Topic: Importance of learning a skill before gaining admission into the universIty (Read 537 times)

It is very much important learning a skill before gaining admission into the university, yes majority took advantage of this opportunity of learning a skill before gaining admission into the university and this has helped so many in raising money for themselves self even while you are in the school, it gives you a lot of opportunities of saving even when you are in school and so many who went to school today may not have gone to school if not that they have already learnt a skill that fetched them money even before going to school, and it boost self confidence so it is very good for one to have learnt a skill before gaining admission into the university.

Op, this your post na true you dey yan here ooo because I don't experience everything wey you talk ( I have being a victim of that) trust me it was so difficult and hard for me. Skill is very important for someone to have even if you are not entering school because it will help you any day or anytime or even when you least expect it. Most of the people that are complaining in this country are the people that don't have skill or any work to do, skill gives one advantage not just an advantage a very big one in that matter because imagine when you went to apply for a work and there are other people who came searching for same work, some company will give you people a test and imagine when you (skilled person) is doing test with someone that don't have skill or experience you will be automatically picked or selected and the service you will render because of your skill can make them retain you for a longer time because of the value you are giving their company. Skill is very necessary and very important to have and the best time to acquire it, is when you are growing let say like 10-15 year depending on individual sha.

This is an interesting topic,before after school skill is  a very good added advantage to whom it concerned a skill while still ln higher institution is good because you can still use the skill to be making money anywhere,it help so much ,so skill while in school is very good

Your right and i notice that if you have a skill before entering the university you won't get to face some challenges some students do face because of lack of money. You know going to the school our parents do think that it's so easy and after paying school fees, buying textbooks, feeding and miscellaneous everything bills has been done. But i can relate with the current student these days that these are the primary things that we do spend money in school for. There are some secondary things that we spend money on. So, if we cumulatively gather theses expenses, we will find out that it's so much for us as a student to bear.

This is where the skills need to come to play. Once a student start making use of his skill in school to make money. Some little distractions that money can cause in school would be limited. Although focusing on business or skill instead of focusing on education also result to bad academic performance.

It is very important to acquire a skill before seeking for admission. It makes life less difficult compared to not having any skill to offer, to generate extra stipends for you.
But sadly,most parents don't see it that way cause they are the ones paying your fees and bills, but not minding you have other expenses life throws at you when you leave home, in a school environment. That, leads students to do crazy and illegal stuff just to meet up and survive...
Many of us learnt this the hard way. And may will still do

in my mind it is very appropriate to skills before entering university so that in the future it is better to hone our minds to the extent that we learn to explore our potential, don't force it too much as time goes by, there is a way, of course with the mind we can do it all by seeing people work hard at various skills as if they never get tired but the results cannot lied to for the younger generation before entering university

Hear one thing wey we fit do to help young people learn more skill - make we promote vocational education and skill training as another path to success, apart from going to university. Many young people dey think say university na only way to get success, but that one no be so. Vocational education and skill training fit make person dey successful too, and in some cases, fit even bring person more money. As for example, plenty university dey offer co-op program wey dey allow students to combine school and work experience based on dem area of study. This one dey give students practical experience and money wey dey fit use support themselves too for school and e dey go on like this as dem dey continue to pursue der degree. Dis kind system fit dey very helpful to many students, as e dey give them the chance to learn practical skills and make money and at the same time, them dey make progress towards education and e fit also help them to save money for the future. So to dey learn skill before getting to school dey very important for people wey no too get money, and e dey also make people use that opportunity dey self employed even wen dey don come out from school.

Many people don,t know the importance of learning a skill before entering school, it is very important to learn skill before entering school because if you learn a particular skill it will help you in school and out of school. many that graduated from school these days do not have job but due to the skill that have learned before they entered school really helps them in life. like a man I know who studied marine engineering but now he didn't have any job but but with the skill he learned before entering school help him a lot

so skill learning is very important

E dey very important and also an added advantage for those way learn skill or hand-work before gaining admission in to a high institution expecially for some of us way come from a very poor background considering how expensive school be na, I remember one of my lecturer way tell us that year say school no be for poor people e no really mean say poor people no fit go school but that school is expensive.
It was very difficult for me to cope well in school because there was no other means income unless I call people at home which their responses no go even come that time u need it.

Another advantage be say looking at the country now we have some many graduates and the white collar job vacancy is very low unless say una family get long leg, so now if you get skill or any hand work after graduation u fit start up your own work or business you don't need to learn any skill again or waiting for White collar jobs.

Learning skill while u dey school na beta tin. One major reason why e dey important to learn skill while dey school na di competitive advantage wey e dey give person. With plenti graduates wey dey find job wey no dey plenty, person wey get book sense and handwork skills dey stand out well well. Dis advantage no just dey attract potential employers but e also show say di person dey proactive about im personal growth and professional development.

Nigeria get di spirit of entrepreneurship wella, with many people wey dey aim to start dia own businesses. Learning skill while dey go school dey give dis aspiring entrepreneurs di tools wey dem need to bring dia visions to reality. Whether na to sabi digital marketing strategies or to perfect culinary techniques, dis skills dey form di foundation of successful startups wey dey add value to Nigeria economy.

