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WOIS/The Career Information System. Washington’s Premier Resource for Career and Educational Planning. What is WOIS?. WOIS provides Career Questionnaires Career Information Post-High School Training Information College Information - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WOIS/The Career Information System
Washington’s Premier Resource for Career and Educational Planning
WOIS/The Career Information System
What is WOIS? WOIS provides
Career Questionnaires Career Information Post-High School Training Information College Information
WOIS information is updated annually and covers most of the careers and training opportunities in Washington State.
Career and educational planning using WOIS can motivate students to do well in school and work toward their goals.
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Why use WOIS…
WOIS can help… Identify occupations, training programs
and schools of interest Create career and education plans Provide relevance and motivation to
students
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Teens with Plans Achieve More Teens who carefully consider their goals and the
pathways to reach them, and anticipate potential barriers, are more likely to succeed in life than their peers, and show better educational and occupational outcomes.
If they begin planning at an early age about their life goals and the steps they need to reach them, this planfulness can be powerful in shaping the outcomes in later life.
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In High School Students Need to: Understand how individual personality, abilities
and interests relate to career goals Demonstrate skills that can apply to a variety of
occupations and changing work requirements Understand how high school education relates
to college majors, further training and/or entry into the job market
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WOIS Can Help! To Access WOIS:
www.wois.orgThen enter your site key
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Answer questionnaires to discover how your interests match careers
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Detailed Career Information Related Occupations Skills and Abilities Training Required Related Educational Programs Wages Outlook Other Resources
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Click on Training and Educational Programs to learn more about the training for this career
WOIS/The Career Information SystemClick on the title of the Educational Program to discover the schools that offer the training.
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Educational Program Descriptions show Schools in Washington that offer the program and other Related Occupations.
Click on a School title to get more information about the school.
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Career Videos allow students to see workers in action and learn even more about the work environment.
WOIS/The Career Information System
National School and Scholarship Searches All of the two and four year public and
private colleges in the nation More than 1.7 billion scholarships in a
searchable database
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First, click on Schools on the Menu Bar, then click on the name of a Washington school in the alphabetical list, or click on National College Search or National Scholarship Information.
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Test Preparation Practice Tests for
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Career and Educational Goals Help:
Provide relevance (why do I have to learn this?)
Provide motivation to do well and stay in school (many students who enter college without career goals drop out after their freshman year)
“I’m staying in high school or going to college because everybody says I have to” is hardly a strong motivator.
I’m going to work hard in high school and after high school because I want to be a (fill in the blank), and these classes are an important step toward getting there” -- now that’s more like it!
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