Career Information Delivery System (CIDS) Career Information on the WNJPIN   Affordable Career Direction If your school guidance office, library, career planning center or community-based organization has been unable to obtain useful and relevant computerized career information, the New Jersey Career Information Delivery System (NJ CIDS) may be your solution.  By packaging and pricing information modules to suit your clientele, we built flexibility into NJ CIDS to meet the needs and fit the budgets of career counseling professionals.   CIDS has been New Jersey's official career information system for over 20 years. Much of the information used in the system is researched and compiled by various departments and agencies of state govenment. Therefore, we can provide up-to-date information not always available to other systems. People make the best decisions when they have the best information. Career decisions are one of the most important decisions individuals make in their lifetimes. Your school or agency can have this information available for your students or clients at the most affordable pricing we have ever offered. Why not contact us today to arrange a no obligation, on-site demonstration for you and your staff? Call us toll free at (800) 222-1309 or email us at robert.massanova@dol.state.nj.us to request further information or schedule a demonstration. Check out the features of the system. Features NJ CIDS is designed to allow the user to access information directly or to search files based on user selected criteria.  The data files currently available are:   Career File* (searchable) • interest profiler • descriptions of over 900 specific occupations • New Jersey-specific wage and salary information • job descriptions • tasks • skills and knowledges required • working conditions • educational and experience requirements • starting salaries and earnings potential • employment outlook and advancement • sources of additional information • career videos Training Providers File (searchable) • New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York City area proprietary schools • public and private New Jersey schools • course offerings and descriptions • length of programs • costs (if applicable) • enrollment criteria • links to school web sites College and University File (searchable) • information on over 4,000 accredited 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities • address and telephone number of contact person • enrollment and costs • undergraduate student profile • aid programs, housing and campus life activities • academic programs • athletic scholarships • admissions data • majors offered • links to college web sites Child Care Center File (searchable) • 4,300 state-licensed child care centers • contact person • age group served • number of children enrolled • sessions offered Employers File (searchable) • New Jersey Employers for each industry and county Military Career File * (searchable) • over 140 military careers (officer and enlisted) • nature of work • civilian counterpart jobs • duties performed • training provided • Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard careers Industry Staffing Pattern File • profiles of occupations used in major industries in the state, and the percent of employment Licensed Occupations File • descriptions of over 190 occupations for which a New Jersey license, certificate or registration is required • necessary education and training • application and examination information • fees • responsible licensing agency Resumé/Job Interview Hints • sample resumés and cover letters • self-assessment quizzes • job interviews do's and don'ts • finding that job (networking) Financial Aid File (searchable) • 5,600 donors surveyed • over 3,000 awards • nearly $500,000,000 in grants, loans, scholarships and prizes Graduate School File (searchable) • over 2,000 institutions nationwide • over 400 fields of study Labor Market Information • demand occupations by Workforce Investment Board (WIB) area • fastest growing occupations for each county • national and statewide growth occupations *    Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test scores may be used to search this file.   Why NJ CIDS? • Customers receive ongoing program software support from the staff of the Center for Occupational Employment Information (COEI). • The COEI provides a toll-free telephone number for technical assistance. • On-site training in system use is available at no additional cost. • Unlike most national systems that provide generic information, we provide New Jersey specific information on wages, salaries, outlooks, licensing, employers, staffing patterns, and labor demand occupations. • National systems provide little or no vocational school course information, while we has extensive information on over 700 public and private schools in New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and the New York City area. • We put Peterson's Guides information on colleges, financial aid and graduate schools at your fingertips. • Many clients require child care in order to go to training or accept employment.  It offers a complete listing of licensed day care centers in the state. • We include 495 career videos, which were produced in real places of work with real workers, and narrated by professional announcers.  (All videos are open-captioned.) • Only NJ CIDS brings together the resources of the Departments of Education, Human Services, Labor and Workforce Development and Community Affairs, the Commerce and Economic Growth Commission, and the Commission on Higher Education - all under one umbrella.   17-Mar-2006 11:13 AM