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WHAT'S NEW IN OKCIS IN 2009


Reality Check:

  • Fully integrated component, linking directly to occupations and portfolio
  • Option to enter specific costs to better fit the client’s/student’s budget
  • Student loan category
  • Improved accessibility for screen readers and other adaptive technology
My Portfolio:
  • Spell check
  • Links to the Job Search resume types
  • More resume flexibility: client/student can customize their resume by specifying which information (e.g. specific work history entries) to include, and rearrange resume items
  • Ability to save multiple resume specifications
  • Additional portfolio themes
  • File Upload capability
Spanish Translations:
Our latest Spanish translations include:
  • Career Cluster Inventory
  • Articles
  • Parent information
  • Job Search
  • Keep That Job
  • Paying for School

Later this fall look for more Spanish translations:

  • Work Importance Locator
  • Interest Profiler
  • Occupation At A Glance

Career Cluster Inventory:

  • Jr inventory now available in standard system (*not available in all states)
  • Improved accessibility for screen readers and other adaptive technology

Portfolio Administration:

  • Batch print portfolios (Course Plans or Career Plans)
  • Better reports
    1. Site Usage
      View number of logins at your site for a designated time period
    2. Portfolio Summary
      View a summary of portfolios at your site
    3. Site and Group Reports
      View reports on specific components for the entire site or a specific group

Tools for Users:

  • More Tools for Users, including new tutorials

Paying For School:

  • New information includes audio for Overviews, interactive graphics, calculators, and videos

Data Updates:
Updated data throughout the system includes:

  • Wages
  • Postsecondary schools
  • Scholarships
  • 14 new mini occupations (standard version only)

    Allergists and Immunologists
    Bioengineer
    Dermatologist
    Energy Auditors/Building Energy Analyst
    Environmental Engineering Technicians
    Exercise physiologist
    Foreign Service Officer
    Genetic Counselors
    MRI Technologists
    Radiologists
    Renewable Energy Engineers
    School Psychologists
    Secret Service Agents
    Wind Turbine Technicians

  • 1 new full occupation: Web Developers
  • 1 mini occupation promoted to full occupation: Automotive Electronics Installer
  • More than 13 new Real World Interviews:

    Acupuncturist
    Bioengineer
    Craft Brewer
    Energy Auditor (have two)
    Financial Advisor
    Foreign Service Officer
    Hotel Desk Clerk
    Information Security Officer
    School Psychologist
    Sociologist
    Web Developer

Junior Version

  • Wage data and outlook data now presented in tables