Engaging and empowering all learners with learning experiences is essential in order to cope with rapid economic
and technological changes, more frequent job transitions throughout an individuals' lifetime and pushing individuals
to acquire higher and more relevant skills to increase employability, productivity and economic growth.
In today's situation of rising unemployment - particularly acute among young people - and lack of economic growth,
making use of new learning opportunities outside the formal system and of the skills acquired through these is
urgent: Europe needs to develop the right mix of skills and achieve a better match between skills and jobs to help
boost competitiveness and prosperity.