Currently, the quality of TVET graduates is becoming the most critical concern of the public and the labor market which basically rests on the competence of trainers. Taking this into consideration the paper tried to investigate trainees' attitude towards TVET trainers' competence in the colleges of Afar Regional State. Based on the analysis made in the study major findings were: The provision of the training was severely affected due to competence deficiencies of trainers and the absence of the necessary input and administrative support. The recommendations made by the study include: creating mechanism to ensure that TVET teachers fully equipped with the nine core and sub-competencies before graduation, and assessing performance of trainers in the actual world of work by preparing criteria on the nine competence areas.