Quote from: Ruttoshi on June 01, 2025, 05:03:41 PM

Quote from: Fiatless on May 31, 2025, 06:51:52 PM

While growing up, it is common to see young men going to learn technical or vocational skills in Nigeria. They will become apprentices in mechanical, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, vulcanizing, and other skills. If you go to this workshop, you will see many youths there learning skills.

These days, the number of young people who are learning this handwork has reduced drastically. These workshops These days are somehow empty and you will see mostly men in their forties and fifties.

I was discussing with a mechanic today and he told me that the youths are now focused on online jobs. He said many of the apprentices who came to learn skills dropped out. He claimed that most of them are impatient and want quick money.

He claimed that these youths are now focused on G and Naija bet. I don't know how true his reasons are. How you reason am?

I don't think that youths are no longer learning skills jobs anymore because with the current economy of Nigeria, learning a skill or handwork is very important. It is not everyone that will go into online jobs, we need mechanics to fix our cars, radionic to repair our electronics and the rest.

As a matter of fact, if you go to higher institutions, you will see that most of this skills are also learned there. Down here in my environment, I still see young youth on apprenticeship. If all the age men in this skill jobs die, who will repair our cars and render services on other skills. If you are a professional in your skill, you wouldn't bother on how to survive in a harsh economy.

Many Nigeria’s youths now aspire to white collar jobs entrepreneurship or careers in tech, entertainment, and social media, which often seem more prestigious and promising than traditional trades.
Like tailoring, carpentry, or mechanics are often viewed as less prestigious.
Online platforms glamorize lifestyle associated with quick wealth, influencing youths expectations.

But make we no lie people still dey learn handwork na just say no too loud like before for my area self I still dey see small boys dey fellow Oga learn work even in universities many Dey learn skills on the side the truth be say everybody no fit do tech or online work country hard so any legit skills we fit bring daily food na blessing to the person..