• Look up work history
• Identify potential light duty alternatives within the same industry, or WORK field, or MPSMS (leading to ideas for faster/graduated Return To Work)
• Review occupations (clients and professionals) suggested by the internet-based services or other products
• Explore occupational and career information (case managers and clients)
• Write a resumé using Skills & Competencies & Develop IEP and training plans
• Testify as an SSA or Forensic Vocational Expert - All worker characteristics are available for review, with current Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) and national, statewide and local labor market information and Long term National OES projections)

• Fully integrated, editable Job Analysis feature
• New Advanced Lookups - SOC2000 / O*NET 6.0 & Unskilled Occupations
• New Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2004-2005
• 2003 National, Statewide, and Local OES wage and employment data
• 2003 National CENSUS data - national wages and employment
• Long term national labor market projections (Year 2002 —> 2012) with new automatic interpolation feature
• Hyperlinked "Sources of Additional Information" - Instant link to related web URLs and O*NET Online
• List of matching titles is pre-sorted by Industry, Strength, and Title
• Save list of matching titles to an HTML file. Print reports to any printer or save to a file.
• Help files now include Frequency Distribution tables for DOT worker characteristics
• Section 508 Friendly - with hot keys and special screens for the visually impaired
• Programming and printing enhancements for more economical inkjet printing

SKILLTRAN ONLINE SERVICES - SOS

Vocational case managers, using their existing computers/laptops and an internet connection, enter information into the SkillTRAN server to quickly create sophisticated TSA reports with local labor market information. Reports are instantly emailed to the case manager upon completion. Click here for more information about SkillTRAN's online services.

Why do reports online?

This service-based approach eliminates the high capital cost of software purchase and the headaches of data maintenance. SkillTRAN takes care of all that on its central servers. All reports can now include estimated wages using Year 2004 Census-based wage data, integrated into the reports. No more laborious "hop-scotching" all over the net trying to come up with reliable wage information. As a service expense, these reports are typically billable to your referral sources. If not, the fees are modest and easily absorbed, especially when balanced against huge savings in your labor costs to try to manually replicate this kind of a report. Click here for examples of online reports. You can also request a free, customized sample of SkillTRAN reports.

How do I sign up?

Click here to sign up for SOS - SkillTRAN Online Services. To use the online services, first review the online pages, then submit the sign-up form. At this time, there is NO CHARGE to sign up for online services. You pay only for the services you need, when you need them. Billing is online …an invoice reflecting an online report is emailed within 1-2 business days. Just print the emailed invoice for a hard copy if you need it. You can review your account status online. You can pay by check or securely pay online by credit card.

SPECIAL "CUSTOMERS ONLY" AREA TO HELP VOCATIONAL CASE MANAGERS

As a SkillTRAN customer, you can visit the special "Customers Only" area of the SkillTRAN web site to obtain web-based documentation and tips for processing online cases. This area includes a variety of statistical tables about the distribution of worker characteristics in the DOT. It is an expanded, updated and web-based version of the popular DOT Pocket Guide and Mini-Manual. Topic areas include:

• Product overviews and case processing tips
• Case Preparation Tips
• Common Case Situations - Suggested profile adjustments and traps
• Worker Characteristics
• Documentation of the transferable skills analysis process
• Case Preparation Guide (2 page PDF)
• New Subscriber Guide (18 page PDF)