Skill is good and educational certificate is also good. Having any of them can actually put food on your table, but the question is which of them will you let go for the other. I mean education can get you a white collar job the same way a skill can too. For me i will let go of the skill because skill without basic education is not good at all. Because I have seen a situation whereby a guy with good skill who got a job was unable to give quotation and he lost the job .Formal education is good for everyone.
It is not possible to reach any good position just by having skills but also education is required. There is a translation that without education, a person is spineless, so if every person is educated in education, he will be able to reach a good position in the future. If you want to get a job in a good company or a good position, it will not depend on your skills but also your educational qualifications are required. If you have enough skills but do not have educational qualifications then you will never be given a chance in a job but it is not possible without education. That is why education is valuable for the bright path of our future life, every person must have education and skills, he will be able to succeed.