Technical education


      Technical education denotes the knowledge and use of special skills. Engineering, agriculture, weaving, carpentry come under technical education.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 technician.A technician can make , use or repair a machine.For example, a pilot can drive an aeroplane ; an engineer can build a bridge, or a carpenter can make furnitures.

Technical education helps to solve problem of unemployment. There is a great demand for technicians in the trades, industries and agriculture.A large number of technicians can be absorbed in various fields. They do not have to remain unemployed like academic graduates and other educated  persons. Even if technicians do not find job they can stand on their own legs.They can start their own industries or trades.so Technical education is also one of the important part of the education.