De même, un nombre important de petites et moyennes entreprise (PME) vont pouvoir accéder à des actions de formation professionnelle plus performantes et mieux adaptées à leur situation, grâce notamment à l'utilisation des nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication (logiciels multimédia, réseau Internet, etc.).
Thanks to the European Union, and to the placement and exchange programmes in particular, 9 000 students and almost 20 000 young workers, apprentices and young job-seekers will be able to do a period of training in a firm or training centre in another country taking part in the programme, thereby consolidating their experience. Similarly, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be able to have access to more efficient vocational training measures better suited to their situation, mainly through the use of the new information and communication technologies (multimedia software, Internet, etc.).