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'Everything's available online now' - Are Gen Z less skillful nowadays?

Just one in three 18–25-year-olds are able to do basic DIY, compared to two-thirds of those aged 58 and over, according to a new survey by care home provider Sanctuary Care. Map reading, growing fruit and vegetables and basic car maintenance, such as changing a tyre are also more common skills amongst the Boomer generation. Kieran was joined by Newstalk’s own Gen-Z-er Alex Rowle and Sandy Cole, Lifelong Food Enthusiast…

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16.55 8 Mar 2023


'Everything's available online now' - Are Gen Z less skillful nowadays?


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Just one in three 18–25-year-olds are able to do basic DIY, compared to two-thirds of those aged 58 and over, according to a new survey by care home provider Sanctuary Care.

Map reading, growing fruit and vegetables and basic car maintenance, such as changing a tyre are also more common skills amongst the Boomer generation.

Kieran was joined by Newstalk’s own Gen-Z-er Alex Rowle and Sandy Cole, Lifelong Food Enthusiast…


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