ınvolving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical: “We're involved in hands-on operations, pulling levers, pushing buttons” (Arthur R. Taylor)
involving active participation; "he's a hands-on manager"; "hands-on operations"
Hands-on experience or work involves actually doing a particular thing, rather than just talking about it or getting someone else to do it. Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands-on experience of computers. doing something yourself rather than just talking about it or telling other people to do it