Engineering is a profession. I was told this when I joined Engineering college, back in India, Engineering is much more than a trade. So, the trade part has to be included in Engineering. Its a superset. They HAVE to teach skills to do stuff (programming, designing ciruits etc) and knowledge why we do the stuff, so we can change it as needed. Its like being between a tradesman and a Scientist. I would like to quote my Physics teacher - a tailor or carpenter can measure length, only a physicist can measure the length of molecules and distance between the stars.