Deployment of ICT for Implementation of Guidance and Counselling Programme in Nigerian Public Secondary School

Abstract

This paper discussed the challenges militating against effective use of ICT for delivery of guidance and counselling services in Nigerian public secondary schools. The researchers employed the used of secondary data and primary data to provide empirical supports for the various points raised in the paper. The secondary data used for this paper were sourced from both print and online publication. The paper concludes that inadequate funding of guidance and counselling units, inadequate ICT facilities, poor computer literacy of counselors, unstable power supply, high cost of ICT, poor implementation of ICT policies and unstable internet services are the challenges militating against effective use of ICT for delivery of guidance and counseling in Nigerian public secondary schools. In order to solve these challenges, the following were recommended; that the government should increase the funding of public secondary school and directs that more funds should be allocated to the guidance and counselling units across the country. The government should ensure adequate supply of ICT facilities to all public secondary schools and ensure internet services are stable at all public secondary school etc.