There was a change in instruction for the Introduction of Agricultural Mechanics Course at [UNIVERSITY]. It is common for preservice teachers to rate themselves with low self-efficacy levels in agricultural mechanics skills (Burris et al., 2005; Granberry et al., 2022). The instructors wanted to promote self-efficacy and motivation within their laboratory-based coursework. The students participated in three agricultural mechanics-based units, these included structural, electrical, and small engine skills. The students completed technical skills-based tasks throughout each laboratory assignment, such as wiring single pole switches, troubleshooting small engines, and other various tasks in assigned groups. The students exchanged partners through various laboratory activities. At the end of the course, the instructors administered a retrospective instrument (Rankin & Smith, 2022), to assess the growth of the self-efficacy and motivation levels within the students enrolled in the course. The long-term goal of this course was to use it to plan for the upcoming year. This focused-on Power, Structural, and Technical Systems Skills in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster Standards. Overall, nine students participated in this evaluation. The instructors found that by using the evaluation, the students’ self-efficacy and teacher motivation levels increased after completing the course. The results of this evaluation were also used to help plan and improve activities for the upcoming year. The students rated that highest levels of self-efficacy and motivation were in the structural skills unit. The small engine skills unit had the student's lowest self-efficacy levels (GM = 3.22) and motivation levels (GM = 3.24). Using these results, the instructors planned to adapt small engine troubleshooting based activities to increase both self-efficacy and motivation to teach for future students. Similar evaluations should be administered in course work to assess the students’ self-efficacy and motivation to teach AFNR based skills.