The POCU projects are well-known in Romania. The results of these projects draw attention towards certain issues that exist in our country and come with adequate solutions for each of these. Education is a priority in all the countries and each step taken to better it is valuable. Through the POCU projects showcased in this study we emphasize their role in the following areas: the contribution to increase the number of participants in education, the contribution to increase the quality of education and the optimization of the relationship between education and the insertion within the job market for those who have the ability to be educated. The studies in this area state the role of the effects of the interventions in the area of education and the causality relations among the different elements within the chain of results. Some of the aspects touched upon in the projects are :the reduction and prevention of early abandonment of school and the promotion of equal access to quality primary, secondary and high-school education, inclusive of formal, non-formal and informal learning endeavours to reintegrate within education and formation, the amelioration of equal access to learning throughout life for all age groups in a formal, non-formal or informal framework; updating knowledge, aptitudes and competencies of the work force, and promoting flexible learning pathways, including through professional orientation and through the validation of competencies gained; the amelioration of the quality and efficiency and the access to tertiary education and that equivalent to increase the participation and the level of education, especially for underprivileged groups.The results of the current study confirm the relations of causality between the different dimensions included in the program and the way in which these influence each other.