Directs:

- the older workers within the Metal Sector will have explicit recognition of their know-how, which will lead to their working stability and employability.

- the new workers with high theoretical knowledge but without much experience will get a quicker and more flexible adaptation to the new working situations.

- the metal companies will get their competitiveness strengthened as they capitalise and manage their knowledge, thus combining their enterprise function with the training one. 

Indirects:

-Trade unions and other professional organizations.

-Other agents implicated in the continuous training, in the diagnosis of training needs within the company and in the training planification.