FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KONTAGORA, NIGER STATE.

DIRECTORATE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES

The Directorate caters for your Academic, Career and Personal-Social needs and also renders the following services:

1. Marital Counselling Services;
2. Health Counselling Services;
3. Educational Counselling Services;
4. Rehabilitation Counselling Services;
5. Personal- Social Counselling Services;
6. Career and Vocational Counselling Services and
7. Retirement Life Planning Counselling Services.

The professional Counsellors carry out the following functions or duties to the students.

The Centre plan activities to meet the growing needs of students in the College such as:

• Enhancing study skills of the students
• Attaining individuality
• Enhancing entrepreneurship
• Developing a concept of values and desirable behaviours
• Making plans for future living and working
• Establishing a personal relationship with individuals of both sexes
• Learning to attain adult status by making vocational plans, family, social relationships and citizenship plans.
• Combating unrest in the university
• Fighting against the decline in morality and teaching work ethics and habits

Benefits of the Directorate of Guidance and Counselling to Students

1. Prepare students for the challenges of the century through academic, career, and personal/social development.
2. Relates educational program to future success.
3. Facilitates career exploration and development.
4. Develops decision-making and problem-solving skills.
5. Assists in acquiring knowledge of self and others.
6. Enhances personal development.
7. Assists in developing effective interpersonal relationship skills.
8. Broadens knowledge of our changing world.
9. Provides advocacy for students.
10. Encourages facilitative, cooperative peer interactions.
11. Fosters resiliency factors for students.
12. Assures equitable access to educational opportunities.

The Directorate Is Asking.

Do You Have A Problem?

And You Need Somebody To Talk To?

Mind You! Not Just Anybody

But A Professional Counsellor Who Keeps Your Secrets Secret!

Visit the Directorate of Guidance and Counselling Services FCE Kontagora

You will be glad you did.

Dr. Jibril T. Abdulkadir

Director