２　国及び都道府県は、事業主その他の関係者の自主的な努力を尊重しつつ、その実情に応じて必要な援助等を行うことにより事業主その他の関係者の行う職業訓練及び職業能力検定の振興並びにこれらの内容の充実並びに労働者が自ら職業に関する教育訓練又は職業能力検定を受ける機会を確保するために事業主の行う援助その他労働者が職業生活設計に即して自発的な職業能力の開発及び向上を図ることを容易にするために事業主の講ずる措置等の奨励に努めるとともに、職業を転換しようとする労働者その他職業能力の開発及び向上について特に援助を必要とする者に対する職業訓練の実施、事業主、事業主の団体等により行われる職業訓練の状況等にかんがみ必要とされる職業訓練の実施、労働者が職業生活設計に即して自発的な職業能力の開発及び向上を図ることを容易にするための援助、技能検定の円滑な実施等に努めなければならない。

(2) By extending the appropriate assistance, etc. under a given circumstance while giving due consideration to the voluntary efforts of employers or other persons concerned, the State and prefectures shall endeavor to encourage the promotion and enrichment of vocational training and vocational ability tests carried out by employers or other persons concerned, assistance extended by employers to ensure that workers have opportunities to receive educational training on the job or vocational ability tests voluntarily, and other measures taken by employers to facilitate the voluntary development of workers and the improvement of their vocational abilities(*) in line with their vocational life planning, as well as endeavor to provide vocational training for workers who intend to change their jobs and other persons who need special assistance for the development and improvement of their vocational abilities(*), to provide the vocational training required in light of the situation of vocational training provided by employers and employers' organizations, to extend assistance to facilitate the voluntary development of workers and the improvement of their vocational abilities(*) in line with their vocational life planning, and to carry out trade skill tests smoothly. - 日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム