Guidance Services of State Universities in Region 8

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2019 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Ida Capoquian-Manongsong

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V6I3P113

How to Cite?

Ida Capoquian-Manongsong, "Guidance Services of State Universities in Region 8," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 6,  no. 3, pp. 104-108, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V6I3P113

Abstract:

Guidance services are designed to help the students recognize, accept and develop their potential, adjust to school and develop the skills they need to cope with the problems they met both in and outside the school.
The study determined the extent to which the different guidance services were delivered in the state universities of Region 8, with the end-view of proposing program improvements. It also sought the profile of the guidance personnel, the facilities and equipment utilized in the guidance centers/offices, and the problems encountered by the guidance personnel.
The findings revealed that as to the profile of the guidance personnel: most of the guidance personnel were females, married and in their middle age, majority are master’s degree holders, having permanent status but lack eligibility or license; most of them have few/no trainings and seminars; and majority are designees and engaged most of their time teaching. With regards to the different facilities and equipment utilized in the delivery of guidance services: as to individual analysis service, the commonly used facilities equipment were computer set and printer, cabinets, tables and chairs; some of the guidance offices do not have a testing room, conference room and limited number of standardized test materials; as to information service, the use of bulletin board is the most popular way if disseminating information; some of the guidance offices lack IT equipment like: photocopier, digital camera. Scanner, TV, and DVD and tape recorder; as to counseling service; most of the guidance centers were shared with other guidance/ school personnel; as to placement service, some guidance centers were not equipped with internet connection for an on-line job placement; and as to research and evaluation, the guidance offices were equipped with computer set, printer, laptop, cabinet and tables/chairs, however they need photocopier, scanner, digital camera for documentation purposes; and also a conference room for the meeting and other group activities. as regards to the extent of the delivery of guidance service in the state universities of Region 8, all of the guidance services, namely: individual analysis service, counseling service, information service, placement service, follow-up service, research and evaluation service, were rated with low mean ratings.
Based from the results, these conclusion were drawn: 1) The guidance work is female-dominated, most of the guidance personnel are in their prime/maturity years, hence, more responsible and dedicated to their career; 2) Majority are not eligible to do counseling work since they are not licensed; 3) Most of the guidance personnel lack relevant trainings/seminars needed to further enhance their skills and competencies; 4) Most of them were loaded with teaching assignment leaving them limited/no time for guidance and consoling work; 5) The Guidance Offices/Centers need to have the following equipment, facilities and materials to wit: testing room, conference room, standardized test materials, photocopier, digital camera, scanner, TV, DVD, tape recorder, counseling cubicles, and internet connection, so that the implementation or the delivery of the guidance services should not be hampered or the provision of the different services be maximized to the fullest;
Hence, the researcher recommended that; 1) The guidance personnel should be encouraged to take the licensure examination for guidance counselors/workers to make the practice of their profession legal; 2) They should be given opportunities to attend relevant trainings/seminars here and abroad to further enhance their skills and competencies and update themselves of current trends and issues in the guidance and counseling work; 3) The Head of the Guidance Staff should formulate and submit for approval a functional Guidance Staff Development Program to the administration to update the educational profile of the guidance personnel; 4) Guidance personnel who were acting as designees should be deloaded with a reasonable teaching units (preferably 9 teaching units only); 5) The administration should hire/recruit licensed, qualified and competent full-time guidance counselor/personnel so that they can serve the clientele promptly and capably; With the obtained results, proposed program improvements were incorporated in the advanced enhanced guidance services for state universities in Region 8.
 

Keywords:

Guidance Services, guidance personnel, counseling service, information service

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