The Department of Industrial Education was originally founded under the banner of the then Taiwan Provincial Normal College (now the National Taiwan Normal University) in 1954, and aided by the United States Agency for International Development. This Department is the first official educational institute established to cultivate teachers for vocational schools and handicraft industry.

The master’s program was started in August of 1976. Later in August of 1992, the doctoral program was also offered. This was the first doctoral program in the industrial education system in Taiwan. This establishment is an important milestone not only for this Department, but also for the development of technical education in Taiwan.

The undergraduate program specializes in cultivating technical staff and future teachers in the criteria of Power Mechanical Engineering ground and Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering Group. The master’s program aims to cultivate professional personnel in the area of Energy Applications, Mechanical Applications, Technical Vocational Education, and Technology Management. The doctoral program aims to cultivate professional personnel in the fields of Administrative Management for Technical Vocational Education and Course Teaching. The In-Service Master’s program aims to provide further education and cultivate professional personnel in the area of Administrative Management for Technical Vocational Education and Technology Management.