While capacity-building is first and foremost a bottom-up process depending on the will and efforts of the social partners themselves, the provisions of the Pillar highlight that the efforts by the social partners can be complemented by public authorities while respecting the social partners' autonomy.
Dok je jačanje kapaciteta u prvom redu postupak odozdo prema gore koji ovisi o volji i naporima samih socijalnih partnera, u odredbama Stupa ističe se da napore socijalnih partnera mogu nadopuniti javna tijela uz poštovanje neovisnosti socijalnih partnera.