La Commission a donc préféré mettre l'accent sur le continuum de l'apprentissage, la complémentarité entre ses différents aspects, en incluant non seulement l'éducation initiale et supérieure, la formation initiale et continue, mais également différents types d'apprentissage plus informels.
The Commission therefore preferred to emphasise the continuum of training and the complementary nature of the various different aspects of training, including not only initial and higher education and initial and further training, but also other types of more informal training.