Skaba continued as a trainer in BFC Dynamo after ending his playing career. He coached the reserve team of BFC Dynamo in the second tier
DDR-Liga from 1971 to 1974. BFC Dynamo II under Skaba won the 1971-72 DDR-Liga Staffel B. Skaba then became the assistant coach of the new coach of the DDR-Oberliga team,
Jürgen Bogs, in 1976. Skaba served as assistant coach of Bogs until 1980. He was succeeded by
Joachim Hall. Skaba later went to
Mozambique, where he trained local coaches. He then continued as youth trainer in BFC Dynamo and
FC Berlin after returning from Africa. ==Later life==