New York Consolidated Laws, Labor Law - LAB § 810. Statement of public policy

Skilled manpower constitutes a great resource in this state.  Apprenticeship programs, through supervised training and education, develop skilled craftsmen and help meet the increasing needs for such workers in the state's labor force.  The continuing development of skilled manpower is essential for individual self-realization and for an expanding industrial economy.  To these ends, it is the declared public policy of the state of New York to develop sound apprenticeship training standards and to encourage industry and labor to institute training programs.