A lot of our youths don't take skill seriously that is one of the things regretted while I was in school was not having a skill i saw other people with skills in school especially painting and electrician and other skills that you will get some change from to sustain your self while your in school. even when you leave school you won't have much problem in surviving, my neighbor in school then knew how to paint at of that time the guy was chilling and we that don't have a skill we had to wait for our parents to send us money, that was our difference with them so if they don't pay our parents then no money for us i think when i have my on kids i will make sure i teach them the importance of having a skill.


learning a skill is over important and the majority of our youths have pride and that is why we are having high numbers on unemployment we have lesser people with skills and when want to live a good life how is that possible does are some reasons that even lead to fraud. at the same time, some students sponsor themselves in school without the support of anybody, and all is because they have skill in school you will see different types of people, i respect guys that sponsor there self they are so determined  and they take there study very serious, and does kind of people they eventually make it in life because they know all they important steps they need to take.

 Indeed learning a skill is as very vital and essentially important because it has lots of advantages, whether before school or after school, it gives you that total control over your financial jurisdiction, you can be working for somebody or for yourself. Considering the fact that there is no certainty or quaranty of securing a job through our government parastata after school. Having a skill paves up becoming financially independent and contributing meaningfully to the society.

Na true talk learning handwork before U go into higher institution go help, especially when U know Ur background. Ur hand work go make u dey different for school U no go lack money, because U go dey work wen u get chance so dat money go dey Ur hand to assist Ur self. I don see friends wey get handwork before  University and ee give dem advantage for school during dere weekends or if dem get chance dem go go hustle with dere handwork get money, but de thing dere be say na to make sure make ee no affect ur studies. This matter dey important well well especially for young ones wey never go higher institution and now wey dem get fewer responsibilities ee go make sense now to learn handwork(skill) so dat wen U enter school U go dey benefit from am ee go make Ur higher institution experience easier and wen U graduate sef u go still dey use am package Ur self.

Well at first the importance to learn a skill in life itself is mandatory and it becomes even more important when you are actually from a country like this where the hardship and struggles is x5 everyday so you not learning a skill is simply uncalled for because when you are not dependent on the system you can actually create ends means for yourself so you can manage it to survive because even the university on his own is a hunting place and only the prepared survives the struggles and hustles.

Omo seriously some needs to learn a very lucrative skill before entering the university ooo, because the way education system is going. It’s not the only way for survival again oo.the world is changing rapidly oo.people should learn something that would put food on their table tomorrow oo. Not just any skill oo. Because you don’t no where u will find yourself oo. It’s very necessary and important to learn skill oo

This topic is really a good one, because if parents that are average or poor to train there children to school can make them learn handwork before going to school will help there kids.am a living example when I got admission to the university.my parents paid all my year one institution fees.but from my year 2,I started paying my bills till I graduated because of my handwork I have as a chef.after school I cook I make noodles and spaghetti with chicken and grilled fish,I was make money and paying my school bills and living comfortable.but it was hard work and determination.

To be honest, the idea of having a legitimate source of income, especially while still a student, is very appealing; therefore, learning a skill becomes essential for those who wish to take advantage of the chance to make money while still in school, especially considering the state of the Nigerian economy and the direction of social dynamics. Before beginning their postsecondary education, people should understand how important it is to have occupational skills because of the uncertainties and difficulties that come with the current state of the economy.

When it comes to being able to support themselves and deal with the financial demands of university life, many students who have previously developed a vocational skill are in a much better position than their colleagues who only get family support. Although parents surely make every effort to meet their children's needs and wants, but it is important to recognize that their resources are limited and may not always be enough to satisfy every whim and necessity.Therefore, having a useful skill helps students pursue their academic and personal goals more confidently and steadily on their own, while also relieving financial pressure on parents.

Economic wahala and high unemployment fit discourage some parents from making education priority for their pikin. Dis matter show say we get bigger problem wey we suppose solve wey include lack of job opportunities and economic stability. Education dey give people power e open dem eyes well well and e give dem skills wey dem need for personal and society development. Even if job wey dey available no plenty education still dey set foundation for lifelong learning and ability to adapt to changes wey dey happen.

Every pikin deserve access to quality education and e dey important make we work towards creating society wey value education and wey everybody fit access am no matter their economic condition.

You're right, normally many Nigerian parents no dey care about school again, no be everybody want to send their children go school again because many graduate wey don finish school for many years now no get job, Na so you go here some parents say their children should come and sit down for house, them no get money to waste for school wey dem no go later get job. For this country even person wey don learn hand work, they no want to face the hand work again. I don see many people wey learn hand work since in their childhood but base on how the country is going on they no want to face the hand work again, they want to be making cool money without much stress.

For this country everything have advantage and disadvantage, some people don learn hand work, do freedom and even open their own shop and they will not become successful in it, las las they will close the shop and face farmer again. Even some people wey turn yahoo to their hand work, they also learn hand work too but they see say the hand work no fit provide the kind of money they want. This country we just dey for God hand.

