According to #JelaniAliyu , General Motors America was not concerned about his certificates when he was being hired. They were more interested in his skills. As such, the inspiring story I just described may not have been possible if General Motors only focused on paper certificates and degrees. Truly skills are more valuable than paper degrees. However, if both of them are required, that's recommendable. The degree is supposed to validate the skills. From; #SkillsRatherThanJustDegrees✍️ Thank you Shaik Professor Isa Ali Pantami 🙏