By my assumptions, there are strong indications already that we are moving past an era where employers put educational qualifications at the fore front of their requirement for employment into certain positions, some employers now hold personal qualities such as skills possessed by the individual ahead of the school they went to and the degree they graduated with. First, I would like to ask, could this be a reflection of a failing educational system? My second question is that if you happen to be the employer here, which will you consider more, school or skills?
You made a good point, but you missed some vital things to mention in this statement, note that school and skills is not the same, and for sure certificate and skills is not the same thing, there are some jobs, no matter your level of skills, if you are not certified in that field no one will give you a job for example.
No matter how skilled you are in counting money, and saving money or keeping financial records, no one will employ you as an accountant if you don't have a degree in accounting, same thing goes with other professional jobs, I think the word to use instead (skill) in this regards (experience) not skill since skills is mostly for artisans staff's.