School Guidance and Counselling as a Tool for Skilled Workforce Development in Taraba State: Constraints and Prospects
Shadrach Brandford Adams
Department of General Studies
Federal Polytechnic, Bali
Email: shadrachb.adams@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract:
Though often downplayed, the ability of school guidance and counselling to develop skilled workforce in the various sectors of Taraba State cannot be overemphasized. But it is undermined by many challenges. This study examine these constraints with a view to recommend measures that can possibly address them. The study adopted a survey research design. It employed both quantitative and qualitative methods of obtaining data. The target population of the study was the senior secondary schools in Taraba State. Equally, results were determined using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study shows that guidance and counselling faces myriads of problems in schools across the state and this has impliedly undermined it potency as a tool for skilled workforce development. Lastly, the study concludes with recommendations on the necessary conditions that will encourage and strengthen guidance and counselling in schools across the state.
Keywords: Guidance, Counselling, skilled Workforce, Development, Constraints.
