ERC Structure · Division

Guidance & Counselling (G&C)

Professional counselling, school guidance resources, mental-health support and behaviour remediation.

Head of Division

Alh. Yahaya Abdulwahab (Fcasson), (FPCRI)

HOD G&C

Source-aligned profile

Mandate & service structure

Content is structured from the current ERC division profile while retaining the division's operational terminology and service areas.

Division overview

Role within FCT ERC

The G&C Division provides professional counselling resources, policy support and interventions across public and private schools in the FCT. Qualified counselling professionals coordinate school guidance services, psychological materials, training, clinic support and programmes addressing students' educational, emotional, vocational and personal needs.

How the division is organised

Branches, units & responsibilities

The original ERC service areas are broken into clearer operational blocks for easier reading on desktop, tablet and mobile.

Branch / unit

Clinic Branch

Runs counselling and referral services, including family and marital counselling, emotional support, disability and school-dropout counselling, follow-up, mental-health talks and basic wellness checks.

Branch / unit

Secondary Schools Branch

Coordinates psychological-test materials and cumulative records, counsellor refresher training and development or review of Guidance & Counselling schemes of work for FCT schools.

Branch / unit

Junior Secondary Schools / Primary Branch

Coordinates school guidance activities, psychological materials, cumulative records, counsellor training, monitoring and schemes of work for junior-secondary and primary schools.

Branch / unit

Deviant Behaviour Remediation Unit

Identifies recurring student behaviour concerns, examines likely causes, develops remediation measures and tracks patterns across schools.