This topic really make sense to me because no body really no the importance of learning skill before admission. well he dey very important for person to learn some skill before entering school and he also good for young student wey finish secondary school.

Because he help you not only for school but when you finish school, learn more than one skill wey you think sey you fit learn because one fit fetch you money for some kind job opportunity, and he get some work wey go take time to do for person. and the work fit really affect your class so you go find the one wey fit take small time

The importance be sey he go help assist your parent for some kind cashless times and he go reduce some kind of stress

Example of skill wey person fit learn wey go fetch am money at the same time and wey no get too Mush stress

1. Barbing
2. Repairing of phone or computer
3. Plumbing and wireing
4. Computer such as typing etc
6. Business

Person fit learn this skills and he go help you for school with out wasting your time and he go fetch you money like nonsense

Very importantly one needs to acquire a skill before gaining admission at least even if it's to be a computer literate  an acquired or something skilful enough to fetch u a living

I cannot forget in a hurry being in school and also doing my photography side hustle honestly it was really helpful  and it also made me started being independent as a student I didn't have to call my parents for a whole lot of things .

You getting a skill before gaining admission doesn't mean if you are in school already you can not get a skill  you can still start learning a skill as a student and before graduation you will be perfect in the learned skill  and even start making serious money all you need to do is to allow your environment open up opportunities for you and place yourself in the right position to accept it

Wetin you talk here make sense brotherly. The fact be say as Nigerian economy dey go now, weda you go school or you no go, you still need skill to get going. If you no learn skill before you enter university, you go still learn after you graduate because office work no come dey guarantee again. So, e for wise make you learn before school. A good advice for people wey never make the mistake yet.

I remember my friend or colleague wey tell me say her uncle wan send her go school. I tell her say uncles no dey train people. Highest dem do na to send you school fees and house rent, many things full ground to do. I tell her say make she tell her uncle to use the money learn her work and establish the work. She gree, learn fashion, get machine. Today she dey level 300, they sew clothes for her fellow students and dey go school still.

Most of the education systems in the underdeveloped countries of the world do not provide hands-on education.they teaches the children the writing such as the traditional book. The children. Children only memorize but are of little use at work.Although recently many Individual initiative apart from reading and writing, he is also teaching hand writing which is helping him to be more enterprising in future.

In addition to reading and listening, he is able to earn and at least he is able to meet the cost of studying and going to and from school.This education system should be introduced in all countries.

Atleast after goes the university he will not depent on family.

See my brother, no be lie you talk because I know the kind high level of shege wey most of my guy face wen I been dy school, Dem no fit even concentrate because na person wey him Belle full dy even reason book, during that time, wen e Don red, na my taxi dy save me, if I fit go like 2 to 3 trip after lecture, everywhere go just stew, even most of my guys dy call me life saver, because even though I no do dat one, I go enter village go carry garri come, why I dy talk all this, e dy very important say you get one or two things wey dy give you money wen you dy school oo, if not, wen ur people never send you money, u go see higher level of shege.

Having option skills (hand work) will not only help you in school but in your entire life. Because having a hand work is just a plan B in life, surviving in Nigeria with a single job or salary is the worst mistake you will ever make in your life, and even those that have only a single source of income are regranting and find it hard to survive.

For instance, let's take Dangote as a case study. He is the richest man in Africa, and he doesn't stick to a single source of income because he produces cement, sugar, salt, and now petroleum refineries. This is something we, the youth, are supposed to understand, which is engaging in many activities so that we can get many sources of income, but we find it has to be understood and depend most on our patents, which, if they die, we will end up suffering and thinking about joining bad things just to survive.

Moreover, when you have a handwork and you are in the university or any high institution, you will have as many customers as the number of students in your school. All you need to do is set a suitable price for your service that will not make you lose and be simple for the students to pay from their poker. You will see that you will start taking responsibility for your bills at the school without even contacting your parents for something like handouts, books, practical fees, and more. So I also recommend skill development at an early age before going to the university or any high institution.

Yes, you just said it all as eh supposed be in the statement above my friend, because true true, learning a skill dey very important, but at least it should be a back-up plan for those wey wish to further their education and yet has nobody to sponsor them from start to finish, but if you are lucky to have a buoyant sponsor who is willing and ready to carter all your school needs from start to finish, then learning a skill shouldn't be the best choice, as skill is meant to act as an alternative source of income for those who has nobody and yet schooling.

Learning a skill is very important in today's society and those that have learned this skills are one step ahead of the person that even have a degree in today's world. I have never seen a skill that will have no demand for it at anytime but I have seen a lot of certificates that they don’t require that for you to work with them but that part of skill that you have is what they cherish the more.

The school system has become very unimpressive and can’t afford to inculcate the necessary skill into students but mostly depend on theoretical knowledge which is not enough after school. Learning a skill is a very important aspect of education that is most required today irrespective of any field you find yourself settling.

Op wetin u talk no be lie.E good make student wey dey  aspire to enter university learn one skill wey ehn fit use am hold e side for school.My neighbor dey gist me oneday say the skill wey she learn before she gain admission to the university really help her for school,she tell me say with the little money wey she dey make from the skill wey she acquire she dey use am buy textbooks,food etc.Omo as she gist me I say I go find one skill learn so that I fit dey use that one hold my side.

