BASIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR OCCUPATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING LECTURERS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

Uju P. Egenti (PhD), Nneka Anthonia Obumse (PhD)

Abstract


The use of Information and Communication Technologies has gained much prominence in contemporary education. In lieu of this, the basic information and communication technology (ICT) competencies required for occupational efficiency of guidance and counselling lecturers in tertiary institutions in southeast Nigeria was investigated. Survey research design was adopted. A well structured, close-ended questionnaire was administered to 108 guidance and counselling lecturers for data collection for the study. The instrument for data collection for the study was a structured and close-ended questionnaire. The instrument was face-validated by three experts in guidance and counselling. The reliability of the questionnaire was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha reliability method which yielded a coefficient of 0.924. Through effective monitoring technique, the entire 108 copies of the questionnaire administered were completely filled and returned representing 100% return rate. Based on the data collected and analysed, the study identified 18 basic word processing competencies, 13 basic spreadsheet competencies and 11 basic internet usage competencies required for occupational efficiency of guidance and counselling lecturers in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria. There were no significant (p<0.05) differences in the mean ratings of respondents (guidance and counselling lecturers) on basic word processing and spreadsheet competencies required by the lecturers for occupational efficiency in tertiary institutions in southeast Nigeria. There was significant (p<0.05) difference in the mean ratings of the respondents (guidance and counselling lecturers) on basic internet competencies required for occupational efficiency in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria. The study recommended that guidance and counselling lecturers should be subjected to continuous in-service training on ICT skills for efficiency in service delivery.

Keywords


ICT, Competencies, Guidance and Counselling, Tertiary Institutions, Southeast Nigeria.

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