Technical education in Nepal

Puja Chaulagai, one of our class 12 students, explores the benefits of technical education in Nepal. Enjoy!

 

Education which is based on practical knowledge is known as technical education. Since the dawn of heavenly creations, learning something new is a continuous process. One can learn either in formal way or in an informal way. The parents and grandparents share their experience and feelings with their children. Even animals and birds also teach their offspring. All these things are the part of the education. According to Mahatma Gandhi "education is the process that brings out the best in human beings, their body, mind and spirit." Human being needs to be polished with the light of education.

Technical education refers to the process of teaching and learning to impact knowledge rather than theoretical or academic education. It also refers to those education which gives extra knowledge rather than we learn in our school or college. Technical education is very much important factor that may bring drastic change to our life, community and the nation as well.

But in the context of our country Nepal, we don't find such type of education. Because our country is not so developed. We just get the knowledge how to pass the exam, how to get higher marks and how to get higher percentage than other competitive students. That's why due to first academic education people have to search for the job after their livelihood. We just give and take education by bounding in one exam every day. Therefore, technical education is more important.

In today's world many developed countries like USA, Japan, and Britain have gone far away in education than our country due to their advanced education, technical education. They don't learn and teach within just in one room, they go far for their practical for each and every subject matter. That's why their country is far better developed and powerful in the world among other countries. Their parents also don't compel to go to school or college. They have extra ordinary teaching and learning method. They just don't focus on academic courses; they focus on about their aim as well. Many latest inventions also came from developed nation because they are very much forward in every sector as well. They just do their task in technical way, that's the reason for their success.

Educated people can get the academic knowledge but the technically educated people get the academic knowledge as well as practically how to solve the problem that may occur in their every step of life. Technical education may be expensive but it is sustainable. It is most important rather than academic education. In fact technical education gives more positive things, drives away ignorance and illuminates one's personality. A person having academic education may have confusion about their future but the technically educated person has their future in their own hand.

Lastly, a responsible nation or society should provide its people with proper technical education for importing necessary knowledge and skills. Otherwise, development in all directions will be the sky in the lack of technical education. You, the leaders and learned person of our nations, open your ears wide and listen, to provide technical education rather than academic or theoretical education to all. In this there is your well being too. Technical education is now recognized as a basic need and a fundamental right too. Technical education is the greatest and unique wealth. This is neither detachable nor taxable. So, technical education is very important and essential for the today's nation.