The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART THREE - UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS#TITLE XII - EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, YOUTH AND SPORT#Article 166(ex Article 150 TEC)

— the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt recommendations. Article 166 (ex Article 150 TEC) 1. The Union shall implement a vocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational training. 2.