Currently now dis generation e no too dey late oh, because student dey gain admission to the university at a very early age, for example make I just say 17 years old child gain admission to the university to study 5 years course,and at the age of 22 that child go don round off,so e no dey too late for 22 years old person to learn skill.

Hand work na better thing wey person need learn ooo, and e still dey pain me uptill now say I no learn any hand work, as I Small that time, I no wan learn any work, I dey claim fine boy that time, I never sabi Wetin life be then, I dey carry free food dey chop, dey play around, I no dey reason anything, if I know i for don find something learn that time. I sabi people wey be say time wey I dey school, na the hand work wey dem learn, na Wetin dem dey use pay school fees,  and na Wetin dem dey use survive for school be that, anybody wey get opportunity learn hand work make him carry am serious ooo, even after school you go still dey use am chop, dis one wey work no dey dis country like dis, hand work really dey important.

The way our country they go , e dey very important for every young person coming up to take skill learning very important because having plans of going to school to come out with a certificate to get a job is really disappointing because their is no job anywhere for people to engage with. Right now it is only skill that can push people going,  because with this people can be able to generate money for themselves abd plan their life better. Relying on job from the government can be a very big disappointment because the government don't even have job to give out, they are even encouraging youths to learn skill to help themselves.

It's a good advise to learn a skill, mostly one that has the potential of bringing in small profits before gaining admissions into the university or higher colleges of education.

These days the economy is not the least favourable to students because the need to get the best knowledge would require a steady purchase of handouts and additional materials to compensate for the little knowledge impacted from mere lectures.
Where it is most important is also as regards to the female child. They may become faced with sexual advances if they find it hard to afford fees and handouts, hence why the need to learn a skill not only bothers on a gender but to all genders and after schooling when one needs to settle and make a living independent of parents, such skill comes in handy too.

Na very go thing to do atleast you no go even they ask people or your parent for money and those Kin thing dy bring respect but you asking they bring disrespect atimes so to learn skill before going into the uni they very good and you go benefit more without stress especially when the hustle they pay well.

The topic is nice but how many individuals will pay attention to this topic only a few are ready to learn a skill and what they don't understand is that when you get to school you can use your skill to support yourself and you earn money I remember does days in school when I had a friend that paints and they were not well to do in their house but with that skill, he had he was able to feed himself and also make himself very comfortable. but most of these new guys in school just want to look posh and expensive and that is why a lot of them end up doing fraud because they don't want to work. and even barbing a lot of skills that if you have in uni you will make your money even doing home service. and many more. I think we need to start encouraging younger ones to get a skill, because even after school you will still use your skill to make more money.

Op, wetin you talk na the real truth. I remember having this same conversation with a room mate back then in the university. The guy tell me say him papa make am compulsory for all of him children, as them finish secondary school, nah to go learn handwork first before going to university.

Skill or handwork dey very important and e dey very good to learn one as soon as you finish secondary school so that if you enter uni, you fit dey use am support yourself while you go through school. You fit dey hustle for holidays, and dey learn during school session. Handwork dey really important because if something happen to your sponsor, you go fit use am assist yourself or you fit use am raise money wey you go use start a business as soon as you finish school base on say no job for the country.

The importance of learning trade of being skilled before gaining admission into the university cannot be overemphasized, anyone aspiring to go to the university should at least be skilled in certain areas which will in turn benefit them economically and also make them self sufficient whilst they in school. When one has a skill it doesn't only take care of your financial needs but also take care of your mind by also tasking your mind always thereby making the individual very smart, these and more are some of the benefit of learning a skill before getting into School, aside that it also goes a long way to reduce the pressure and financial stress on parents who cater to pay school fees and other financial obligations as required by students in higher institution.

It's very important learning skills before gaining admissions into university because it's going to help you alot in life, it is going to expose you into what you did know before and again it is going to give you the mindset of what you are going to study there in the university and it is not going to be difficult for you to study that which you have learnt because you have practicialize it and by study it you are on the theory aspect of it..

Learning a skill before gaining admission into the university can be extremely beneficial. First, it can help you decide what you want to study and what career you want to pursue. Having some real-world experience can also give you a competitive edge when applying to college. In addition, having a skill or talent can help you get involved in extracurricular activities, which can make your college application stand out. Finally, learning a skill can help you develop valuable life skills, such as problem-solving and critical thinking. All of these benefits can help you succeed in college and beyond.

  Skill acquisition is very much essential as it stands now. Many of us would be like how we wish we acquired an adequate number of skills before trying to chase this academic dream because we'd have been far ahead of our present state. Most youths now ware so much in a haste to get into the university and start feeling like an undergraduate but truthfully speaking, yes education is key but in the country we've found ourselves and the world's view right now, your skills efficiency counts faster and better for you than your academics. There are a number of skills that can be acquired both online and offline, it just needs dedication, focus and diligence and then one just becomes so marketable.
  No one wants an inexperienced worker, books won't give you the experience, skill acquisition would, going into tech or not, acquire handful skills, no matter how low you think of it, they all have their essentiality and benefits in most cases the learned skill is always the life saving too. Learning a skill is a very valuable asset and once the skill is learned it becomes part of you. It now left for you to develop and grow in your skill.

