One-Stop Career Center System Multimedia Career Video Library New Jersey’s Center for Occupational Employment Information (COEI), a member of America’s Career Resource Network, announces the latest release in the ongoing program to develop a multimedia library of career video to support the One-Stop Career Center System. This release contains the entire video library of 487 videos and eight (8) new clips on SCANS competencies. In addition, there is one (1) CD containing three (3) royalty-free still shots from each of the 50 new and/or updated career clips. The COEI introduced the innovative One-Stop Career Center System Multimedia Career Video Library in 1998 and production is continuing through Program Year 2006. Developed and distributed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, the COEI is the lead agency in this effort designed to provide “a brief, visual introduction to careers and the world of work.” The career videos, each approximately 90 seconds in length, typically cover the rewards and compromises of specific careers, their upsides and downsides, and their skill requirements and duties. It is important for jobseekers to understand the legitimate reality of a potential long-term career before diving in. With this release, the library now contains 16 clips for the career clusters listed in the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1998, seven (7) videos centered on career characteristics, five (5) industry videos, 23 clips on SCANS attributes, 495 career videos and royalty-free still photographs of all profiled careers. The videos are compressed into MPEG-1 open-captioned and uncaptioned formats that are distributed on 17 CDs; and QuickTime©, which are contained on 13 CDs. The CDs containing the video clips are public domain software and are released without usage restrictions. Public and private vendors are free to use the clips in whatever manner they see fit to promote career decision making. The following narrative is presented for use if a state or agency wishes to include an attribution statement. The career videos were developed and distributed by the New Jersey Center for Occupational Employment Information under a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. They are designed to provide a brief, visual introduction to careers and the world of work. A complete set is being sent to each state Career Resource Network Director, Director of Career and Technical Education, Labor Market Information Director, and One-Stop Coordinator. Public and private career information delivery system developers and providers and other agencies may request copies of the CD set or a partial set. When doing so, please list the type of compression format(s) requested and provide a brief statement that describes the program that will utilize these clips. Please email your requests to robert.massanova@dol.state.nj.us. If you have any questions, please contact the COEI at (609) 292-2682. To Access the Career Video Download page, click here. 16-Nov-2006 9:30 AM