The Director of Public Instruction (D.P.I.) used to head the Technical
Education
also at
the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh. To help speed up the process of
development of Technical Education, a Board in the name and style of
"STATE BOARD
OF
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING" was created vide G.O.Ms.No.371
Edn-dated 26.2.1957.
The
Joint Director (Technical Education) of DPI used to act as secretary of
this
newly
formed Board. The Board is formed as a statutory body under the A.P.
Education
Act-1982
(act 1 of 1982), an act of assembly, in the present form, vide
G.O.Ms.No.140
dated
24.4.1984.