An assessment of guidance programmes in the National Vocational Training Institute in Central Region, Ghana

Abstract

This study assessed the guidance programme as organized in the NVTI centres in the Central Region of Ghana. A descriptive survey research design was adopted to carry out this study. Through the use of the purposive and the simple random sampling procedures, 44 coordinators/teachers and 194 students were selected from the NVTI centres to participate in the study. A set of questionnaires were used to gather the requisite information from the respondents in order to answer the research questions that were posed for the study. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations were used to analyse the data.The study found out that the guidance team in the NVTI centres is not adequately professionally and academically trained to handle guidance programmes. Programmes like career, appraisal, placement, information, referral and orientation and educational programmes are organized in the NVTI centres. To some extent, the guidance programmes that are organized in the NVTI centres have impact on the student. Inadequate funding and professional guidance coordinators are the main challenges that the centres face and the coordinator/teachers as well as the students’ suggestions focused on the training of personnel, logistics, and funding guidance programmes. It was recommended that the key stakeholders of Education should organise an in-service training for guidance coordinators/teachers in the NVTI centres. Also, the Government, Non Governmental Organisations should help by funding guidance programmes in schools.