This situation was recognized at an early stage by the European Community and was acknowledged, at least in the form of a declaration of intent, in the 1963 "General principles on vocational training".
Disse forhold er på et tidligt tidspunkt erkendt af EF og taget højde for i en hensigtserklæring fra 1963 om de "almindelige principper for gennemførelse af en fælles politik for faglig uddannelse".