At the same time, it is crucial to support the development and competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises of the Union and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy.
Ag an am céanna, tá sé sár-riachtanach tacú le forbairt agus iomaíochas mhicrifhiontair, fhiontair, bheaga agus mheánmhéide an Aontais agus a áirithiú go bhféadfaidh daoine, trí bhíthin scileanna cuí agus deiseanna foghlama ar feadh an tsaoil, iad féin a oiriúnú do dhúshláin nua amhail an t-athrú chuig geilleagar bunaithe ar fhaisnéis, an clár oibre digiteach, an t-athrú go geilleagar ísealcharbóin agus go geilleagar atá níos éifeachtúla ó thaobh fuinnimh de.