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Using OASYS Software for Transferable Skills Analysis  Veteran OASYS Trainer John Reeves, MA, with 30 years experience in vocational evaluation, rehabilitation, career development and placement will guide you through each step of doing a TSA in OASYS - and more - in short 15-20 minutes Flash demonstrations.  This allows you to practice and explore between sessions in OASYS.  The training is free.  You also have the option of completing a short Certification Exam, and receiving 2 CEU credit hours, for a reasonable fee.
Before you start the Flash sessions (steps 2 - 8): Adobe Flash might be required (link to Adobe's free download site at bottom of page).

After you start the Flash sessions: In your web browser, click View and Full Screen if you want a larger presentation,

1. Click here to download and print a screen-by-screen walkthrough for using OASYS (PDF file)

2. Click here to learn about Starting OASYS, Finding or Creating a Case File, and Data Entry in the Job Seeker and Details Screens (Adobe Flash)

3. Click here to learn about Entering Work History, How to Choose the Correct DOT, Understanding How SVP Level Affects Work History, Composite Work Fields, and Skills Transfer Components of Work Fields and MPSMS (Adobe Flash)

4. Click here to learn about Adjusting the Ability Profile (Adobe Flash)

5. Click here to learn about Selecting Search Level, Modfiying Filters, Printing Search Results, and Understanding the Matrix (Adobe Flash)

6. Click here to learn about Placement Goal Comparison (Adobe Flash)

7. Click here to learn about Creating and Printing OASYS Reports (Adobe Flash)

8. Click here to learn about the OASYS Browser, also known as OccuBrowse+ (Adobe Flash)

 

You're Done!  Thank you for learning more about OASYS!  Below are some optional, additional documents that you might want to print:

Click here to download the OASYS Certification Test Questions - after answering the questions in your word processor, email as an attachment to John@theworksuite.com

Click here to download a pdf file describing the Pre-post/Labor Market Employability Assessment function in OASYS

Click here to download a Data Collection form for running an OASYS TSA (Word file)

More about Using the Browser

Click here to download a (54MB) PowerPoint Presentation on using the OASYS Browser or OccuBrowse+

Click here for a one-page overview of the OASYS Browser opening screens (PDF file)

Interpreting Reports

Click here to download a basic sample OASYS TSA report, with annotations explaining various sections of the report (PDF file)

References and Links
  1. A fairly comprehensive description of Transferable Skills Analysis at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transferable_skills_analysis 
  2. Social Security Administration's Code of Federal Regulations relating to Transferable Skills Analysis: http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-1568.htm
  3. To learn more about OASYS or find the OASYS distributor for your region, go to www.vertekinc.com

Click here to go to Adobe Flash download site.

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