By Bonnie Prater
WSIA Training Coordinator

December 2011

Hello WSIA Members! 

I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday season. Here is what’s happening in the training world...

WWCP On-Lines Self-Study - Winter Quarter Updates  

Registration for Winter Quarter is open.  The courses are being updated and we expect to have them all ready by early January.  Here’s the link to the training program webpage.  Just scroll down until you see the web-based training and click on the course you want to register for:  WWCP Self-Study

Certification Review Course

We have seen great results on our last several certification tests.  Our Certification Review Course students pass rate average on the last two tests is 75%!  The next Certified Claims Administrator test is on Wednesday, March 14th.  If you plan to take the March test, you will need to apply to the Department between now and January 29th.  Click here for details on how to apply.  Our Certification Review Class will be held on Monday and Tuesday, March 12th and 13th at Approach Management Services in Lacey.  Registration will be open about 6 weeks before the class.  Don’t take the test without taking the class!  

Complex Claims

Our two day Complex Claims course will be held February 6th and 7th at Vigilant Counsel for Employers in Everett.  We are making some substantial changes to this course based on the feedback from last year’s class.  The class will be very interactive, with the focus being on classroom discussion of hypothetical scenarios that challenge claims people.  We have dropped some topics which past attendees felt were too basic for a complex class.  I encourage everyone with 3+ years in the workers’ compensation industry to attend (even if you attended last year).  We will be submitting this course for CEC approval.  Watch for more on this in email and on our website.  Complex Claims

Webinars

I am working with the IIU Board of Regents to determine advanced webinar topics for later in this program year.  We will also be presenting new calculations webinars.  Watch for more information on these over the next couple months.  Some of our archived advanced webinars are still available for purchase on our website. You can purchase these and archived webinars on our website’s Training Program page. Here is the link: Training Programs

As always, if you are interested in being a facilitator or speaker or if you have an idea for a training program, let me hear from you!  Email me at bonnie.prater@wsiassn.org. 

Until next time...

Bonnie Prater

WSIA Training Coordinator

bonnie.prater@wsiassn.org

Posted 19 December 2011

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