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.
Formal education is still one of the best options to enhance income & job opportunities. college graduates usually earn significantly more throughout their working lifetime & have lower unemployment rates. However there is a twist to this because employers are moving forward, they increasingly take more interest in skills & practical capability, particularly in the rapidly changing world where degrees rapidly become obsolete. The best way to move forward nowadays is to focus on both as education is the base & it shows reliability and skills teach you practical approach along with the theory. imo one should not think of a single option rather try being good at both to still remain alpha
