WOIS/The Career Information System


Welcome to WOIS!

WOIS/The Career Information System is a private, nonprofit organization that researches and distributes information about Washington careers, schools and training programs. We are located in Olympia, Washington and have been serving our community of users for over 30 years.

Most of our products and services, including access to our on-line career information, are leased by our users on an annual basis.


Recent News

Automatic Grade Transfer

Every August, students with WOIS Electronic Portfolios are automatically promoted to the next grade. We've now added a feature to the Portfolio Admin Settings page where you can choose a grade to be automatically transferred to another WOIS site when grade promotion takes place. More about "Automatic Grade Transfer" Posted: May 6, 2008

Culminating Projects

New Culminating Project section for WOIS Portfolios! While we have more planned for this section in the months to come, at this time the Culminating Project section provides a place for students to upload files related to their Culminating Projects. More about "Culminating Projects" Posted: Mar 19, 2008

Course Title Search

WOIS School and Educational Program descriptions list the schools' course catalog titles for their educational programs in the "Programs Offered" and "Schools" sections of those descriptions. We've now added a new tool to the website that allows you to search the text of those titles. More about "Course Title Search" Posted: Dec 10, 2007

Portfolio Group Managers

We've added a new feature to the site-defined groups you can use to organize your users' Portfolios - group manager logins. Now when you create or edit a group in the "Groups" section of the Portfolio Administrator, you can enter a user ID and password for the manager of that group to use. More about "Portfolio Group Managers" Posted: Oct 22, 2007

Announcements

Dependable Strengths for Educators

This two-day workshop will prepare educators for grades 6-12 to incorporate the Dependable Strengths Articulation Process (DSAP) in their schools. You will experience highlights of the DSAP to identify your own Dependable Strengths, experience and practice Dependable Strengths activities that can be used with your students, and receive the Dependable Strengths curriculum (a $135 value). Free clock hours are available for this workshop.

See the Dependable Strengths for Educators flyer for locations and dates. Space is limited, so register early!