Technical education is an academic activity coupled with vocational training for some professional or jobs.It includes applied science,useful skills and modern technology.The economy of modern society is rooted in industry. The wheel of industry can’t run without trained technicians and competent mechanics.And it is technical education the produces technicians, mechanic and skilled workers.An English philosophers and sociologist,Herbert Spencer says: “ The great aim of education is not knowledge,but action”.
This is an age of me chine.Various kind of tools and equipment are used in different spheres of life.We need mechanic and technicians and operators to run these machines properly.It is technical education that provide us with such skilled mechanic,expert operators and proficient persons.These technicians provide their services to various productive fields. An American author and social philosopher,Michael Gurian says:
“ if we wants a boys succeed,we need to bring them back to education by making education relevant to them and bring in more service learning and vocational education”
Technical experts and worker ensure superior quality of their goods. We will lag behind , if our products do not match the international standard of quality. Only the skillful worker and qualified mechanics can produce such things may rival the level of global excellence. Technical education enhances the workers vocational efficiency and technical capability.An American politican,Conrad Burns says::
“Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leader ship skills by allowing student to utilize their unique gifts and telents.
Unemployment is a big problem. Technical education is helpful is reducing the volume of unemployment.Good professional skill catches plenty of job opportunities.Some professional start doing their own business or begin delivering their services to the public. In this way, they earn a handsome amount of money.
More technical institutes should be opened particularly in village.More ever, the training and education of women in technical education should also be ensured.No country can make progress without active involvement of its technically trained woman in the development of the country.