Impactful Teaching Learning of Guidance and Counselling Programme In-post Basic Education and Career Development in post-covid-19 Era in Nigeria
*1Sa’adatu Ahmad Ali and 2Rukayya Abdullahi
*1Ministry For Basic and Secondary Education Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria Email: aahmadasa74@gmail.com
2Department of Education Waziri Umaru Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria Email: raqiyyaskudu1977@gmail.com
Abstract
This paper looked at the impactful teaching and learning of Guidance and Counseling Programme in Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) in Post-COVID-19 Era in Nigeria. Secondary data were used in the paper. The data were collected from print and online publications. The paper concluded that teaching and learning of Guidance and Counseling Programme in Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) in Nigeria is faced with problems like; poor funding, shortage of trained Guidance and Counsellors and inadequate infrastructural facilities, lack of working tools, insecurity problem, poor supervision, teaching of large classes, negatives attitude of students towards Counselors, positive relationship between counsellors and school administrators, was disrupted as a result of lock down. The paper pointed out reasons for poor implementation of Guidance and Counselling Programme in Nigeria that includes; inadequate funding, shortage of ICT facilities, poor Computer literacy, unstable power supply, high cost of ICT facilities, inadequate ICT professionals to reposition Guidance and Counselling Services for Effective Service Delivery in Nigeria in Post-COVID-19 Era, it advanced the following: utilization of virtual guidance and counseling, increment in funding of Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) with priorities on Guidance and Counselling Programme. Provision of ICT facilities, instructional materials, effective supervision, capacity building programme and employment of more Counsellors.
Keywords
Teaching and Learning of Guidance and Counseling Programme, Post-COVID- 19
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