Essay: Technical Education

Essay: Technical Education

The education which provides special practical knowledge and skills is known as technical education. It is different from general education. It makes learners well-skilled in the special fields such as agriculture, carpentry, engineering, medical, driving, piloting etc. Technical education concerns with technology. People who have special technical skill and knowledge are called technicians. Carpenters, drivers, mechanics, engineers, doctors, pilots and so on are technicians.

Technical education plays the vital role for the development of a country. Technicians are needed in every field of construction. Technicians are needed to make factories, roads, bridges, canals, buildings, airports etc. If a country owns sufficient technical hands, it undoubtedly accelerates the pace of development. In order to produce electricity, to work in mines, to grow enough crops and vegetables and so on, we need different types of technicians.
 

Technical education unquestionably promotes economic status of the nation. If a country has more production of goods, it can feed its people easily. Foreign currency can be earned by selling the extra production to other countries. If a country does not own required technicians, it has to hire them from other countries. They have to be paid more money as their salary. Through them, the money goes away. By the result, the country cannot be developed. It can be said that the development of a nation depends on technicians, too.

Technical education is very important to solve the problem of unemployment. Technical hands cannot be unemployed. They help in every field. On the other hand, technical hands do not need to request others to give them jobs. They can start their business on their own. Thus, technical education makes people independent. If they start their own business, they can provide job opportunities to other educated people. Thus, technical education helps us to alleviate the gravity of the problem of unemployment.

Concludingly, technological advancement through development activities accelerates national development. The economic progress of the nation depends on technical hands. Every country should give high priority on technical education to uplift the prosperity of the nation.

Technical Education in Nepal

In the context of Nepal, we do not have required technicians. We have to hire them from other countries. Many educated people are unemployed because they do not have technical knowledge and skills. If they are given training on technical skills and knowledge, we can develop our country rapidly. Many technical hands have been working in our country for a long time. Only a few technical institutes have been providing technical education. They are not sufficient to fulfil the demand of the country.

Our policy makers have not given the technical education the attention of desire. This could be the reason of country’s underdevelopment.  The neglect of technical education is socially harmful.

Importance of Technical Education

-          Helping to solve the problems of unemployment and reduce the dependency on government for jobs

-          Functioning as a motivating force in an individual to work for the nation

-          Country’s rapid economic growth

-          Giving an appropriate direction to the agriculture sector

-          Prevention of waste of human resources

-          Stopping youths for seeking jobs in foreign countries