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The study determined the measuring and cutting skills need in fabrication and welding trade of technical college students in Akwa Ibom State. Two specific objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Survey design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised 235 fabrication and welding trade students in senior technical (ST2) and 14 instructors in Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State. There was no sampling as the population was not large. A total of 205 copies of questionnaire were completely filled and used for data analysis. Measuring and Cutting Skills Need Questionnaire (MCSNQ) was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Uyo. The reliability of the instrument stood at .85 and was obtained using cronbach alpha formula. Mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics were used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that technical college students need skills on measuring and cutting to a great extent. And there is no significant difference in the mean responses of technical college students and instructors on the extent to which technical college students need measuring and cutting skills in fabrication and welding trade. It is recommended among others that government and non-governmental organisations should adequately equip technical college workshops with modern tools, machines, equipment and materials for training purposes.