APROCON holds Guidance and Counseling Workshop in Abia, harps on regular skills upscaling for members

The Association of Professional Counselors in Nigeria APROCON has emphasized the need for skills up scaling in the profession of Guidance and Counseling in schools and tertiary institutions in the country.

This was said during a Capacity Building Workshop for School Counselors in Abia State organized by APROCON Abia State Chapter in collaboration with the Department of Guidance and Counseling, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU at the Anyim Pius Anyim Auditorium MOUAU.
Speaking at the event, the National President of APROCON, Dr. Osorochi Obi noted that a lot of schools do not have functional Guidance and Counseling programs which he said the workshop intends to correct.

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She commended the role of the Abia State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education through the Commissioner Elder Goodluck Ubochi in supporting the event which she says has made evident the state’s government’s commitment to fostering education in the state.

Speaking earlier, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in the state represented by Elder Ukaegbu Ihuoma assured of the state’s commitment to ensuring that every Abia student gets the required counseling to see them through in life.

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The event saw the Vice Chancellor of MOUAU represented by the H.O.D Agric and Vocational Education, college of Education Prof. P.N. Ezema declare the event open, with the call on participants to pay keen attention to the Resource Persons as they dish out ideas and relevant skills in the Guidance and Counseling profession.

The event also witnessed resource persons including the Executive Secretary, Secondary Education Board SEMB represented by comrade Dan Onuoha, Director CCB Lady Rhoda Nwaedo, Deputy Dean College of Education Jane Okafor amongst others give their input to the program with the SEMB Executive Secretary describing the workshop as a timely focus call to renew commitment to equipping every school-based counselor with the freshest insights, techniques, and ethical foundations needed to meet current day educational and emotional challenges.