The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the use of documentary videos in teaching setting-out in Nigerian secondary schools. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted Quasi-experimental research design. The population for the study was 16 ST 1 students from Government Technical Training School, Jalingo offering Building Construction subject. There was no sampling. The instrument for data collection was Setting-out Test (ST) developed by the researcher. The instrument was validated by three experts. Test re-test was used to establish the reliability of the instrument and a reliability coefficient of 0.83 and 0.87 was obtained for the traditional and documentary video teaching methods respectively. The ST 1 students were arranged in intact groups, A and B; treatment was given to the two groups. Group a students were taught using the traditional method while Group B students were taught using the documentary video. A Pre-Test and Post-test was administered on the two groups under examination condition. The data obtained were analyzed using mean, standard deviation for research question and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for the hypothesis. Findings from the study indicated that students taught Setting-out with documentary videos performed better than those taught with the traditional teaching method; and there was a significant difference in the performance of students taught Setting-out with documentary video and those taught with traditional teaching method. Based on the findings some recommendations were made

The purpose of the study was to determine the availability and utilization of vocational and guidance counselling services in technical colleges in Taraba State. The study adopted descriptive research design. The area of the study was Taraba state, located in north-eastern part of Nigeria. The population of the study comprises of 743 final year students in the eight technical colleges in the state. The sample size for the study was 223 which represent 30% of the population. Observation checklist and questionnaire were used as an instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by five experts, three from the department of guidance and counselling and two from the department of technology and vocational education in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The questionnaire was trial tested on 20 teachers at Government Technical College Numan, Adamawa state; Cronbach alpha was used to analyze the data generated from the trial and a reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. Frequency count and percentage and percentage were used to analyze data to answer research question one and two. Mean was used to analyze data to answer research question three. Findings from the study indicated that in Technical colleges in Taraba state, there is only one Vocational guidance and counsellor, nine Para-counsellors, and one support staff; there are 10 vocational guidance and counselling services available; and only four vocational guidance services are utilized. It is recommended that technical college proprietors in the state should hire and post more vocational guidance and counsellors for their respective schools and technical college managers should ensure that more vocational guidance and counselling services are initiated and made available to students.