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The study assessed the resources for effective delivery of entrepreneurship education in technical colleges in Rivers State. Three specific objectives, three research questions and three corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with a population of 412 respondents (346 Vocational students-3-equivalent to SSS 3 and 66 teachers of engineering trades) out of which 124 respondents consisting of 42 teachers and 82 students selected through clustered sampling technique. Instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled, "Availability of Resources for Effective Delivery of Entrepreneurship Education" which was validated by three experts and with reliability coefficient of 0.82. Data collected were analysed using mean and z-test. The results show that material resources, human resources and financial resources were available to a low extent as perceived by students and teachers in technical colleges in Rivers State. Based on the result, it was recommended that the government and relevant education authorities should significantly increase budgetary provisions for entrepreneurship education in technical colleges. It was also recommended that government should prioritize the recruitment of qualified entrepreneurship education teachers and ensure regular professional development through workshops, seminars, and industry linkages.