The Directorate of Guidance and Counseling is charged and saddled with responsibility of undertaking social service that are adhoc and special in nature mostly assigned by His Excellency. The Executive Governor.

MISSION:- Uplifting, the living standard of the Youth of the State and ensure indigenes are participating in any recruitment/employment exercises.

GOALS:- Our ultimate goals is to provide adequate employment, opportunity and proper guidance and counseling advise to prospective Jigawa State indigenes in any chosen career.

OBJECTIVES:- The main objective of the Directorate is to securing employment to its teeming unemployment Youths in the State with a view to enhance Capacity building and employment in the nation at large.

FUNCTIONS:- Coordinate the recruitment of Jigawa State indigenes into the Nigeria Military, Police and Pare-military Services Coordinate recruitment of State indigenes into Federal Establishment and Private Sectors Establishment. Proper Guidance and Counseling advices to prospective candidates of the of the State in any chosen career Collaboration with Ministry for Local Government and Local Government Councils in the State on any recruitment exercises. Undertake any other assignment relevant to the operation of the Directorate.

ACHIEVEMENTS:-

• The Directorate has placed/recruited 1,135 State indigenes into position in the Federal (MDAs) including Uniforms comprises of Army, Air force, Navy, SSC Police and Para-Military 1,046. Federal, Ministries Department and Agencies 89. Total 1.135