I think is important to state the fact that we have two categories of people in this life,  we have the rich kids and we have the poor kids,  but what equalizes us is that we have the same 24 hours,  and grace of the most high,  so while seeking admission into the university,  some are rice and money is not the problems,  while we have some others that are supporters or self-sponsored,  like in my own life I have to pay myself through the university and that was made possible by my skills and hustle.

But that was not the same with some other of my coursemates back then,  because they had resources and parents who paid the Bill and even gave them excess at all times,  but then since I was sure of my hustle I never let that change anything about me.

Normally e good for person to get skill before person get admitted ,e get why .now take for instance say person enter school you no get wetin to use support your self ,e go worry oh cus no be everything  your mama and papa go Dey give you .yes some perents  are very reach that they can provide everything for there children.now what if tomorrow something happens and all the money they where getting stops coming or something bad happens what will be there faith.apart from that one if you be person way papa and mama no get at all at all you come enter school Gűý you go suffer oh if time is not taking you go drop out of that school .cus lectures don’t give a fuck about you all they want is buy textbooks,do assignments and pay what ever you’re being ask to pay 💰.nobody is ready to listen to you story cus everybody get wetin Dey do them too.abi you you won tell me say you go Dey beg ? you Dey whine 😂 e no even easy for beggars this period everywhere tight .but when you have a skill my guy the only thing you go Dey focus on na your book because you already have a stream on income that pays your bills ,e go enable you Dey stable for school ,no be when others they write exam you Dey outside hell they shout pls sir ,must times students with skills get to pay there bills even before there parents gives them money and some of them nowing fully well that there parents can’t really pay there bills won’t even disturb them,because they’re already making there money.we as adults make we try Dey get skills cus mama and papa no go feed us for ever this Na wetin we suppose carry for mind.

This na the type of update wey we no get before we enter school. If to say person get power to go back in time, I for done go learn better skill before I enter school and even when I dey school, I for still dey learn some skill wey relate to wetin I wan do for life. When person finish school na theory full man pikin head, the practical was missing, na so Nigerian government schools dey, plenty intelligent graduate with no practical knowledge. 

The best thing we fit do now na to guide the next generation well, so them go learn better skill to take combine with their certificate, na how to succeed for Naija be that o. Plenty companies no really dey reason your certificate self, na wetin you fit deliver them dey look. The certificate na to just make sure say you fit read and write and also make some kind presentations.

That's true, and I will also that another reason why you had touch time while in school was simply because you never had any buoyant back-up or will I call it a sponsor (i.e someone who is likely to be either your parents or relative there to support you financially). Because when it comes to this idea of learning a skill immediately after WAEC, it should be something you do when you don't have anybody to sponsor your education, in other to gather funds and be self established first before considering going to the university. But if you have parents who are willing to sponsor you immediately after secondary, please don't mess up with such opportunity, because nobody knows tomorrow.

learning handwork doesn't totally Eliminate financial burdens, but to a great extent, simplifies life in the higher institution. Funds is a very big necessity in Higher institution and there is no amount of money you make as a skilled person which will ever be enough cos there are many channels sucking students' money. Having a handwork before entering the Institution is one thing, being able to market your skills and get revenue from it is another thing. Capital is also very important if you must setup yourself in school. You can still be doing it low key if your hustle is among students, but if it is the one that you can't do around school, it will pose a threat to your academics, you will be distracted always and may end up with a bad result after all the struggles. In my opinion, learning handwork is very good, but practicing it actively should be discouraged at the first year of education. You need to fully understand the school, know very well how to navigate your ways and activities in the school, have someone who gives you regular information about the activities in your department and class. Then you can go start active hustle from your second year after you must have gained enough ground during the first year.

Una see why I talk say this forum na were we go know the main main koko way person soppuse hear.. Me and una no say for this our country (Nigeria ) way we dey like this say certificate no dey onbord na again cuz we dey see the graduate dey Ride (OCADA) for road way be say them soppuse dey their offices dey work. But now way we don see all this things way dey happen for our country (Nigeria) we soppuse don get sense now... say  if we no go learn one better hand work, my bros my sis we go be like them way dey fine 50 naira and 100 naira for road to take feed your family after we finish the university.

So my advise be say make anybody way won enter school first learn hand work before e enter university oo cuz you fit still use am for the university way u dey like that. Cuz small small moni go still fit dey enter your hand... like women way sabi make heir nah fit make e roommate heir collect moni, same thing as man way sabi computer operator fit still work for cyber cafe. So my pipo na the koko be that.

I really love this thread so much, so many of us here were victim of this situation, but the thing is, I don't see it as a mistake, I understand that our level of comprehension is not the same, our parents has a major role to play in this aspect, with the help of our parents we can be encouraged to learn a skill before getting admission into the universities but individual thinking and perspective differ, you shouldn't blame yourself because you didn't get the skills before getting admission, although it would have helped you a lot in one way or the other, one thing is for sure, you can still get it now thats if you are ready, I know how heartbreaking someone bad past could be, you shouldn't allow it to control your present, so let's try and make it right now. 

