, and experience report review/interview preparation services at $160 per hour (minimum 2 hours) for engineers applying to provincial engineering associations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EPIC delivers online and in-person instructor-led engineering and technical professional development courses across eight disciplines (chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, mechanical, municipal, and general working skills). The company offers more than 300 courses annually providing CEUs/PDHs authorized by the Engineering Institute of Canada, and runs a separate Technical Exam Preparation Program that prepares internationally educated engineers for Canadian P.Eng. licensure (confirmatory, technical, and NPPE exams). It also provides customizable on-site and online group training for organizations from a catalog of 130+ established courses.

Product overview

EPIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INNOVATIONS CENTER INC. is a training solution provider offering a unified platform of engineering and technical professional development courses. The core offerings consist of Online Instructor-Led Training Courses (live virtual classes across 7 engineering disciplines), the Group Training Program (customizable on-site or online training for organizations), Partner Online Courses (third-party content through Education to Go and UGotClass), and the Technical Exams Preparation Program (comprehensive exam prep for professional engineering licensure in Canada). The company also provides a My Training Account Portal for students to manage their learning. Courses span Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Mechanical, and Municipal Engineering disciplines, as well as General Working Skills. Almost all courses offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs) authorized by the Engineering Institute of Canada.

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Products and services

• Online Instructor-Led Training Courses Live, instructor-led technical training courses delivered online covering chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, mechanical, and municipal engineering disciplines, plus general working skills. Courses offer CEUs and PDHs authorized by the Engineering Institute of Canada for professional development and license maintenance. Course lengths range from 1.5 to 42 hours and are aimed at practicing engineers and technical professionals seeking continuing education.
• Group Training Program Customizable on-site or live online group training sessions for teams of 5 or more attendees. Courses can be tailored from 130+ established EPIC courses across multiple engineering disciplines. Bulk discounts are available and delivery is at the client location or live online. Designed for organizations, municipalities, and government agencies needing team-wide technical skill development.
• Technical Exams Preparation Program Comprehensive exam preparation courses for internationally educated engineers seeking professional engineering licensure (P.Eng.) in Canada. Includes confirmatory exams, technical exams, and National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) workshops, plus one-to-one online tutoring at $120 per hour and experience report review and interview preparation services at $160 per hour (minimum 2 hours). Designed for engineers applying to provincial engineering associations across Canada.
• Partner Online Courses Online open enrollment programs delivered through partnerships with Education to Go (ed2go) and UGotClass. Provides flexible learning options with morning, lunchtime, and evening availability for professional level positions in in-demand occupations. Participants access expert instructors and online certificates through the partner platforms.

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPIC is authorized by EIC as a provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs), which can be converted to professional development hours (PDHs). EIC accredits and recognizes Quality Providers of engineering continuing education, and EPIC is proud to be included as an EIC Quality Provider. Participants receive official record of earned CEUs on certificates of completion.
• OSPE - Ontario Society of Professional EngineersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSPE is the voice of the engineering profession in Ontario, representing the entire engineering community in strategic sectors of Ontario's economy.
• OACETT - Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and TechnologistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOACETT is the certifying body for engineering and applied science technicians and technologists in Ontario. EPIC courses can help OACETT members earn requirements for their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program.
• Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Ontario (ACEC-Ontario)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACEC-Ontario represents approximately 130+ consulting engineering firms, advocating for business and regulatory climate that enables members to provide highest level of services and best value to clients.
• International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIACEE is a global organization aiming to unite diverse professionals interested in continuing engineering education. Membership includes academic and corporate providers, professional bodies, and individuals interested in lifelong engineering education.
• Learning Resources Network (LERN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLERN is an international association of lifelong learning programming, offering information and resources to continuing education providers.
• Education to Go (ed2go)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEPIC, in partnership with ed2go, offers online open enrollment programs designed to provide skills necessary to acquire professional level positions for many in-demand occupations. Courses available through ed2go platform.
• UGotClassminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUGotClass provides expert instructors for EPIC's online certificates and courses. Participants can access courses anytime, day or evening, from any computer through the UGotClass platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lorman Education Services: Lorman is a long-established US continuing education provider covering multiple professions including engineering, architecture, and HR. It is broader than EPIC but operates in the same professional CE market with similar live and on-demand delivery.
• Skillsoft: Skillsoft is a large enterprise learning platform offering technical, leadership, and compliance training to corporations. While engineering CE is not its core focus, it competes for the same corporate training budgets and learner mindshare as EPIC's group training program.
• McKissock Learning: McKissock provides state-approved continuing education for licensed professionals, with engineering and land surveying among its disciplines. It is a comparable CE provider, though broader in scope and US-focused.
• Coursera: Coursera is a large-scale online learning platform offering engineering courses, certificates, and degree programs from universities. While not a CEU specialist, it competes for the same practitioner attention and could absorb demand that would otherwise go to EPIC.
• Bisk: Bisk partners with universities and professional associations to deliver online certificate and continuing education programs, including for engineering and technical professions. It operates at greater scale than EPIC and uses a similar association-partnership distribution model.

Direct peers

• RedVector (Vector Solutions): Vector Solutions / RedVector is one of the largest US-based providers of continuing education and training for engineers, architects, and safety professionals. It competes directly with EPIC's CEU/PDH course catalog and serves a similar licensed-professional audience.
• CED Engineering: CED Engineering offers online continuing education courses awarding PDHs to professional engineers across multiple disciplines. It directly parallels EPIC's online instructor-led and CEU-issuing model in the engineering continuing education niche.
• PDH-Pro: PDH-Pro is a US-based online provider of engineering PDH/CEU courses for professional engineer license renewal. Its self-paced online catalog overlaps with EPIC's core CEU delivery model and target audience.

Regional players

• Engineering Education Australia (EEA): EEA is an Australian provider of continuing professional development for engineers, operating in a similar regulatory-license-driven market as EPIC. Comparable business model in a different geography, useful as a cross-jurisdictional reference.

Others

• ed2go (Cengage): ed2go is an existing distribution partner of EPIC and a Cengage-owned online continuing education platform serving workforce development. It is comparable as a channel rather than a direct competitor, but its scale represents both an opportunity and a competitive threat.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Investors

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Investments

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