In the SME sphere, it is difficult to find customised training packages for companies of this size, both in content and modes of development.

In addition, the training received prior to entering the work world is often ineffective because it does not correspond to a company's needs, both because they are not specified nor are they expressed in a plan tied to the company's strategies. Additionally it becomes apparent that SME's have ad hoc and sporadic, rather than direct, contact with schools because the schools lack a training curriculum relevant to a business's actual needs.