Factors Militating Against Effective Vocational Guidance Programme in Nigerian Secondary Schools

The importance of guidance and counselling in secondary schools and higher education institutions cannot be over emphasized. Many students now suffer from lack of information about so many things that concern them; ranging from career development, personal understanding to information about the subjects they do in schools. Therefore, this paper presents the factors militating against the effective vocational guidance programme in Nigerian Secondary Schools. It discussed the concepts of vocational guidance and its impacts on secondary school students, factors militating against effective vocational guidance programme were discussed and way forward were suggested.