Status of the implementation of guidance services in Cordillera Career Development College

Abstract

Guidance services are individualizing, personalizing, and specializing elements in education. Their existence is to assist an individual realize and actualize his best self for his and society's benefit. Each human being is treated as unique, having specific needs, and assistance is Provided on the basis of recognizing these individual differences. The individuals are helped in making wise choices, plans, interpretations, and adjustments. The study aims to determine the status of guidance Services offered by the Guidance Office (GO) of the Career Development College (CCDC) as to individual inventory, information, counseling, placement, and testing and to find if significant difference exists in ...1.1e extent of awareness and level of satisfaction of CCDC respondents when they are compared according to sex and year level. The study was conducted to determine the status of guidance services in CCDC. Specifically, it aimed to answer the following questions: 1. What is the extent of awareness of the respondents on the guidance services along a. individual inventory; b. information; c. counseling; d. placement; and e. testing? 2. What is the level of satisfaction of students in the implementation of guidance services of along: a. individual inventory; b. information; c. counseling; d. placement; and e. testing? 3. What is the difference of extent of awareness and level of satisfaction of the guidance services when respondents are grouped according to sex and year level? Hypothesis: There is significant difference in the extent of awareness and level of satisfaction of the guidance services when respondents are grouped according to sex and year level. The following are the findings of the study based on the gathered data: 1. Students are aware of the different guidance services of CCDC along individual inventory, information, counseling, placement and testing. 2. The students have a high level of satisfaction on the guidance services of CCDC along individual inventory, information, counseling, placement and testing. 3. There is no significant difference in the awareness of the students on the guidance services of CCDC along individual inventory, information, counseling, placement and testing when they are grouped according to sex. There is no significant difference in the awareness of the students on the guidance services of CCDC along individual inventory, information, counseling, placement and testing when they are grouped according to year level. However, a significant difference exists along counseling and testing services. 4. There is no significant difference in the satisfaction of the students on the guidance services of CCDC along individual inventory, information, counseling, placement and testing when they are grouped according to sex. There is no significant difference in the satisfaction of the students on the guidance services of CCDC along individual inventory, counseling, placement and testing when they are grouped according to year level. However, a significant difference exists along counseling and testing services. However, a significant difference exists along information service. 1. The students of Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) have adequate awareness on the guidance services. 2. The Guidance Office of Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) is able to satisfy the needs of the students in relation to guidance services. 3. Sex of the students does not affect their awareness and satisfaction of guidance services. Year level is a factor on the awareness of the students on counseling and testing services. It is also a factor on their satisfaction on the information service. Based on the general findings and conclusions, the researcher recommends the following: 1. The guidance counselors must take advantage of the awareness of the student to enhance guidance and counseling services in the institution by strengthening the advocacy of the GO through social media, seminars and other activities that will gain the attention of the students. The institution should provide all the resources needed for effective implementation of the guidance program The guidance personnel must be gender sensitive in the implementation of the guidance services. All programs and activities pertaining to guidance and counseling may involve both male and female students.2. The guidance office must equally provide program and services that will cater to the needs of the students under each year level. This can be done through strengthening the orientation and campaign programs of the institution. Orientations programs may be conducted at least twice every semester for students, faculty, and non-teaching staff and once every semester for the parents or guardian. In addition, the school administrator must purchase tools in order to update the testing materials of the Guidance Office.3. The Guidance Office may extend student orientation sessions, organize more support service like department workshops and training sessions, and develop more specialized modules or training. 4. The guidance counselors may continually pursue professional growth and development to update them with the prevailing trends in counseling techniques. They are encouraged to pursue graduate studies in guidance and counseling and take and pass the board examination for guidance counselors. 5. Guidance counselors must strengthen the linkages with government and non-government organizations that could cater the welfare of the students such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA)and government agencies for the information about employment and scholarship like Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and others. 6. Other Researchers may conduct further studies on the status of the implementation and satisfaction of students on guidance services in basic education as well as in other public and private higher education institutions.