The Influence of Guidance Counselling on Business Education Programmes in Nigeria's Tertiary Institution

Guidance Counselling are essential in business education programmes; Business education deals with the empowerment necessary to meet business challenges in the business world or society. The study investigated the influence of Guidance Counselling on business education programmes in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions. The aim of the study was highlighted, and two research questions were formulated. The theoretical framework for this study is hinged on Decision Making Theory. A descriptive survey design was used to carry out the study. The target population for the study are counsellors, business education lecturers and students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to select 230 respondents for this study. 1.7% of the samples are from the south-west- 23.9% from the south-south, 13.5% from the North-west, and 10.9% from the North-central. 37.4% of the respondents were male, and 62.6% were female. Percentile, mean, and standard deviations were used to analyse the data from the study. The result from the study indicates a general agreement among the respondents that Guidance Counselling can influence business education programmes in Nigerian tertiary institutions. It was recommended, among others, that national awareness and orientation on the usefulness of Business Education in Nigeria should be increased. Counsellors must be encouraged through retraining or in-service courses, workshops and conferences regularly to give the students updated information about the world of work.

Key Words: Guidance Counselling, Business Education, Students and Nigeria Tertiary Institution,