The Botswana education system is based on a three-tier: primary, post-primary and higher academic education. Because of this linear type of education system, Botswana lags in the technical field. She has to rely on expatriates for technical manpower. Ultimately, the government realised that it was necessary to introduce technical subjects into the secondary school curriculum to provide a foundation for the much-needed technical manpower. These technical subjects included woodwork, metalwork, technical drawing and, most recently, design and technology, which embraces most of the subjects in the school curriculum. Because design and technology embrace all the subjects mentioned above, they are slowly being phased out. Design and technology are slowly gaining recognition because of their importance to the national economy and the quality of life in Botswana. This paper will now look at the factors which led to the introduction of design and technology to replace traditional technical subjects in Botswana secondary schools.

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