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Technical education is a key factor for getting the state to utilize its human capital to the fullest. It bridges the demand-supply needs of the country for quality technical personnel. Technical education in Kerala has improved the standards of living of people. This is because technically educated people have got employment, and are able to support themselves and their families.
Technical education means any education pertaining to engineering and technology. It can also be medicine, aeronautics, hospitality, management and various design and planning courses. All technical education colleges in Kerala come under the aegis of the Kerala Government’s Higher Education Department. The Minister of Education presides over all decisions pertaining to technical education in Kerala. Any enhancements or provisions are discussed and applied with all the concerned people in the Higher Education Department.
All government implementation happen via the Directorate of Technical Education. The technical education system comprises of a mosaic arrangement of technical schools, colleges, and institutes of various streams. It could be engineering institutes, professional training centers, polytechnic colleges, fine art colleges and so on. Technical education is well collaborated by affiliate education departments. Some of these are namely the curriculum department, and the industry interaction unit.
The curriculum department is also called the Center for Curriculum Development. This department comes under the aegis of the Department of Technical Education. The primary responsibilities of this department are to revise and update curriculum, prepare course material and allied training resources, setup facilities for teachers, conduct continuous improvement programs, and also facilitate research activities.
Technical education in Kerala is directed at giving the best education at all levels. It covers comprehensive courses of study in engineering, information technology, agro-studies, health science, marketing and human resources, global trade and logistics, management and so on. The directorate is involved in all activities related to administration of all the engineering colleges, polytechnic institutes, and other professional education colleges in Kerala. Students in Kerala can definitely look forward to more empowering activities by the technical education department.