The study assessed technical skills improvement needs of electrical installation and maintenance work trade teachers in technical colleges in Kano State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The target population for the study was 48 respondents comprising of graduate teachers and non-graduate teachers of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work trade of Government Technical Colleges in Kano State. The entire population was used in the study. The instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire developed by the researcher containing 38 items and titled “Technical and Skills Improvement Needs of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work Trade Questionnaire (TSINEIMWTQ)”. The questionnaire had a four point rating scale. Three experts validated the questionnaire and its reliability coefficient was established using Cronbach alpha having a value of 0.92. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze data relating to the research questions and t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings reveal that the electrical installation and maintenance work trade teachers needed all 34 items of technical and pedagogical skills, which includes, among others: Possession of solar photovoltaic cells installation skills, Possession of skills in using AutoCAD for design working drawing, Ability to diagnose electrical system on malfunctions failure, significance difference did not exist in the mean response of graduate and non-graduate teachers of electrical installation and maintenance work on the needs of technical skills in domestic electrical installation and industrial electrical installation. Based on these findings, therefore, it was recommended, among others, that the employer and other important stakeholders should support the electrical installation and maintenance work trade teachers to enhance their technical skills in order to improve their skills in domestic electrical installation and industrial electrical installation. The government should organize training and seminars on the use of modern tools and equipment for teachers of electrical installation and maintenance work trade. Electrical installation and maintenance work trade teachers should be motivated through awards of scholarships for higher degrees.