Importance of Technical Education & itīs Scope
Mohammad Abir Islam
March 12, 2010
Education plays a vital role to change the stare of a country. It is important for every individual in a nation. None could bring a revolution in it unless its everybody are educated enough to meet the challenges. It makes a man realize about himself and his goals and how to achieve that goals.
In general; education is divided into three groups. The Education which teaches the concerns of a society is called Social Education. The Education which develops a personality inside a man himself is called Spiritual Education. The Education that concerns with the professionalism is called Vocational Education. The Technical Education comes under the branch of Vocational Education which deals practically in the field of trade, commerce, agriculture, medicine & Engineering.
The need for technical and vocational education in enhancing productivity of labour through skill formation can hardly be over emphasised. Until mid nineties, vocational education in Bangladesh was imparted in 51 Vocational Training Institutes (VTI) operated by the Ministry of Education, and 11 Technical Training Centres (TTC) run by the Ministry of Labour and Manpower- Employment. As indicated by different studies, vocational education imparted in these institutions could hardly play an effective role in producing adequate number of skilled workers for our industries. In addition to the above government institutions, several NGOs and private institutions are also engaged in producing skilled workers. Given the total needs of skilled manpower in the country however the capacity of the above institutions seems much too inadequate .
The main problem with technical education in Bangladesh is lack of linkages to employers and the job market. Employers complain that the training institution donīt produce skills as they require, but still there are some institutions like World University of Bangladesh, who can keep up quality education useful to the requirement of to time. For example for the first time in the sub-continent,World University has introduced the graduation program in highly technical education like Mechatrnics Engineering. The graduates from this institution are well employed and no one are is unemployed. The rigid and highly centralised training system limits the ossibilities of capitalising on local responsibilities and initiatives. Technical education being quite expensive as the government has to shoulder the entire financial burden, the beneficiaries-students and enterprises sharing no cost at all, equipment and consumable supplies remain chronically under financed adversely affecting the quality of technical education in the country
Since mid nineties, in order to promote vocational education alongside general education, at secondary level, S.S.C. (Vocational) Course has been introduced in a number of non government secondary schools, funded entirely by government's own resources in the absence of necessary donor support. Different studies indicate that the programme enjoyed considerable support at local level, as people think that exposure to vocational education would contribute to generating interest in manual work besides acquisition of higher levels of skill. There however exists serious reservation about whether the above programme would at all be able to contribute to producing skills employable in industries particularly in the absence of adequately skilled instructors at the school level and curriculum acceptable to employers, and lack of necessary training materials.
Scope and access to vocational and technical education need to be much wider. Most critical vocational preparation in today's globalized economy is a grounding in science, mathematics, and language skills offered through sound general secondary education. Those who do not go for secondary education or drop out-a large number- need to have access to flexible and market responsive skill development opportunities. Public -private partnerships are especially important for this purpose. For older adolescents without basic education-again a large number- a second chance that combines general education and skill formation need to be provided.
We are living in the modern age of science where we found Technologies in every aspect of life. What makes life so brain friendly for us simply; these are the Technologies which we use for our ease and comforts. Not only in our daily life but also in the research centre, in defensive measured of a country, biological aspects etc. No nation could generate the progress unless it promotes technical aspects in its fields. The technical education produces technicians for all type of industries and it is true that the progress of a country much depend upon its Industrialization without which a handsome economy would not be possible.
Technical education promotes the material prosperity and economic advancement. It produces the sense of self-respect and dignity. If a country has her own technical experts, she may save a lot of foreign exchange. Technical Education makes a country rich, prosperous and resourceful. Our country is rich in raw material resources but the thing is that, we must have enough technical information to benefit from them.
Mohammad Abir Islam
System In-charge (IT. Dept)
World University of Bangladesh
In general; education is divided into three groups. The Education which teaches the concerns of a society is called Social Education. The Education which develops a personality inside a man himself is called Spiritual Education. The Education that concerns with the professionalism is called Vocational Education. The Technical Education comes under the branch of Vocational Education which deals practically in the field of trade, commerce, agriculture, medicine & Engineering.
The need for technical and vocational education in enhancing productivity of labour through skill formation can hardly be over emphasised. Until mid nineties, vocational education in Bangladesh was imparted in 51 Vocational Training Institutes (VTI) operated by the Ministry of Education, and 11 Technical Training Centres (TTC) run by the Ministry of Labour and Manpower- Employment. As indicated by different studies, vocational education imparted in these institutions could hardly play an effective role in producing adequate number of skilled workers for our industries. In addition to the above government institutions, several NGOs and private institutions are also engaged in producing skilled workers. Given the total needs of skilled manpower in the country however the capacity of the above institutions seems much too inadequate .
The main problem with technical education in Bangladesh is lack of linkages to employers and the job market. Employers complain that the training institution donīt produce skills as they require, but still there are some institutions like World University of Bangladesh, who can keep up quality education useful to the requirement of to time. For example for the first time in the sub-continent,World University has introduced the graduation program in highly technical education like Mechatrnics Engineering. The graduates from this institution are well employed and no one are is unemployed. The rigid and highly centralised training system limits the ossibilities of capitalising on local responsibilities and initiatives. Technical education being quite expensive as the government has to shoulder the entire financial burden, the beneficiaries-students and enterprises sharing no cost at all, equipment and consumable supplies remain chronically under financed adversely affecting the quality of technical education in the country
Since mid nineties, in order to promote vocational education alongside general education, at secondary level, S.S.C. (Vocational) Course has been introduced in a number of non government secondary schools, funded entirely by government's own resources in the absence of necessary donor support. Different studies indicate that the programme enjoyed considerable support at local level, as people think that exposure to vocational education would contribute to generating interest in manual work besides acquisition of higher levels of skill. There however exists serious reservation about whether the above programme would at all be able to contribute to producing skills employable in industries particularly in the absence of adequately skilled instructors at the school level and curriculum acceptable to employers, and lack of necessary training materials.
Scope and access to vocational and technical education need to be much wider. Most critical vocational preparation in today's globalized economy is a grounding in science, mathematics, and language skills offered through sound general secondary education. Those who do not go for secondary education or drop out-a large number- need to have access to flexible and market responsive skill development opportunities. Public -private partnerships are especially important for this purpose. For older adolescents without basic education-again a large number- a second chance that combines general education and skill formation need to be provided.
We are living in the modern age of science where we found Technologies in every aspect of life. What makes life so brain friendly for us simply; these are the Technologies which we use for our ease and comforts. Not only in our daily life but also in the research centre, in defensive measured of a country, biological aspects etc. No nation could generate the progress unless it promotes technical aspects in its fields. The technical education produces technicians for all type of industries and it is true that the progress of a country much depend upon its Industrialization without which a handsome economy would not be possible.
Technical education promotes the material prosperity and economic advancement. It produces the sense of self-respect and dignity. If a country has her own technical experts, she may save a lot of foreign exchange. Technical Education makes a country rich, prosperous and resourceful. Our country is rich in raw material resources but the thing is that, we must have enough technical information to benefit from them.
Mohammad Abir Islam
System In-charge (IT. Dept)
World University of Bangladesh
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