Within the metal sector there is a new reality marked by the globalization of the economy, the dynamism of markets and the ongoing introduction of new technologies in business processes. These changes have stimulated the organizational flexibility and the appearance of lineal structures in which the functional mobility and employability are basic. In this new scenario, metal workers have to develop a range of skills and competencies related to innovation to respond to the demands of new century organizations and maintain and develop levels of competitiveness.

These competences are usually acquired through informal processes. As a result, "which is not measured, is no value" so that many of these competences for innovation informally acquired form a "hidden curriculum" very valuable to people and businesses.

Therefore, people need to capitalize and transfer to work situations these informal competences acquired during the socialization process. We need to encourage the consideration of learning as a whole, the competence and knowledge as a personal resource applicable to any environment and situation.

Therefore, organizations, and in particular metal SMEs, need materials and tools to help them meet the challenges of a new society: the constant change and innovation. Tools to identify and valorize in their workers the skills related to innovation acquired in informal processes to develop them in formal contexts.