The Georgia Career Information Center operates the Georgia Career Information System (GCIS), a computer-based library of occupational and educational information and a primary component in the career decision-making process.
- GCIS provides students and other users throughout Georgia with vital career information.
- GCIS is used in Georgia's elementary, middle, and high schools; colleges and universities; technical colleges; Employment Service offices; Rehabilitation Services offices; Department of Labor offices; Department of Family and Children Services offices; and public libraries.
- This year approximately 650,000 Georgians will access GCIS at approximately 1,700 sites throughout the state.
- Each year Center staff members conduct more than 130 presentations to over 3,375 training workshop, conference, and meeting participants in Georgia.
Occupational Information
- CAREER PROFILES -- presents informal perspectives on working in particular occupations
- DESCRIPTIONS -- contains comprehensive descriptions of Georgia and national occupations, including state and national wage data, employment, and licensing
- MILITARY EMPLOYMENT -- provides descriptions of 157 military occupations
- OCCUPATION VIDEOS -- contains 60-90 second snapshots of what an occupation is like (available for over 350 occupations in the Internet, Windows, and Macintosh versions)
- PREPARATION -- includes helpful training and education programs that can provide preparation for an occupation
- RESOURCES -- provides references to additional resources for occupation information
Educational Information
- CONTINUING EDUCATION -- contains information about professional, personal, and academic enrichment programs at public and private schools in Georgia
- CO-OP EDUCATION -- includes a list of alternating classroom and work experience programs available for students
- DISTANCE EDUCATION -- provides nontraditional classroom learning opportunities
- FINANCIAL AID -- contains information on more than 3,567 federal, state, and independent aid programs representing about 5 billion dollars
- GEORGIA SCHOOLS -- provides information on 308 universities, colleges, technical colleges, vocational schools, and apprenticeship schools in the state
- HOMESCHOOL -- contains information about secondary education in a home environment
- JUNIOR ROTC -- includes information on military training programs for high school students
- PROGRAM PROFILES -- provides an informal perspective of a program of study
- PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND TRAINING -- provides comprehensive program descriptions for schools in Georgia and across the nation
- ROTC -- describes military training programs for college students
- STUDY ABROAD -- contains information about taking classes in a foreign country
- U. S. SCHOOLS -- contains information on 4,363 four-year and two-year postsecondary institutions including professional, public, and private schools in the United States and its Territories
- TECH PREP -- provides information on tech prep programs in Georgia including the names of coordinators
- YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS -- contains information about youth apprenticeships in Georgia, including entry requirements and the names of coordinators
Access Strategies
- ASSESSMENT LINK -- provides a tool that matches the results of certain vocational tests with corresponding GCIS occupations
- FINANCIAL AID SORT -- contains a national aid search that matches educational plans and individual characteristics to a list of scholarships and loans
- GRADUATE SCHOOL SORT -- includes a national search identifying colleges and universities offering studies beyond a bachelor’s degree that meet specific criteria, such as degree level, programs of study offered, and campus location and setting
- IDEAS™ ASSESSMENT -- provides a self-assessment tool that identifies your career-related interests and matches them with GCIS occupations
- OCCUPATION SORT (New) -- creates a list of related GCIS occupations based on personal preferences
- OCCUPATION SORT CLASSIC -- matches your interests and abilities with corresponding GCIS occupations
- O*NET INTEREST PROFILER -- contains a self-assessment tool that identifies your work activity interests and matches them with GCIS occupations (Internet only)
- O*NET WORK IMPORTANCE LOCATOR -- provides a self-assessment that helps you identify your work values and explore related GCIS occupations (Internet only)
- SKILLS Assessment -- contains a career exploration tool that matches your self-assessed skills with corresponding GCIS occupations
- UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL SORT -- includes a national search identifying postsecondary institutions offering associate and baccalaureate studies that meet specific criteria, such as degrees offered, tuition, fees, and admissions requirements
Employment Information
- CAREER STUDIO -- provides career exercises for middle and high school students based on Georgia’s school-to-career clusters
- INDUSTRIES -- contains national and state industry information, including federal job titles, industry size, and industry outlook
- JOB SEARCH -- provides information on completing job applications, preparing a resume, and interviewing
- KEEP THAT JOB -- contains information about good work habits
- SELF-EMPLOYMENT -- provides information about owning a business
Learning Exercises
- LEARNING ACTIVITIES -- contains 468 projects, worksheets, and activities designed to infuse career information and career development concepts into various secondary curriculum areas as well as adult learning workshops
To use GCIS go to the website at http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu
Enter the User ID: augustasucc
Enter the Password: gcis969
( Note: ID & password must be entered in lowercase letters)
If you have problems using this program, contact the Counseling Center at (706)737-1471 or visit the office which is located in Boykin Wright Hall, 1 st Floor.
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