CHAPTER ONE

1.0     INTRODUCTION

Secretarial studies is a vocational programme that is offered in Polytechnics, Colleges of Education and Universities primarily to educate and train students to become secretarial teachers and administrators with the appropriate skills and competencies to take up a career in teaching, office occupation and business.  According to Amoor and Udoh  (2008), secretarial education is an area of instruction that has been in existence for several decades, and it plays very significant role in national economic development.  It is, according to Usman (2008) a vital tool in the hand of government to combat unemployment crisis, and also according to Ilo (2002) is a tool to alleviate poverty.  Secretarial Education is also very useful to private organizations and individuals in terms of employability, job creation and self-reliance.

For an effective learning in the tertiary institution, the required infrastructural facilities should be in place. Thus, for effective secretarial studies in our higher institution, there should be adequate supply of the needed equipment and facilities needed for most of their practical studies. The role and function of a secretary involve a lot and as a result of this, the students who are undergoing secretarial studies should be exposed to the necessary facilities that will enable them in developing and equipping themselves.

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