G3 Frequently Asked Questions

Who publishes G3 Guides?
G3 Guides ("G3") is a brand name of A3 Creative Group, LLC, ("A3"), a national leader in education communications. A3 has created career guidance guides for AchieveTexas, the Texas career cluster system, and for Alabama SUCCESS, the brand name for communications about Alabama’s career cluster system. In addition, A3 has published career information for Career and Technical Education (CTE) systems in Pennsylvania and Colorado. Learn more about A3 Creative Group by clicking here

How can the G3 Guides help students and counselors?
G3’s mission is to enhance the quality and quantity of career guidance provided to high school, community college, and college students. The G3 STEM Guide, for example, is packed with authoritative and timely Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) career and education information, presented in a reader-friendly format featuring colorful graphics, photographs, and resources. For students, the G3 STEM Guide is an invaluable resource providing a realistic view of what it takes to succeed after high school, including: how much they need to earn to live independently, what different STEM careers pay, what skills and knowledge are needed to prepare for various STEM jobs and college programs, and what employers look for when hiring. For counselors, G3 Guides are powerful tools to use with students and parents when charting four-year high school plans, choosing courses, applying to colleges, and discussing future plans. You can review a PDF of the STEM Guide by clicking here.

How do G3 Guides compare to other career guides?
G3 Guides are unique in that they are designed to enhance education and career guidance. Other publishers focus on creating curricula or a narrow career area, such as engineering. By comparison, G3 Guides are broad enough to appeal to students of all ability levels and backgrounds. While they can be used as part of a curriculum, the guides' primary purpose is to be a source of information and inspiration for discussions among students, parents, and counselors. G3 has created an Educator's Guide to using the G3 STEM booklet. Click here to see it.

Is the information included in G3 Guides relevant for students in every state?
Yes. G3’s team of experienced CTE writers and researchers created a guide designed to motivate and inspire in every state and school district. While some examples included in the book are from specific states, students and counselors are encouraged to explore similar options available in their areas. In addition, the State-By-State snapshots featured in the guide highlight a noteworthy initiatives from each state and the District of Columbia.

Can the G3 Guides be used to help promote non-traditional careers?
Yes. The Guides include compelling profiles of a diverse group of young men and women who are succeeding in challenging programs. In addition, there is information aimed at breaking stereotypes of typical male or female careers, for example, encouraing young men to consider nursing in Health Science or young women to enter STEM. We are very proud of the diversity in our Guides.

How does G3 determine its pricing?
G3 Guide's cover price of $6.99 is comparable to consumer magazines of similar quality sold on newsstands, however, discounts of 10 to 50 percent are available to those ordering through our website, via fax (865-381-0632), or by e-mail (orders@G3Guides.com). Unlike consumer publications, however, A3 does not accept advertising, except as provided for by its Underwriter's Program. This advertising-free content is ideal for distribution by schools, foundations, and other educational organizations.

Can Perkins, Tech Prep, or workforce development funding be used to purchase G3 Guides?
Yes. Our clients have paid for similar guides using Perkins, Tech Prep, career-cluster-system, or other guidance or CTE funds. These materials also can be considered curricular if they are to be used as part of career development lesson plans. Give us a call at 865-385-6635 (voice mail) to discuss potential funding options.

Do G3 Guides contain any paid content?
No, except as provided for by the Underwriter's Program. The G3 Guides may include information about past and present clients of A3 Creative Group, the parent company of G3 Guides, but A3 receives no compensation for presenting the programs. The Underwriter's Program does offer companies, associations, and foundations the chance to sponsor the free distribution of copies to selected schools, districts, or states as well as a small space on the cover for logos and space on the inside back cover and back cover for information for students. All of this material is screened to make sure that it is appropriate for an education environment.

Can G3 provide us with a W9?
Yes. Please send us an e-mail request at info@G3Guides.com or download our standard W9 by clicking here.

Does G3 accept credit cards?
G3 accepts credit cards through PayPal. If you request to pay for an order by credit card by selecting that particular button on our Order Form, we will generate an invoice from PayPal and send it to your e-mail address. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to pay by credit card. You do NOT need to have a PayPal account to pay with a credit card.

Can I get a refund if I’m not completely satisfied with the guide?
Since PDFs or Table of Contents of the G3 Guides are available on our site, our potential customers can review the content thoroughly before making an informed decision to place an order. Therefore, alll sales are final and returns are not accepted. By ordering customers are accepting our Terms of Service. If the shipment arrives damaged, the customer should not accept the shipment and should notify the shipping company or G3 Guides at orders@G3Guides.com. We would love to have your business, but please thoroughly review the PDFs first and if you are not completely sure that you want the G3 Guides, please hold off on ordering.

What other guides are available from G3?
The G3 brand is being launched with the STEM Guide, Health Science Guide, and Two-Year Colleges Guide because bringing young people into these sectors is of broad national concern. We plan to continue publishing one or more additional Guides each Spring and Fall. Check the G3 site in the future for announcements about new products.