The Role of Technical and General Education in Human Resource Development

The study was aimed at investigating the role of general and technical education in Human Resources Development in Pakistan. Data was collected from 13 Universities/UETs/UCETs/DAIs functioning in both public and private sector of Multan. Statistics of past five years i.e. 2011-2015 for students' enrollment, pass out and graduate placement were collected from official websites of all the sampling universities/UETs UCETs/DAIs and Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. However, rate of graduate placement was used as benchmark for making comparison of both the types of institutes. Chi-Square Test (χ2-test) was applied to measure the impact of Engineering and Technology and General education on HRD while t-test was applied to compare the role of Engineering and Technology and General education in HRD in Pakistan. Results of Chi- Square Test (χ2-test) revealed that engineering and technology education had significant positive impact on HRD whereas general education had no significant impact on HRD in Pakistan. The results of t-test revealed a significant difference between the impact of technology education and general education on Human Resource Development (HRD) in Pakistan.