History

The University of Ilorin Guidance and Counselling Centre (UIGCC) was established by the Senate of the University on 8th September, 2010. Prior to its establishment, the Alumni Counselling Centre which was setup by the University of Ilorin Alumni Association offered skeletal guidance and counselling services to students, using the staff of the Department of Counsellor Education as volunteers. UIGCC was established to provide a wide range of guidance and counselling services particularly to students in order to address academic, career, personal, social and spiritual challenges which could interfere with their education. In July 2011, the Senate of the University of Ilorin renamed the centre as Unilorin Counselling and Human Development Centre (UCHDC) in line with the directive of the National Universities Commission.   In order to meet the psychological needs of the members of the University community especially the students, the UCHDC generally offers to the University of Ilorin students and staff a variety of services with the goal of resolving individual difficulties as well as nurturing personal and collective growth. These services are in form of individual counselling, group counselling, seminar presentation, workshop and provision of guidance through the Internet.