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A New Way to Work For the New Century
A New Way to Work
For the New Century
As a result of several years’ work by you
and your co-workers, we have...
SKIES
• SKIES is an evolving application.
• It will never be finished.
SKIES uses a central data repository that allows
cooperating agencies to work together for the betterment of employers and
jobseekers.
• The information is stored on servers in Olympia.
• Each SKIES user can interact with the information from anywhere in Washington via the Internet.
Major Feature Categories
• Functions as a Management Information System for many Programs.
• Assessment Results
• Skills Inventory
• Employment Plan
• Collaborative Case Notes
Major Feature Categories
• Case Management
• Job Order Management
• Job Matching
• Employer Service Coordination
• Referral Management
Major Feature Categories
• Appointment Scheduling
• Mail Merge Letters/Certificates/Email messages
• Query and Reports
SKIES collects and displays confidential information of thousands of employers,
providers and job seekers.
PrivacyMust be Protected
Interaction with SKIESis over the Internet
• It uses a special security method called “secure sockets layer (SSL)” to prevent interception by normal hackers.
• Each user has a secret password.
SKIES Security• Disclosure of this confidential
information is against the law, with a possible personal penalty of $5,000 per incident. (RCW 50.13) Additional penalties are authorized.
• You are personally responsible for all actions performed by any computer that is logged in under your account.
• Each action is logged, recording the user’s login ID.
Protect yourselfand SKIES information
• Lock your monitor or log out of SKIES when leaving your computer.
• Don’t leave the information of others on your screen when meeting with someone in your office.
• Don’t share your login and password with a co-worker or anyone else.
• Certainly don’t leave it lying around or on a ‘post-it’ note, etc.
Protect yourselfand SKIES information
If you suspect that your password has been compromised, immediately change your password.
Qualifications for every SKIES user
• Is currently an employee of a SKIES-qualified organization which… – Has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding or – Is under a service contract with the
local WDC. – Has signed a SKIES Data Sharing
Agreement.
Qualifications for every SKIES user
• Has completed SKIES training (on all user features).
• Has signed an Notice of Non-Disclosure.
SKIES Security Roles
• Each SKIES user account is assigned one or more security roles by Management.
• A role limits the effect one may have on SKIES data.
• If the role(s) assigned to you inhibits your work, immediately notify your Supervisor.
SKIES is our new WORK
ENVIRONMENT
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