Role of Technical and Vocational Education in Economic Development of Nepal

Nepal has been lagging in economic development and TEVT has been in shadow from the inception of the technical and vocational education. Education system was studied under the different historical period and the period was divided as prior to 1768, unification period of Nepal.1768-1846, this period regarded as Shah Period. 1846 to 1950 was known as 104 years of Rana regime. ‘Nepal may be treated as briefly as that of snakes in Ireland. There was known’ (Wright 1958). An armed struggle overthrown the Rana regime in 1950. NNEPC Established in 1954 and survey the main areas to intervene in the education sector. 1961-1990 king Mahindra coup democratic government and NESP was introduced.

In 1989,CTEVT established to produce mid-level human resource required for the development and deviated from its’ objectives in later stage. CTEVT have 19 constituent institutes and with affiliation body. 2006-2016, the period of secularism, federalism, and republic establishment. Total employment record 479846 up to 2015 and found 3 percent growth per year.

Three methods applied to collect data; questionnaire with subjective, objective for 385 respondents and interview for 100. 79.25 percent male and 20.75 female found in 11 different backgrounds. The quantity data analyzed by using SPSS statistical tool, percent, mean, standard deviation, t’ test, Pearson’s correlation used to measure the degree of relation.

The Major findings of the research were; the TEVT has to be independent, linked with the production, industries and farms should also be learning center, on the job training should be mandatory every year, production unit establishment and providing on training industrial experience to the student; both should be research and production oriented; Investment from the government need to be increased, well equipped polytechnics should be made; social awareness and research oriented TEVT need to be made in order to contribute in economic development , the ruler constantly were not been keen to develop TTEVT properly.

On the basis of the findings recommendations are drawn, the recommendation is to make proper policy and proper implementation and PTGC establishment for monitoring and evaluation as well as quality control in delivery, comparing the programs and make competitive TEVT program to compete in global market.