“Technical education is no longer what it used to be. In the past we had all the required facilities to learn how to make different..
. By Chidimma C. Okeke “Technical education is no longer what it used to be.
In the past we had all the required facilities to learn how to make different crafts. We had teachers who were well-experienced and taught in a manner we loved. “During my secondary school days, when it was time for technical classes like introductory technology, it was always a double period on our time table.
We did the first in class, where we were taught theory, and the second in the workshop. “We carried our tools to the workshop and made crafts that were amazing. We used to take care of our facilities when they went bad.
We repaired and constructed new chairs and benches. We created hand crafts that could be sold in the market. It was fulfilling seeing what we were able to make,” reminisced an engineer, identified simply as John.
He said today the case was not the same, as people were no longer bothering about technical education because of the mad competition for degree courses, in addition to the deteriorating state of technical colleges in the country. While noting that, “If you visit some of the schools, there are no facilities and qualified personnel to take charge of such subjects anymore,” he said, “There is need to revive technical education at both the lower and advanced levels, because learning of craft or skills is the way to go now; whi.