This study aimed to reveal action research skills, and the difficulties of its implementation through the application of the graduation project among the students in the college of education of Sultan Qaboos University. To collect the data, two tools were used: The first was an evaluation criterion for the graduation project prepared by the Faculty of Education at Sultan Qaboos University. The sample consisted of 300 students from the Faculty of Education of Sultan Qaboos University. The second tool was interviews and there were 20 participants. The results of the questionnaire showed that the College of Education students\' acquisition of action research skills was at a high level except for writing reference skills. The results of the interviews revealed several difficulties encountered in implementing the graduation project including the selection of a topic, formulation of research questions, application of tools, analysis of data, lack of sources and previous studies, and research writing. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the means of males and females in the acquisition of action research skills. However, the results showed significant statistical differences related to the type of the programme (bachelor\'s degree, diploma educational program). In light of those findings, the researcher recommended that students of higher education institutions should be trained to conduct action research in several courses and not be limited to only one course. In addition, provide training workshops for the instructors of the graduation project on the best teaching practices to implement action research.