I like this thread because you talk the real matter about we students, although say few students learn hand wok before them enter school and but many still no learn any skill at all, as long as say our economy is consern we must learn a skill even if say nah only one, e go help us we'll well, like man and woman fit learn hear dressing because that one nah watin dem dey call unisex work, if we get this skill e go help many because as the university dey so nah place way students plenty, and if you look well we go observe say nah women plenty pass men for university, so if we get the hair dressing skill, e go help us not to only depend on our parents for some little school levies.
However, there are also a lot of tech skills if we can afford some little of our time to get any of those skills, it will definitely be of good helps to us, moreover it is also part of an investment, because one must give out his or her time just to get the skill he or she wanted.

Normally as dem born you for naija, life don de lead as 1-0 and you come be say na for family weh no get anything, na 5-0 be dat oo

Werin you talk na true sha, before you go higher institution ( uni, poly mono, COE ) you suppose don sabi any handwork weh fit de keep you busy de fetch you small mulla from time to time..All in all sha, make person just get skills fes before going to school or get am during school sef, anyhow weh you wan do am, just get am

Truth dey inside wetin you dun talk because when you get handwork, e go make you dey independent and you no go dey worry you family people and dem fit concentrate for other siblings to train them for school. Skills go make you dey above your pairs as una finish school. Skills go make you fit handle some kind challenges wey school for Nigeria dey get wey involve money and overall e make sense to dey get your own funds but no forget say anything wey get advantage get e own disadvantages. As you dun get skills like dis and dun dey hustle for bread, your attention go dey divided. You no fit concentrate for school again as all your mind go dey divided and e go dey tell you say school na scam and wetin you dey suffer yourself dey go school when you dey already make money from your skills. You go wan focus on the skills and this one go affect your learning.

If you be A student, you go surely drop down to B student because e go hard to juggle between hustle and schooling especially if the skills na manual one but if you get soft skills like trading or other online hustle wey be say you fit just dey your house dey do then E go better than the manual ones and na that kind skills me go advise anybody wey still dey school for here to do. Like this forum wey dey paid, you fit dey use am dey support yourself as writing here no go take you much time if you plan yourself well but in all no totally depend on school because if you waste all those 4/5 years for university and you no achieve anything, work no dey outside oh.

I will agree with you in the aspect of not mixing studies and skill, doing both will reduce your performance no two ways about, it must surely clash either for practicals or lectures, which sometimes attendance is recorded.
Talking about the self determination to learn skill after university is not at any point advisable, it is a very wrong planning and most persons often regret it. After spending 5-7yrs in university then spend another 2-3yrs in learning a skill, e no make nah, except God remains merciful give you job opportunity worth your certificate if not another round of suffer because it is never easy to serve to acquire any skill, as even to see job now be problem for the country. It is best after graduating from the university, instead of staying idle why not explore your skills and care for your self before using the certificate to get a better job and in a case where you have no handwork you become idle or do sales boys and girls when you should have explored your skill.

You talk true and dis handwork na very important tin wey person suppose get before dem enter university. Dem introduce trade subjects for secondary school and many schools no really dey help develop d children in dat aspect of learning a good skill. If I be Governor, I go make dis trade subject very compulsory and every child must don learn at least one good skill before dem go fit even sit down register for JAMB. Dis will make it easier for d children when going further even when dey don start universities.

being successful in life is solely not about how fast you are going but how well. We are all predestined for divers purposes it's just for you to figure out your purpose and strive to achieve it in the right direction. We all mustn't have a handwork/crafted skill before going for higher education.

Having a skill and also been a degree holder is not an arbitrate that you are going to make success faster than someone who's without the two or is just a holder of the latter. Life has it way of twisting our destinies, what's substantial is that you don't get perturbed by the challenges and delays along your path.

 Skills or no skills, all am exacting is that it's not a misnomer to have a degree as a graduate without a skill, for the ideology behind this unpopular opinion about having a skill before going for higher education is because since there's no much available jobs you've to use your skill to earn a living while waiting for a white collar jobs.
No regrets either.

I think now most parents eyes don open ,,my area now as soon as pikin write waec Dem don go register him or her to learn one hand work or the other... because the way the society don be now especially our country here na hand work and business people take dey survive. Me sef get my own regret of not learning one but I go correct that mistake in the life of my children. Na so me I see this matter

  Is based on the individuals and mindset, it is good,because you don't know where you  Will  find yourself in future.
   Before in the university not a bad idea, but i don't think you should join education with your skill while in school because it is not always easy like you have said it, there will be lack of concentration in your academic which will also affect your performance and results because you will be after getting money for yourself most especially for those departments that are involved in practicals like the Health, Agriculture, Engineerin  faculties e.t. c,it will be very difficult to handle these two together unless you  are not ready for much learning and that will have to be in other faculty, even over there it will still affect you . Is either school or work
 
  On the other hand after university you can still learn your skills ,its all about self determination you  can still learn no time is too late to achieve whatever you want in life as long as you are not being forced to do it, its your choice. 

