In college and uni1'ersity level educalion writing assignmenls are cOll1monly used asrnmeans 10 slrenglhen ",hal has been laughl Iheorelically and fosler independenlrnlearning Though Ihe primOl)' concern of major course wriling assignments (01 herrnIhan English language assignmenl.s) is nol improving Ihe slUdenls' wriling abilily, Ihernprocess sludenls undergo Ihrough 10 complele Ihe assignmenls help Ihem improvernIheir HTiling abilities.rnResearch in Ihe last two decades focused on the analysis of wriling assignments whichrnare believed 10 help sludel1ls develop mulliple skills and knowledge. This research alsornfocused on this important issue 1vhich the nel!' Educalion and Training Policy ofrnDhiopia has given emphasis. The research tried 10 see Ihe language and research skillsrndemand Ihe 1ITiling assignll1el1ls may have on business faculty sludents of Ihe TVETrnprogram al SI. /11101)"s College. The allitude of Ihe business facull), regarding 11'rilingrnability 10 complele projecl assignmenls is also invesligaled and analyzedrnQuesr;onrloi,-es both 1m' Icachels ond sludenls. inlerviell ' /or leachen (lI'Id docwnemrnanalysis o(lhe rVET curricululI1 and assignl11cnl handouts were used 10 oblain dalarn11 ",asjound out Ihal lack of wriling and research skills posed difficuily on sludel1ls 10rncomplere Iheir lI 'riling ((ssignll1ei1ls, and Ihey 1!'ould like Iheir EnglIsh courses 10rnae'luaim Ihell1 11'ilh Ihesc skills which Ihey feel lack 1110.1'1 Inslruelors were alsojound 10rnconsider 1ITiling abililJ' as being imporlanl in giving feed back and grading Ihernassignmenls allhough Iheir erforllacked consislency even wilhin Ihe same departmemsrnBased onlhefindings suggeslionsfor improvemem are fO{'1l'([rded