The purpose of this Act, in conjunction with the Act on Immigration Control and Refugee Status (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951; hereinafter referred to as "Immigration Control Act" in the following Article and Article 48, paragraph (1)), and other laws and regulations on immigration, and the Labor Standards Act (Act No. 49 of 1947), the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Act No. 57 of 1972), and other laws and regulations on labor, is to ensure the proper implementation of the training of, and protection of technical intern trainees, and promoting international cooperation through the transfer of skills, techinique, and knowledge (hereinafter referred to as "skills, etc.") to developing countries and other regions through human resource development, by way of establishing basic principles and clarifying related responsibilities of the national government and other relevant parties for technical intern training as well as establishing systems for the accreditation of technical intern training plans and the licensing of supervising organizations.
この法律は、技能実習に関し、基本理念を定め、国等の責務を明らかにするとともに、技能実習計画の認定及び監理団体の許可の制度を設けること等により、出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号。次条及び第四十八条第一項において「入管法」という。）その他の出入国に関する法令及び労働基準法（昭和二十二年法律第四十九号）、労働安全衛生法（昭和四十七年法律第五十七号）その他の労働に関する法令と相まって、技能実習の適正な実施及び技能実習生の保護を図り、もって人材育成を通じた開発途上地域等への技能、技術又は知識（以下「技能等」という。）の移転による国際協力を推進することを目的とする。