Today, and once again, I'm writing on a very familiar issue. Degrees are outrightly overrated - especially down here in Nigeria.

This system churns out thousands of graduates every single year, and almost all of these graduates have the same mindset of seeking and getting a job somewhere. Whether or not we accept it, the JOB MARKET is overcrowded and government won't give everyone a job. Actually every serious government should be more concerned with creating a supportive and enabling environment than creating jobs for its people.

Every individual has a talent and a passion, and their wealth and fame lies in their vigorous pursuit of those passions and talents.

It's about time everyone begins learning a skill OR start to develop some latent ability within them. There's nothing wrong with adding a skill to your degree. It could be learning plumbing, professional driving, wiring a house, tailoring, selling, carpentry, painting, fashion designing, etc, or it could developing some soft skills like becoming a great communicator, writer, or even becoming a motivational speaker or personal development expert.

I had gone to give a safety briefing to some contractors and other management staff this day. After the briefing, one of the managers approached me, appreciated the manner of the talk and asked, " are you a motivational speaker?". Of course I sad NO. And she enthused I would make a good speaker if I could put my heart into it.

I laughed away the talk, but the speech replayed later in my mind as I was preparing to retire to bed in the evening. I Googled on the topic and started to read almost all the materials that came up. That was how I started on the journey to personal development and motivational speaking.

Last week, I went to give a give a talk to some youths. Although I refused to take a dime but I left there very fulfilled and I know I'm on my way to adding another skill to my skill pool. In this era, there's no limit to the skills we can acquire.

At the moment, an old man is fixing some plumbing works for me. As we talked, he told me how he's been looking for youths to assist in learning that skill, but none has shown any interest.

As an undergraduate, you can still make plans towards learning a skill while on campus. Skill is the way forward. No great nation ever took skill development for granted. It's time to learn a skill. Any skill can be a temporal source of income. Men are losing their jobs; competition is fiercer now than ever. Even if you're seeking to be the best in your chosen field, you can still add a skill. Any skill.

Thanks for reading. Have a great day.

Lalasticalala, good morning.

dearpreye:

At the moment, an old man is fixing some plumbing works for me. As we talked, he told me how he's been looking for youths to assist in learning that skill, but none has shown any interest.
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It's hard these days to see young people take on apprenticeship position. Education came and altered our desires to acquire skills.

The technical colleges which should have filled the void of producing skilled students have left their original calling, (basic skills like woodwork, plumbing, wiring, knitting, tye and dye should be learnt in high school) even our polytechnic produce less skilled graduates than they did in time past.

Summarily, Our educational system needs revamping


It's dearpreye again

Specialist900:
It's hard these days to see young people take on apprenticeship position. Education came and altered our desires to acquire skills.

The technical colleges which should have filled the void of producing skilled students have left their original calling, (basic skills like woodwork, plumbing, wiring, knitting, tye and dye should be learnt in high school) even our polytechnic produce less skilled graduates than they did in time past.

Summarily, Our educational system needs revamping


It's dearpreye again

Bro, this education rot is giving me real headache.

Almost all the 'experts' in our society are technicians. It's really sad how our educational system has altered vocational training and skills acquisition.

Yes, it's me again.

You are right if i was to go back in time,i would have learnt tailoring or Electronics,those years i was waitng for admission

well said Op...thumbs up

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Somebody should tell the O.P he forget to put Yahoo Yahoo. Abi no be handwork again?

stale gist... evryone shud know dis now

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so

som1 came to my house...then knocked on my door

i say who is there?

dey said the police

i say what do u want

they said they just want to talk

i say how many are you

the said two

i say ok then talk to ur selves.

..den they break my door and arrest me

pls why??

Only in African..

Good write up but what of the issue of capital. But it's always difficult to start

In fela's voice.... University certificate.. Chorus : molue driver

Learning a skill or skills is not as easy, but it's a necessity in this climes of ours.
I could remember I started learning the skills of architecture when I was in JSS 3 in an environment where it's survival of the fittest. It made me not a commoner among my peers. Eventually when I gained admission into the University(from the money I saved from the skills), the skills was there to back me up with the small bursary I got from my wonderful State(Lagos). After school the job seem not coming for now, and all I needed was to dust my system and start designing building plans for clients.

Did I say all these? Ouch!
Synopsis: Get additional skills before, during or after ur Degree if ur family no too carry. It has been saving lives since time immemorial.

ok

Rightly said.
Potential graduate with no skill is half baked.





Youth, Be involved in the agricbusiness revolution!!!
It pays.
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I want to learn tailoring, who will teach me?

Ok

2yrs+ after nysc, it's my skill dat is sustaining. Even while I workd in a bank, my skill fetched me so much mor dan d work cos it was contract staffing. I'v decided to focus on makin gr8nes out of dis skill. I'm a saxophonist, and believ me, it's takin me far and payin so much bills.


I'v realised d cert. Is not all I need

This is my write up, time just made it urs. Value skills not certificate.

Very good write up OP. Its time to make every Nigerian learn skills. It is the only way to make us grow faster without competition. development of the nation will be noticed and we would one day be very proud to be Nigerian.
If you don't mind OP, I'd like to post this on my forum as well...I promise to credit/link back to this post.

Well done

Yes o skills are Very Important

Very true ...

Just be like say na me you dey talk to. As I don search for work taya and money to take run around don finis, I just decided to learn how to plait, as thats the only skill that I can learn for now with little or no money. Soon I will create a thread displaying picx of my work as time goes on.

Duhhhhhhh

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Thank me later!

God help Nigerian youths,Amen

Skill acquisition rocks

As for me, my talents rock my boat

Missmossy, what's ur take on this?

This is very true. Whilst your degree may help you to see the way to becoming a better person, your skill development is what actually makes you to be on top of those who brandish certificates without self-development which is otherwise called skill.