When the R.O.C. government moved to Taiwan, there was no formal institute to provide training for industrial vocational teachers. With the subsidies provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Taiwan Provincial Normal College established the department of Industrial Education with Mr. Po-Yan Gu as its first director.

In February 1953

The department started to enroll students with the objectives to cultivate technical arts teachers for general education.

In August 1954

The department offered the workshop teacher program, specializing in the cultivation of teachers to meet the needs of workshop practice and related subjects of industrial vocational education.

In August 1961

The courses offered by the department were categorized into the Industrial Vocation Division and the Industrial Arts Education Division. The former enrolled high school graduates, focusing on the cultivation of industrial vocational teachers. The latter enrolled high school graduates as well, but aiming at the cultivation of industrial arts teachers for secondary schools.

In August 1976

The Institute of Industrial Education was founded to offer master's program. At present, there are five divisions in this program: industrial education, electronic & electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, communications and interior design. Their goals are to cultivate teachers, administrative personnel, researchers, and manpower development experts to meet the needs of industrial educational system.

In August 1982

The Industrial Arts Education Division was upgraded to the Department of Industrial Arts Education and was affiliated with the College of Fine and Applied Arts. It was renamed the Department of Industrial Technology Education in 1994.

In August 1992

The doctoral program was offered by the Institute of Industrial Education. It was the first doctoral program in the industrial educational system of our country. Its establishment was one of the milestones in the development of both this department and the industrial education of our country.

In August 1997

In accordance with the governmental policy to improve the quality of and to provide more educational channels for technical vocational education (TVE), the 2-year mechatronic technology program was offered by the department. This program aims at providing in-service technicians who have a diploma equivalent to junior colleges another channel for further study.

In August 1998

The Departments of Industrial Education, Graphic Communication & Printing Technology, and Industrial Technology Education were merged into the College of Technology. At present, the department of Industrial Education has three classes in each grade of the undergraduate program, one class in the master's program, one class in the doctoral program, and one class in the two-year mechatronic technology program.
It is foreseeable that the department will prosper and develop well into the future.