School and skill are very important. Because both her needed. But which one comes first matters alot.
And all of these is subjected to time and money. Cause i think if money is available both can be acquired at the same time. But if one doesn't have enough cash to run the both i suggest the skill should be done first then the schooling can come after to gain that academic qualifications.
Why i say that the skill should come first is because in work environment today almost every employer needs the skills of every employees first. Cause there are levels of work a skilled person can do. A person with just the school qualifications without been skilled can't do it. Same goes for that of the schooling because a schooled person knows the theoretical aspect of the job.
For that, school and skill are both important and needed.