NECESSITY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Education is of two types:

1. Liberal and
2. Technical.

Liberal education aims at the training of mind, but Technical education aims at the training of body. Liberal education teaches us who to live; Technical education teaches us how to make living.

Technical education means theoretical and practical training in using machines and instrument. It prepares man for proper handling of machines to produce various things. The subject of technical education includes Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Telecommunication, Computer, Weaving, Agriculture and etc. We may read book and acquire knowledge in practically working in machines ourselves. So long with theoretical knowledge we must have practical knowledge in the subject what we read.

SCOPE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

The present age is the age of machines. The progress of science invented and manufactured improved machines. By the using machines man can now produce a large number of things in a shortest time and at a lower cost.

The importance of technical education in this age of machine is very necessary. The developed countries have made great material progress. Their knowledge of technology is at the root of their prosperity. In underdeveloped region people have got little technical education. The technical education gives the right way.