Evidence shows that social media are already affecting the ways in which people find, create, share and learn knowledge, through rich media opportunities and in collaboration with each other. These practices are at the core of Education and Training, as they promote the competences needed for future jobs and enable new tools for educational institutions to transform themselves into places that support the competences needed for participation in a knowledge-based society. Strengthening education and training, and also lifelong learning and the acquisition of new skills are considered by the Commission, in its 2009 consultation document on the future.
