Section 820. Statement of public policy

There are persons who lack the
  academic and career education and training necessary to obtain and  hold
  employment  in  the contemporary economy because of dislocations arising
  from  automation   and   other   technological   developments,   foreign
  competition, relocation of industry, shifts in market demands, and other
  changes  in  the  economy.    The  skills  of many other persons who are
  currently employed are being rendered obsolete by such  dislocations  in
  the  economy.  Unless  such  persons  are  given  appropriate career and
  related education and training, many of  them  and  their  families  are
  doomed to lifelong unemployment or underemployment and dependency on the
  aid,  care  and  support  of  the  welfare agencies of the state and its
  political subdivisions; with appropriate career  and  related  education
  and  training;  many  of  them  would  become qualified for occupational
  categories which remain  unfilled  because  of  shortages  of  qualified
  personnel.
    Accordingly,  it  is  the  purpose  of this act to authorize the state
  government to develop programs  of  career  and  related  education  and
  training  which will permit persons who face the hazards of unemployment
  and  underemployment  to  develop  skills  which  are  useful   in   the
  contemporary  economy  and to assist such persons to participate in such
  programs.