Getting skilled before starting an undergraduate journey isn't a bad thing and should be strongly encouraged but however, but it is not compulsory. Some people didn't even have the chance to be skilled at anything reasonably because they got admission immediately after they finished secondary school and were too young to think for themselves that much before the time of their admission.

If not for the fact that our educational system isn't working well and that most of our parents didn't make the right financial preparation for there children regarding how to effectively see them through school, the undergraduate period is specially designed for academic purposes and should not be used for hustles and making of money. The reason why we've not seen much of strong graduates in our society today is because most of our youth are too focused on making money while in school at the detriment of the learning they are supposed to be undergoing.

Getting skilled is good but I think we should understand that education offers one of the greatest combination of skill you've ever thought of. If you put in the effort to learn all the things you're required to learn from your first year in school to your final year, I will tell you this with all sincerity that you will not go out of school looking for job. There are a very handful of individual that are strong academically in our country at the present and this is because most persons are running after grades while other have moved on to looking for money before ever creating values for themselves. If you create enough value for yourself while in school, when you come am you might struggle a bit just to blend into the society but once you do, the rate at which you will rise will marvel people.

One of my most regret was never learning any skills before I went to university. Though it wasn't that bad then in the 2000's but to be fair if someone suggested that to be by then I would tag you enemy of my education coz why do you want to do that but see today, entrepreneurs are kings of the street.

If you watch the way the country be now you go see say to get skill dey very important. because if you no get skill before you go school and you no learn am before you come back, life go dey missreble to you. Na most of this things naim they make people say school na scam meanwhile Dem forget say going to school no dey guarantee success. School na just a place of learning sothat from wetting them teach you you fit use am build your future. Just like we dey this forum who no dey educated no fit perticipate for this kind forum because you need at least the basic skill to read and write for communication. I think all of us wey dey here, no body Cary certificate apply work for here but na just opportunity and your basic knowledge.

Some days ago a Nigerian man burn all him certificates because him see say no work for Nigeria. after his whole years in school just to discover say him dey drag work with illitrates. That one na indirectly saying say school na scam. Had it been say that man get better business wey him dey do to make money I no think If him go fit do that kind thing.

So learning skill before going to school go reduce thinking for you when you don come back for school. And meanwhile any Nigerian wey dey go school make e no dey put him thinking so high say after him graduate for school him go work for oil companies like shell,Agip,Total,Saipem or Daewoo. Putting your expectations high might not be the problem but when you don graduate for school and things no come work out as planned, E go come be like say you just wasted your time. Morover na you no get plan B. In as much as we dey plan big make we dey also think of plan B, because Nigeria no be country you go build your hope on fantasy.

This na good advise my brother. Na wise man advise be this. Person wey get hand work fit even train his or her self up self if their guardian hand no strong or dem abandon dem. The economy no dey laugh because na live and the harsh reality suppose really make student before dem go enter ogba dem suppose learn something wey dem go still dey use sustain demselves with or without the parents.

Some people dey do barbing of hair, laundry services etc.because dem don already learn those things from house.

Yea, in my opinion, I think it's wise to learn a skill earlier on, even before we go to university, because depending on the skill one learns, they can earn from it while they are in school. For example, when I was still in university, there was this guy who was a forex trader. According to what people always talked about him, he was a very good trader and made a lot of profit quite often, but since the guy was not my friend, I can't verify that everything I was hearing about his level of profit-making was 100% accurate, but I know he was a sharp guy who was earning cash from whatever he was doing. While the guy was at the same university as me, he was organizing training for other university students and teaching them how to trade; those trainings were not free. So, it's wise to learn a skill, but what can determine the earnings you make is the kind of skill you learn.

Wetin help me that year na the skills them wey I get before I gain admission, even as I enter I no too depends on my people or relatives to sustain for school sometimes I go leave lectures go hustle small ogwuaja skills them wey I get till I finished. You see ehh even some people wey dey get admission now no fit counts on anything since e be say them dey look for soft life and dem no wan do dirty job to stain their body make dem pass through stress for school. I go really tell few of our people wey get interest to enter school to first equip themselves with at least one or two to take gain ground for school.

Revised be the case. How about person learn skill finish then start to dey see money, u no think say the money him dey see go make am no think going to school again after seeing people passing out from schools for years without security job? Instead them stil com back to learn the skills way u way no be graduate do acquire and already earning from it? U no go see am as waste of funds instead u use the expected school money expand your establishment instead of the school?

Meanwhile... Not be everyone way dey school dey experience financial challenges bcos most scholars dey schools bcos promises dey to back their scholars financial demands such as scholarships, parents and guardians.
Again, you no think for a scholar chasing finance while schooling go depreciate em leaning capacity due to diverts of Activities?
However, this skill acquirance as the case maybe don help some scholars during school days to my notice but not only skills but also trading and other social services.

