What is the CIS-Connection? What is the purpose of CIS-Connection? How will the CIS-Connection benefit businesses and organizations? What types of information will each business provide? How will information about businesses and organizations be used on the CIS for Internet Website? Is information secure? How will it be handled after a businesses or organizations submits it? Prohibited Use

	What is the CIS-Connection? The CIS-Connection is a web-based tool that connects schools to businesses and businesses to schools. It provides students and job seekers using the Oregon CIS website with information about local businesses and employment opportunities. It also can be used to create a database of volunteers from local businesses that teachers, counselors, and administrators can use to locate volunteers for educational activities. top of page                       back What is the purpose of CIS-Connection? 1. Connect students and adults to business information and employment opportunities The CIS-Connection website makes information about local businesses and organizations available to thousands of youth, adults, and potential employees engaged in career planning through the Oregon CIS website. The Oregon CIS website includes comprehensive information on occupations and training institutions in Oregon and nationwide. It also offers extensive assistance with career development and planning, financial planning, and job seeking. Precise information on businesses provides students and adults with a real-life perspective on what will be expected of them in the workplace. 2. Connect business people willing to do volunteer work with educators needing volunteers The CIS-Connection website also provides an easy mechanism to link business people who are willing to volunteer with teachers and school personnel who are seeking volunteers. The site will help organize and track all business-related school-to-career activities in a local area. Volunteer activities currently included on the website are divided into following three areas: school-based activities work-based learning activities services for educators & schools Guest Speakers Career Days/Fairs/Expos Readers Tutors School Volunteers Mentors Senior Project Advisors Field-based Investigation Advisors Enterprise Advisors Business Site Visits/Industry Tours Job Shadows Informational Interviews Mock Interviews Internships – Paid and Unpaid Service Learning/Volunteer Opportunities Cooperative Education Worksites Job Shadows for Teachers Educator Externships Advisory Committee Members Donations of Equipment Staff Development Training top of page                       back How will the CIS-Connection benefit businesses and organizations? Benefits of participation include: As they explore their career options, students will identify local businesses as potential sources of future employment. By providing information about actual employer expectations, businesses and organizations will assist students in the development of their career plans. By viewing employment openings on the CIS-Connection, potential employees who are exploring their career options may seek employment with local businesses or organizations. Participating businesses and organizations help to educate students and job seekers about the scope of jobs available locally. The CIS-Connection facilitates the participation of volunteers from the business community in school events. The CIS-Connection is easy for businesses to use to keep their information up-to-date. top of page                       back What types of information will each business provide? Each business or organization will enter two types of information: general information and volunteer information. The general information will help potential employees understand the business. This information includes a description of the business, a list of occupations employed, special skills and qualities desired in employees, and links to company websites. It should take each business about 30 minutes to enter the requested information into the data entry form. The volunteer information describes services or activities in which people in local businesses are willing to participate for the benefit of schools or the community. These services and activities may include guest speaking, mentoring, tutoring, business site tours, mock interviews, cooperative education, volunteer work experiences, job shadowing, service learning, and educator externships. top of page                       back How will information about businesses and organizations be used on the CIS for Internet Website? Business information is available to thousands of young people and adults in Oregon through the Oregon CIS website. It will be linked to data on the website via occupations, industries, and location. The volunteer information is made available to educators in your area through the Volunteer Exchange link on the Oregon CIS website. The Volunteer Exchange makes it easy for educators to find, request, and follow up with volunteers through our automated email system. top of page                       back Is information secure? How will it be handled after a businesses or organizations submits it? To access the CIS-Connection, each business will establish a secure user name and password. If, at any time, a business wishes to delete or correct any of the information it provided, it can use the user name and password to access the data entry form and make corrections. After a business submits information, staff from the cooperating organization will preview it and contact the business with suggestions, if any. Next, an editor from Oregon CIS will check the information for punctuation, spelling, and grammar. If the editor has other concerns, he or she will contact the business via e-mail. Once the editor has completed checking the information, the business will be informed that its information is available on the Oregon CIS Website. Periodically, the cooperating organization will send an e-mail reminding each business about its information and requesting that it be reviewed and updated, if necessary. top of page                       back Prohibited Use The following uses of the CIS-Connection website are specifically prohibited. Use of the site for the sales of any product or service to users of CIS for Internet or CIS-Connection. Use of the CIS-Connection site for the purpose of making contact with minors for any purpose other than to support School-to-Career programs. Providing registration information to or entering data into the CIS-Connection website by any organization whose primary activities involve selling products illegal for minors. top of page                       back

 

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