(4) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(5) The term ‘‘labor organization’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2 of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152). 
(6) The term ‘‘on-the-job training’’ means 
training by renewable energy and energy efficiency 
employers, a labor organization, an institution of 
higher education, or a nonprofit organization that is 
provided to a paid participant while engaged in pro-
ductive work that— 
(A) provides knowledge or skills essential 
to the full and adequate performance of the job; 
(B) provides reimbursement to the em-
ployer for the costs of providing the training 
and additional supervision related to the train-
ing; and 
(C) is limited in duration as appropriate to 
the occupation for which the participant is 
being trained, taking into account the content 
of the training, the prior work experience of the 
participant, and the service strategy of the par-
ticipant, as appropriate. 
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(7) The term ‘‘primary entity’’ means— 
(A) a renewable energy and energy effi-
ciency employer; or 
(B) a workforce development board. 
(8) The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(9) The term ‘‘renewable energy and energy ef-
ficiency employer’’ means an employer that employs 
individuals in a trade or business in the renewable 
energy and energy efficiency industries. 
(10) The term ‘‘renewable energy and energy 
efficiency industries’’ means any of the following in-
dustries: 
(A) The energy-efficient building, construc-
tion, or retrofits industry. 
(B) The renewable electric power industry, 
including the wind, solar, and geothermal en-
ergy industries. 
(C) The energy efficiency assessment in-
dustry that serves the residential, commercial, 
or industrial sectors. 
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(D) The industries that manufacture solar 
panels, wind turbines, geothermal generators, 
and similar products. 
(11) The term ‘‘secondary entity’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education; 
(B) a nonprofit organization; or 
(C) a labor organization. 
(12) The term ‘‘skills training’’ means training 
by secondary entity that provides the knowledge and 
skills essential to specific jobs in the renewable en-
ergy and energy efficiency industries. 
(13) The term ‘‘State’’ includes each of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the ter-
ritories and possessions of the United States. 
(14) The term ‘‘workforce development board’’ 
means a State or local workforce development board 
established under title I of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.). 
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