§ 28-45-1 - Purposes.
SECTION 28-45-1
§ 28-45-1 Purposes. – The purposes of this chapter are:
(1) To encourage employers, associations of employers, andorganizations of employees to voluntarily establish apprenticeship programs andthe making of apprenticeship agreements;
(2) To create opportunities for young people to obtainemployment and adequate training in trades and industry with parallelinstructions in related and supplementary education under conditions that willequip them for profitable employment and citizenship;
(3) To cooperate with the promotion and development ofapprenticeship programs and systems in other states and with the federalcommittee on apprenticeship appointed under 29 U.S.C. § 50 et seq.;
(4) To provide for the registration and approval ofapprenticeship programs and apprenticeship agreements and for the issuance ofstate certificates of completion of apprenticeship.