What skills?
Captain Drappier assumes these pilots have any real skills to begin with. The batch of pilots I've flown with over the last few years couldn't fly their way out of a wet paper bag. There are a few expections to this rule and I do mean few. Most Airbus FO's would never find the runway unless they get a vector to final. Throw them a curveball and they have no clue what to do.
Hence the worst part of this whole problem. When you try to "teach" them, they would have none of it. Their attitude is that they are an Airbus pilot and they already know everything they need to know. I learned from some really good pilots when I was sitting in the right seat. Heck, I'm still learning.
In a race to get as many "push button" pilots in the cockpit, airlines have forgotten what is most important.