In line with the sustainable development goals to promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all, this program has as its main objective to equip students with the skills and techniques of directing, guiding, and counseling learners to make good career choices, improve on their studies and relationship and equally to provide solutions to the public in different facets of life.
Admission to the Professional Degree Programme in vocational guidance and counseling is open to holders of the HND/HPD, BTS, DSEP in Education, and other certificates related to the discipline.
The duration of the degree program is one year (two semesters) in YIBS including an internship.
For a student to qualify for graduation, a minimum of 60 credits must be earned.
FURTHER STUDIES
Upon graduation with the Bachelor’s certificate in vocational guidance and counseling, the students could choose to pursue further studies by spending one more year to earn in degree in any related Education field
Job Opportunities
Students may gain full employment in the ministry of basic, secondary, vocational, and higher education or even health services. Students can also open counseling chambers.
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
Status |
L |
T |
P |
GUCY3101 |
Counselling Exceptional Children & their parents |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3102 |
Counseling Techniques |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3103 |
Psychology of learning |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3104 |
Research Methodology |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3105 |
Contemporary issues in Guidance and counseling |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3106 |
Educational Administration |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3107 |
Family Counseling |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3108 |
Counselling Ethics, culture, and education |
4 |
E |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3109 |
Environmental education |
4 |
E |
40 |
10 |
10 |
Total |
36 |
|
360 |
90 |
90 |
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
Status |
L |
T |
P |
GUCY3201 |
Psychometrics |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3202 |
Organization of Guidance programs in schools |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3203 |
Internship |
8 |
C |
00 |
00 |
120 |
GUCY3204 |
Research Project |
8 |
C |
00 |
0 |
120 |
GUCY3205 |
Child and Developmental Psychology |
4 |
C |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3206 |
Economics of Education |
4 |
E |
40 |
10 |
10 |
GUCY3207 |
Human resource management in education |
4 |
E |
40 |
10 |
10 |
Total |
36 |
/ |
200 |
50 |
290 |
NB: E= elective C= compulsory
Management
YIBS: Carrefour Simbock, Rue Chapelle, Yaoundé, CM.
(+237) 670 828 872
admission@yibs.org
Morning sessions: 8:00A.M. – 3:00P.M.
Evening sessions: 4:30P.M. – 8:30P.M.
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