REVAMPING GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING IN BASIC EDUCATION TO MEET GLOBAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN POST PANDEMIC ERA

Abstract

Education is the key that unlocks the door to cultural, social, economic, political and technological development of any nation. Counselling education is in itself an integral part of education that helps an individual in the society to achieve the goals of education. Many Nigerian guidance counselors are unemployed, some roam the streets looking for government jobs yet, there are more jobs in the street unexplored. This paper looks at the concept of guidance and counselling, the concepts of education, basic education and counselling, and revamping counselling in basic education. The paper also examines post Covid 19 e-counselling skills, the need for revamping counselling in basic education in Nigeria, and challenges of revamping counselling in basic education. The paper is of the view that for counselling to be revamped, counselling education should be relevant to the Nigerian environment and approximately funded. Finally, the paper recommends that government should create an enabling environment for counsellors to function without interference and distraction from the authorities or agencies and to open private clinics and laboratories to handle social cases outside the school.