According to Article 162 TFEU, the European Social Fund shall aim to increase the geographical and occupational mobility of workers within the Union, and to facilitate their adaptation to industrial changes and to changes in production systems.
U skladu s člankom 162. UFEU-a cilj je Europskog socijalnog fonda povećati zemljopisnu i profesionalnu mobilnost radnika unutar Unije te olakšati njihovu prilagodbu industrijskim promjenama i promjenama u proizvodnim sustavima.