I've been messing with the game trying to figure out how the likes & dislikes affect villagers will to do stuff. Anyway, what i've been doing is getting all my starters to atleast "trainee" in each skill, then unchecking any specification to see what they do the most.

Still haven't figured out what a lot of the likes & dislikes do, but I've noticed that the game seems to run smoother when unsupervised with everyone knowing trainee in all the skills. It makes them all pitch in to do certain things, but they always tend to favor a particular job type. They each get the titles due to what they like doing.

Note: I don't train them all in parenting.. I think that would have drastic effects early in the game. LoL

Yeah that will cause Major Food shortage

Oh it is better to teach female Breeding than male because 1 male can made all female pregent

I train all mine in every skill except breeding too. I have never lost a villager to anything but old age.

I try to train all my VV's in everything also. However, if they have dislikes for some things, it's not always possible. I've had VV's who disliked swimming, so fishing was out, but they could do crops and forage. Some hate rough wood and it's hard to get them to build.

I think it's most worthwhile to train them all to have at least trainee status as Builders. And it's important to have one Master Builder especially during one point in the game, and a Master Scientist.

I've had typhoons wipe out all the stored food. Not good when you have 90 villagers. It's really important then that they can all, or most of them, farm and catch fish.

I do eventually keep them on a certain skill (check it off on the details screen) just because I have this thing that I like them to be Masters of something when they pass away.

Also, a Master Scientist who has maxed out their skill don't accumulate anymore tech points. It's easier to switch them to something else to do if they've had some training in it. :]

I never check 'Breeding'. They do that too well all of their own. I've come back after just 20 minutes to find 6 or more new moms! And some have been quite elderly. Naughty VV's.

That is not accurate information. Master Scientists produce the most tech points. Once they have maxed out their skill bar, you will see a message indicating that they have mastered the skill (meaning that they can no longer improve their skills), but they continue to produce more tech points than lesser-skilled scientists.