The National Occupational Information Coordination Committee promotes the development of statewide computerized career information delivery systems because more accurate locally relevant information is available at the state level. States can exercise quality control because they are directly involved with the system. (JOW)

Describes Computerized Vocational Information System (CVIS) at Willowbrook High School, Villa Park, Illinois. (CJ)

This manual for counselors is intended for use with CHOICES, a computer assisted career guidance system. Following a brief introduction to CHOICES, the structure (in chart form) and an overview of the contents of the CHOICES system are given. Chapter 2 focuses on counseling clients, emphasizing the three-step helping process, i.e., preCHOICES, to…

If the three ingredients of career decision making are self-knowledge, accurate occupational information, and effective strategy for analyzing data, it appears that computer-based career information systems are far more efficient than manual systems. (SK)

Described is a computerized program which includes the following features: (1) a vocational program which helps a student evaluate his ability and suggests possible work areas; (2) an educational program which helps students plan course of study; and (3) a remedial program which corrects defects in student's previous training. (Author/CJ)

Corporate Occupational Information System (COIS) is a computerized information retrieval program through which data on occupations and projects within a company can be accessed. It lists existing opportunities and identifies requirements necessary for individual positions. (JOW)

Discusses the use of the Eureka, a computerized library of occupational and educational information, for those seeking employment during the current economic trends affecting the labor market. The Eureka offers direction and current reliable information about the labor market in a short period of time. (JAC)

This paper presents the results of an evaluation of CHOICES, a career information system developed by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, and implemented in Canada Employment Centers (CECs). Two instruments were designed for this evaluation: a questionnaire for clients who had just used CHOICES, and one for counselors who work with…

This paper proposes computer assistance in the synthesis operation of vocational counseling. The goal of vocational counseling is to match the client with a vocation in which he will be both satisfied and satisfactory. The computer would, through its rapid scanning and computation, produce probabilities of satisfactoriness based on (1) the…

"Classification Structures for Career Information" was created to provide Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) staff with pertinent and useful occupational information arranged according to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) structure. Through this publication, the National Occupational Information Coordinating…

The central mission of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and its network of State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees (SOICCs) is to help states develop and implement an occupational information system (OIS). NOICC supports the use of existing sources of data for the OIS and has worked with the…

The major objective of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) of Harvard University is to improve vocational decision-making through the use of a computer-based guidance system. The program is so designed that the student can relate knowledge about himself to data about education, training, and work and thereby create a body of…

The Job Complex, a forum on career- and job-related concerns, was designed to allow for communication among clients and counselors. Although limitations in online communication do exist, the positives to cyber counseling include efficacy of the counseling approach; increased focus; elimination of prejudicial reactions; broadening perspectives;…

A prototype corporate version of SIGI PLUS a computer-based career guidance system, was developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to serve the career counseling needs of adults in companies. It included a large store of nationally applicable occupational information that could be readily linked online to employer-provided company…

This pamphlet describes SIGI, a computer-based System of Interactive Guidance and Information designed to help students in community and junior colleges make career decisions. SIGI is based on a humanistic philosophy, a theory of guidance that emphasizes individual values, a vast store of occupational data, and a strategy for processing…