SkillTRAN President Jeffrey Truthan was one of the co-authors of a 2009 published article "A Call to Update the DOT: Findings of the IARP Occupational Database Committee". The paper was a collaborative effort of multiple members of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector (IARP).

SkillTRAN continues to provide public written comments to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and to the National Compensation Survey (NCS) program (a subdivision within the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).  The SSA has contracted with NCS to collect information useful to SSA in a new effort called the Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS). The ORS has emerged from the efforts of the prior Occupational Information Development Advistory Panel (OIDAP) that met from late 2008 to mid-2012.  

SkillTRAN attended many of the OIDAP meetings in person or via phone and submitted verbal and written comments during the OIDAP data collection process. Various opportunities for public comments have been made available and SkillTRAN has contributed each time with its thoughts and concerns about the direction of these projects.  See the documents below.

Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel (OIDAP)

Occupational Requirement Survey (ORS)

See all public comments submitted by various interested parties - 2014

2015

All public comments and documents submitted by various interested parties - 2015

Final Comment Period on 3 year data collection - 2016-2018 - Closed 7/22/2015

Supporting Documents

2018

As the first 3 years of data collection end, it is time to reconsider sampling strategy and reword some of the elements, notably relating to the mental/cognitive area, which has (not suprisingly) shown difficult to collect as originally designed. The newly revised public survey forms were opened to public comments from 6/29-7/30/2018. SKillTRAN submitted a response. There may be another public comment period following their initial revisions.

SkillTRAN Comments on proposed changes to ORS - 7/30/2018

2021

SkillTRAN Comments on ORS Survey Process - 3/29/2021

2023

SkillTRAN Comments to ORS about the Survey Process - 2/17/2023

SkillTRAN Comments to OMB about ORS Survey Process - 4/24/2023

2024

 SkillTRAN Comments to SOC requesting changes to the new Standard Occupational System (SOC 2028) - 8/12/2024