TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Technical education refers to the education which teaches one the use of machines, It teachers one the practical use of machines. Engineering, agriculture, weaving, carpentry cone under technical education. Technical education teaches us not only theory but also practice. It trains not only the brain but also the hand. Technical education is the reverse of academic education. Academic education gives us knowledge but it has no practical application. One who has receivad technical education is called a technician. A technician can make, use of repair a machine. For example, a pilot can drive an aeroplane; an engineer can repair a machine; a carpenter can make furniture.

Technical education helps the progress of a country. Technicians can build factories, roads, bridges, canals etc. They can drive trucks, trains, ships and aeroplanes. They can help to work mines and produce electricety. 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 nation's 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 other 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 fir technicians in our trades,