First don't generalize your belief to everyone in the north. Unless you want to say you guys over there don't understand the difference between skill and education. You go to school to get a professional knowledge on a particular field, there is no where it is written that it is a criteria for success or an opportunity to get a job. It all depends on you to make it a career and go forward in it. However, why on the process you seem to encounter some challenges that teaches you to stand alone as an individual and make decisions on your own. This shows that school is not only about your discipline but a full education that consist of physical knowledge, academical knowledge, moral knowledge and spiritual knowledge.

If you did not have any preliminary studies will you be able to read and write fluently? Higher education is important as also learning a skill. Op is right on the track. This is because you will be of a higher advantage if you have a skill before going into the university. Depending on your skill type friends, course mate or neighbors will patronise you and it will help you earn money the right way instead of doing a lot of crazy things student do these days to make money.

Just what's going true my mind when I read the topic, normally for naija wey we dey no be all graduate dey work and 90% of graduate no dey use there school certificate rather na handwork or skill. And now because of all this things the young ones dey get the wrong impression say school na scam, and when I ask why many reasons dey, some go say to go school now na with big money and other reasons but there's nothing like school na scam, just because you're a graduate and you've not seen a job yet but rather you dey feed from handwork or skill that doesn't mean school na scam. Nowadays even business men and women, people who make  shoes, bags, wigs, dress, data management  etc, sometimes advertising of brands are necessary and making speech about your product or business, so this kind of example don show say e good to go school.

Op I like wattin you talk for this hand work matter, e dey very good for person to sabi hand work wey fit dey give am small small thing when em dey school, so that em fit dey use that one take dey manage emself before hunger use am run ground. But if every body learn hand work finish who dem go use or who dem no go use, so I leave this for only those wey like to learn, if person no wan learn no be still bad thing the only time wey e go turn bad thing na when the person no get anywhere wey money dey come from and e refuse to learn, that one na just hunger trouble naim the person dey fine. As you see me so outside this forum na electrician and plumber naim I be, and e don tay wey I get this hand work, naim I take dey survive and even when I enter school naim still me do so many things, so I no fit play with my hand work, but the issue nowadays na be say to even see work do don dey hard e no be like before wey two customers go dey call the same time, na plenty people don dey use solar for their things and those wey dey repair generator nor dey too get work like before again everywhere hard, but this one no affect does wey dey barb hair oo.

This matter wey you bring so, e sweet my belly before person soppos w enter higher istitution person sopos don leran one or two so that as you dey enter school e no go affect you financially. But the thing depends on the type of handwork you learn o. Because e get some handwork you learn, you no ft dey use am for higher institution. Because school activities no go even allow you to dey do am .just like person wey learn mechanic or even driving of truck wey go dey make you dey travel leave school premises. Except say na barging or computer operator wey you fit open close to school, and you go dey do typing and photocopying or dey attached to a barbing saloon. But anyways some people wey no get skills when dem enter school dem learn before them dey come back. Na who no dey serious naim no go learn or who no get the zeal.

For north here wey we de, people de value hand work pass school because some people get d mentality of saying that after school no work, some of us no de even go school at all and they end up hustling and hawking. Education here is by chance and opportunity, if you get sponsor you will go school and if you no get you will stay at home and learn hand work. As you say it is good to learn hand work get skill before going to school or after university so that it can help us get money for food before we get government work.

well op, the issue of education I'n Nigeria don really tire many people them. so many graduate no jobs na that wan person go say e no try learn hand work before e enter school? or let e pikin jump enter school? the school system no long dey sweet students Dem for body as stress here and there and no parents go wan dey hear everything wey e pikin go dey take am say make e come pay. that na why as a child, you suppose try find one hand work learn. no go dey put eyes for where your hand no reach just like so many of our youths don turn yahoo to hand work. as those things no go fit sustain you for future.

if person get correct hand work, e fit use an take survive any situation wey the country throw give am. now d major reason why pikin go need to learn this hand work be say, work no dey we country.and even though sometime you graduate with first class.if you no get one or two connections you fit no still see work. so school now be like whole other world. and after how many years wey u go spend for there, e no go sharp say you come sit don for hux dey look mummy and daddy eyes. abeg make our youths them put head for where road dey

Normally you no suppose regret any move you don already take because this life already Dey predestined but nevertheless, no time really Dey late for anyone wey know wetin him wan achieve but at a time, e get one thing wey I believe say, wetin work for mr A fit no work for Mr B and what I’m saying in essence is that, we should take life easy and not force things to place but we should always try to do the right thing at the right time.

My country pipo e go really make sense if you wey they seek for admission into the university learn at least skill wey fit fetch you income the reason why some of us find am hard in school na because we no learn handwork (skill) so the thing come become very difficult to even concentrate properly some days wey nothing day no food no money to go class go worry you and all this things really dey discourage somebody well well, those wey learn handwork before gaining admission into the university no really face much difficulty because them get service to render in exchange for cash aside ur schooling e dey very important to learn handwork before u enter school because that time your brain still dey young and not much responsibility to think of unlike when you finish school to come learn some settings kind of handwork that time go dey very very hard because you done dey think about your responsibility at hand and that time u fit no get chance unlike now wey you still dey mama and papa house this na my own experience and my regret.