What does the future assurance of skilled labour look like in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? The company investments in further professional developments continue to languish despite support programmes established in educational policies. The publication illustrates possibilities for how strategies and consultancy provisions may be better established in small and medium-sized enterprises. Usually SMEs lack the resources and expertise to assure skilled labour in particular from unused development potentials of individual occupation groups. Consultancy and support offers help companies professionally with the design of their further professional development provisions and help to improve participation rates, quality and systematic.