Technical Education and Economic Development. Role of Technical and Vocational Education in Economic Development of Nepal

      Аннотация: Nepal has been lagging in economic development and TEVT has been in shadow from the inception of technical and vocational education. The education system was studied under different historical periods and the period was divided as prior to 1768, the unification period of Nepal. In 1989, CTEVT was established to produce mid-level human resources required for the development and deviated from its’ objectives at a later stage. CTEVT has 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, The Major findings of the research were; the TEVT has to be independent, linked with the production, industries, and farms should also be a 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 needs to be increased, well-equipped polytechnics should be made; social awareness and research-oriented TEVT needed to leverage economic development.

Ключевые слова: Technical, vocational education, Economy development, production, Humanresource