Education

Technical education denotes the knowledge and use of some special skills. Engineering, agriculture, weaving, carpentry come under technical education teaches us not only theory but also practice. Technical education is the reverse of academic education. Academic education gives us knowledge but it has no practical application. One who has received technical education is called a technical. A technician can make use or repair a machine. For example, a pilot can drive an aeroplane: a carpenter can make furniture.

Technical education helps the progress of a country. Technicians can construct factories, roads, bridges, canals,etc. They can drive trucks, trains, ships and aeroplanes. They can help to work mines and produce electricity. They can help to make use of forests. They can help the growth of agriculture and the production of raw materials. They can operate telephones and wireless sets. Technicians can help in every sphere of a nations productive activities.

Technical education helps a nation to be self-sufficient. If we do not have our own technicians, we have to bring them from others countries. If other countries do not help us, we cannot develop our industries and agriculture. If we bring technicians from abroad, we have to pay them a lot of money. Now-a-days, we are undertaking many development projects in our country, but we lack technicians. So many plans and projects have been postponed, or there has been very slow progress.

Technical education helps to solve the problem of unemployment. There is a great demand for technicians in our trades, industries and agriculture. A large number of technicians can be absorbed in various field. They do not have to remain unemployed like academic graduates and other educated persons. Even if technicians do not find employment, they can stand on their own legs. They can start their own industries or trades. In a developing country like Nepal, there is need of a large number of technicians, and there is no fear of their remaining unemployed.

It is high time we turn our attention to the establishment of technical schools and colleges. Technical schools like those at Thapathali and Balaju should be opened at different places of our country.