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Guidance Services
1. Individual Inventory Services - The Guidance Center utilizes personal, psychological and social data given by students and guides the University administration in developing related student programs and services.
The significant facts about the students such as family background, academic achievement, curricular and co-curricular activities, test results and other pertinent information are enumerated in the student cumulative record.
2. Information Services - The Guidance Center aims to provide students with a greater knowledge of educational, vocational and personal โ social opportunities so they can make intelligent choices and decisions in an increasingly complex society.
Materials about school programs and bulletins, personal-social journals and brochures, job bulletins and pamphlets and other related publications are available in the Guidance Center.
Orientation program is done through lectures regarding courses offered, University rules and regulations, roles and functions of teaching and non-teaching personnel. Symposiums and seminar-workshops on topics related to personal-social concerns of the students are either conducted or sponsored by the Guidance Center.
The Center guides students toward career awareness and educational identity through psychological testing and career counseling, dissemination of career information and job offerings. This procedure helps provide different outlets for personal characteristics and individual needs.
3. Counseling Service - The Counseling service is provided to assist the student in exploring his feelings, values perceptions, interpersonal relationships, fears and life choices. In so doing he will be able to understand himself better to become a self โ directed individual.
4. Testing Service - Testing is an appraisal service given to obtain a measure of the student ability, achievement and other characteristics. These data are used to predict future performance, diagnose student problems and learning difficulties and evaluate instructional methods and programs.
Strengths and weaknesses in the areas of personality, aptitudes, interests, motivation and job skills are assessed through the use of standardized tests. The test results are interpreted to the students for self โ awareness, growth and development. The Guidance Center also administers standardized tests to the qualifiers for.
1. Clerical and teaching positions.
2. Sponsored scholarships.
3. Dep Ed. โ BFI special classes.
4. Shifters from one course to a preferred course.
5. Admission to the Graduate course/College of Law
6. Practicum experiences.
5. Placement Service - This service assists the student in selecting and utilizing opportunities within the University and the labor market that will enhance his development. In-school placement involves the placement of students in curricular and co-curricular programs of the different colleges to meet their needs for personal adjustment and development.
The job placement program serves both the undergraduate students and the graduates:
1. Part-time job through:
1.a. Student assistantship in offices.
1.b. Tutorial service involving the peer facilitators and student volunteers.
1.c. Technical assistantship in private projects.
2. Full time employment in industries, institutions, food establishments and other agencies.
3. Summer jobs for students through the Special Program of Employment for Students (SPES) sponsored by the Department of Labor and Employment.
6. Referral Service - Referral is the act of transferring an individual to another person or agency either within or outside the school. It is made for the purpose of specialized assistance.
Some areas of concern which necessitate referrals are those related to the:
1. Emotionally disturbed
2. Physically handicapped
3. Financially needy
4. Educationally misplaced
5. Cases or situations detrimental to a peaceful & happy family life.
7. Research and Follow-up - Follow-up is conducted towards determining if the individual is adequately developing in his placement and if the opportunities presented are appropriate for him.
Probationary students and those with low grades are followed up individually. They are assisted in identifying the causes of their poor academic performance. This service essentially helps them develop attitudes and necessary skills to be able to cope with their academic load.
The Guidance Center takes charge of the follow-up of:
1. Students who are dropping any subject or course.
2. Results of the in-school placement and those of the school leavers and graduates.
Research is conducted as need arises.
