Technical education in Tamil Nadu

The wash basin in your toilet is leaking and you look for a plumber desperately.  There is no one around?
The ceiling fan suddenly stopped working and you are in desperation because of perspiration!  You are looking for an electrician and there is none immediately to come to your rescue.  The doors of the toilets is not closing properly and you want a carpenter to fix it.  There is no one around?  This is a common recurrence in all households and makes us wonder where are these guys gone?  Why the sudden shortage of trained men to fix household jobs and you realise that Life is not all that easy in the modern world and will be tougher in the coming years!

On analysis you find that the state is not showing any interest to develop technical skills amongst the youth who find it difficult to pursue higher education due to various reasons beginning from  financial problems to disinterest in studies.  The younger generation do not find enough motivation to get trained in Technical education and rather choose to find easier ways and means to make money without having to study or work hard.  Auto Rickshaws are one such easy  money spinning mechanism by which the drivers earn or rather fleece money from the passengers and  make a quick buck for their living.  It is evident from the number of such vehicles plying on the roads of Tamil Nadu and particularly in Chennai .  It is on the increase every day and every month choking most of the vehicular traffic in Chennai. The government should realise the changing trend amongst the modern youth and suggest quick healing and attractive remedies to lure them back to getting trained in technical skills.  One such method could be free compulsory training for all the students passing out of the school to learn the technical skills so that the younger generation have the option of choosing their career for a good living and focus on it.  The government will do well  to stimulate the youth to take up self employment and do well in their life.  Such attracted youth may become industrialists at a future date and help the state in improving the economy by providing employment to numerous persons.

The State plays a major role in shaping up the mentality in the younger population.  For instance, video clips of infrastructure, industries, automation, environment of developed countries can be shown to the younger generation at centers that interest the youth so that they get motivated  accordingly.

Unfortunately, in Tamil Nadu, the film culture is so rampant that every boy aspires to become a la-Rajinikanth and roll in imaginary  luxuries!  Little do they realise that films do not shape a career and the probability of success is negligible and minimal as is evident from the reality that we are seeing everyday!

The State government can announce free or subsidised technical education in the newspapers/media and other electronic mediums so that the message reaches the youth loud and clear.  The idea of "over night rich" should be weaned away by suitable messages from the film stars themselves and people encouraged to take up Technical education which will not only give them a strong fundamental but also help the youth to settle in life!

Tamil Nadu government can take lead and show other states that it can deliver and re-write the destiny of many younger generations who are the pillars of strength for a economically stronger Tamil Nadu of tomorrow!