Before You Begin
Verify that the applicant has all necessary information:
High School Address
GED test location address
Social Security Number
Two emergency contacts
Two Job opportunity contacts
Getting Started
Click the get started under the ‘applicant’ section to begin. This will take the applicant to the registration form.
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Copy and paste the Online Application Link provided in Salesforce.
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Step 1: Applicant Information
Part 1: Background
If applicant is under 18, their parent will need to enter applicant’s date of birth and social security number to create parent account.
Part 2: High School
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If more than one school, click “add school” at the bottom of the high school entry process.
Please list schools regardless of graduation status.
Part 3: Secondary Education
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College, a trade school, or any other sort of education after high school can be entered here. Click “add school” at the bottom of the high school entry process.
Part 4: Emergency Contacts
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In case of emergency, we need contact information for people we can reach out to. A minimum of 2 emergency contacts are required.
Part 5: Job Contacts
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List the names of persons we could contact to inform the applicant of an available job opportunity.
Do NOT use the people that have been listed as parents, spouses, or emergency contacts. A minimum of 2 job contacts are required.
Step 2: Information Release
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This section allows applicants to authorize or restrict TWS from releasing your information to different entities. The applicant may add additional people at the top by clicking the add person button
Select YES / NO for options at the bottom (release info to employers and use their educational success stories in the future)
Step 3: Travel
We want to help applicants find jobs after graduation. To do this, we need to know how far applicants are willing to travel. Select one of the options related to how far the applicant are willing to travel.
NOTE: Reinforce the fact that being open to jobs outside of their current location will increase the chance of finding a job and possibly receiving a higher salary. To move forward they must acknowledge that we cannot guarantee employment, but we will do our best to help place them in a paying position.
Step 4: Financial Aid
Select all options for how the applicant plans to pay for their schooling (multiple options can be selected).
Users must also watch a video that explains the different options for cunding and must acknowledge fully watching the video.
Step 5: Enrollment
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Part 1: Background
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Select Campus
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Program
Class Time
Start Date
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Campus Representative
NOTE: Non-Tulsa applicants sometimes get confused on this step and select “Tulsa” because the name of the school is “Tulsa Welding School”
Make sure they have selected the proper campus!
Step 5: Enrollment (cont’d)
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Part 2: Gear Package
This is a display of what supplies and equipment the student will be responsible for purchasing. No input needed here.
Part 3: Enrollment Agreement
This step requires a significant amount of reading. Be prepared to answer questions and help the applicant understand what they are committing to. The enrollment agreement varies in certain states, so additional fields may be required based upon state.
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Encourage applicants to check off the media release and cell phone contact release.
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4: School Tour Acknowledgement
Applicant needs to input date of their campus tour and whether it was virtual or physical. There is also a link to the virtual tour at the top of the screen.
Part 5: Distance Acknowledgement
Applicant needs to answer questions about their ability to work remotely, via internet
Part 6: Enrollment Agreement
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Amendments
Depending on the state, the applicant may or may not have an amendment to agree to.
Part 4: Holiday Makeup Schedule
Have the applicant read through the scheduling information and then proceed to the next step. This does not currently apply to the Houston Campus
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7: Training Location
Applicant may need to acknowledge that there are additional training locations. These are very close to the main campus locations and should not present any travel challenges.
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8: Signature and Payment
Part 1: Pre-Signature Review
Applicant will have an opportunity to review their information and ensure all is correct
Part 2: Signature and Payment
Signature
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Have the applicant check the box and type their name exactly as it appears on your application. If they mistype their name, an alert will prompt them with their name as we have it on file.
Step 8: Registration Fee
Part 1: Payment Method
Applicants can select either to pay by credit card or check / money order.
NOTE: If there is an upcoming tuition increase, we encourage applicants to pay by credit card because their application fee payment locks in their tuition rate.
Part 2: Making a Payment
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Payment Details
Applicants are required to pay a registration fee of $25 at the time of signing an Enrollment Agreement and will pay the additional $25 at a later date. Cash payments can only be made in person to their admissions representative. If they are making a payment by mail, please make their personal check or money order payable to the school. See application for payment and mailing address details.
If the applicant chooses to pay by check, tell them to put their full name and social security number on the check, sign it, and mail it to their campus at the address indicated in their application.
Applicants can select to change between credit / check at the bottom of the screen by clicking on “Change Payment Type”
NOTE: The only place to pay by credit card is in the applicant application. If the applicant is using their parent’s card at a later time, they will have to log in again as a applicant to complete the process. They need to log back in, not create a new account.
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the applicant has been approved for military tuition the registration fee is not required at the time of signature and will be deferred.
Enrollment System - Parent Walkthrough Guide
Before You Begin
In order to make a Parent account you must have the social security number and date of birth for the applicant you are representing. Make sure the applicant has completed the enrollment form in it’s entirety or else the system will not able to locate them and you will not be able to create an account.
Getting Started
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Click the get started under the ‘Parent’ section to begin. This will take you to the registration form. As mentioned above, you will need to enter your applicants SSN and date of birth to be able to create an account.
Step 1: Enrollment
Part 1: Enrollment Agreement
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In this section, the cost of the applicant’s tuition, as well as, their desired method of payment are detailed.
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Applicants can also opt-in to receiving text messages to their cell phones containing school-related information in this section as well.
Part 2: State Amendment
The student may or may not have an amendment to agree to. This is totally dependent upon the state they live in.
Step 2: Signature / Submit
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To submit this form, the parent must agree that the information that they have given is as accurate and completed to the best of their knowledge.
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