116–260), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(k) WORKFORCE PELL GRANTS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For award year 2025–2026 
and each succeeding award year, the Secretary shall 
award grants (referred to as a ‘Workforce Pell 
Grants’) to eligible students under paragraph (2) in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—To be eligible to 
receive a Workforce Pell Grant under this subsection 
for any period of enrollment, a student shall meet 
the eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant 
under this section, except that the student— 
‘‘(A) notwithstanding the eligibility re-
quirements with respect to the program of 
study, shall be enrolled, or accepted for enroll-
ment, in an eligible workforce program de-
scribed in section 481(b)(3), offered by an eligi-
ble institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 481(b)(3)(F)); and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding the eligibility re-
quirements with respect to the first under-
graduate baccalaureate course of study under 
subsection (d)(1) may have completed such first 
undergraduate baccalaureate course of study, 
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but shall not have received a postbaccalaureate 
degree. 
‘‘(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS.— 
The Secretary shall award Workforce Pell Grants 
under this subsection in the same manner and with 
the same terms and conditions as the Secretary 
awards Federal Pell Grants under subsection (b), ex-
cept that a student who is eligible for a grant equal 
to less than the amount of the minimum Federal 
Pell Grant because the eligible workforce program in 
which the student is enrolled or accepted for enroll-
ment is less than an academic year (in hours of in-
struction or weeks of duration) may still be eligible 
for a Workforce Pell Grant. 
‘‘(4) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No 
eligible student described in paragraph (2) may, for 
the same period of enrollment, receive both a grant 
under this subsection and a Federal Pell Grant 
under subsection (b) or (c). 
‘‘(5) INCLUSION
IN
TOTAL
ELIGIBILITY
PE-
RIOD.—Any period during which a student receives 
a Workforce Federal Pell Grant under this sub-
section shall be included in calculating the student’s 
period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants under 
subsection (d), and the eligibility requirements re-
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garding students who are enrolled in an under-
graduate program on less than a full-time basis shall 
similarly apply to students who are enrolled in an el-
igible workforce program at an eligible institution of 
higher education on less than a full-time basis.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKFORCE PELL 
GRANTS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE
WORKFORCE
PROGRAMS.—Section 
481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1088(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
PROGRAM
FOR
PURPOSES
OF 
WORKFORCE PELL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A program is an eligi-
ble program for purposes of the Workforce Pell 
Grants program under section 401(k) (referred 
to in this paragraph as an ‘eligible workforce 
program’) only if the program— 
‘‘(i) is at least 150 clock hours of in-
struction, but less than 600 clock hours of 
instruction (or an equivalent number of 
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credit hours) offered during a minimum of 
8 weeks, but less than 15 weeks; 
‘‘(ii) in a case in which the State in 
which the program is located, or a Federal 
agency, has established the minimum num-
ber of clock hours (or an equivalent num-
ber of credit hours) required for the train-
ing provided by such program, does not ex-
ceed by more than 50 percent such min-
imum number of clock hours (or credit 
hours); 
‘‘(iii) is a career and technical edu-
cation program at an eligible institution of 
higher education; 
‘‘(iv) provides an education aligned 
with the requirements of high-skill, high- 
wage, or in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations 
(including 
in 
nontraditional 
fields) in the State or local area in which 
the program is provided, as determined by 
an accrediting agency or association recog-
nized by the Secretary pursuant to section 
496(a)(4)(C), after validation of such de-
termination by— 
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‘‘(I) the State board or local 
board that serves such State or local 
area; 
‘‘(II) the eligible agency for such 
State, on the basis of the sectors or 
occupations in such State that such 
eligible agency identifies under section 
122(d)(13)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006; 
‘‘(III) the eligible agency for such 
State, on the basis of the results of 
the comprehensive needs assessment 
submitted to the agency under section 
134(b)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Technical Education Act of 
2006 with respect to the local area in 
which the program is provided; or 
‘‘(IV) an industry or sector part-
nership convened by or acting in part-
nership with the State board or local 
board that serves such State or local 
area; 
‘‘(v) is a program— 
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‘‘(I) provided through an eligible 
training provider, as described under 
section 122(d) of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act; and 
‘‘(II) subject to the reporting re-
quirements of section 116(d)(4) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act, or would be subject to 
such requirements except for a waiver 
issued to a State under section 189(i) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act; 
‘‘(vi) has been determined by the eligi-
ble institution of higher education pro-
viding such program (after validation of 
that determination by at least one of the 
entities described in subclauses (I) through 
(IV) of clause (iv)) to provide academic 
content, an amount of instructional time, 
competencies, and a recognized postsec-
ondary credential that are sufficient to— 
‘‘(I) meet the hiring requirements 
of potential employers in the sectors 
or occupations described in clause 
(iv); and 
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‘‘(II) satisfy any applicable edu-
cational prerequisite requirement for 
professional licensure or certification 
in the State or States in which the 
program is offered, so that a student 
who completes the program and seeks 
employment is qualified to practice or 
find employment in such sectors or oc-
cupations that the program prepares 
students to enter, including, if appli-
cable, being qualified to take any rel-
evant licensure or certification exami-
nations that may be needed to prac-
tice such employment; 
‘‘(vii) subject to subparagraph (E), 
provides a student, upon completion of the 
program, with a recognized postsecondary 
credential that is stackable and portable 
across multiple employers and geographical 
areas; 
‘‘(viii) not later than 18 months after 
the date the program has been approved as 
an eligible workforce program under this 
paragraph, has demonstrated that students 
who complete the program receive a me-
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dian increase of 20 percent of median 
earnings as compared to median earnings 
of such students prior to enrolling in such 
program, in accordance with subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(ix) not later than 18 months after 
the date the program has been approved as 
an eligible workforce program under this 
paragraph, has demonstrated (on the basis 
of the data collected under section 131(i) 
and such other information as the Sec-
retary may require) that the median earn-
ings of students who complete such pro-
gram, as calculated in accordance with 
subparagraph (B)(i)(II), exceed the median 
earnings for adults who are at least 25 
years old, but younger than 35 years old, 
with only high school diploma (or a recog-
nized equivalent) in the State in which the 
program is located, based on data from the 
Bureau of the Census and approved by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(x) publishes prominently on the 
website of the institution, and provides a 
written disclosure to each prospective stu-
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dent prior to entering into an enrollment 
agreement for such program (which each 
such 
student 
shall 
confirm 
receiving 
through a written affirmation prior to en-
tering such enrollment agreement) con-
taining, at a minimum, the following infor-
mation calculated, as applicable, in accord-
ance with section 131(i), including— 
‘‘(I) the required tuition and fees 
of the program; 
‘‘(II) the difference between re-
quired tuition and fees described in 
subclause (I) and any grant aid 
(which does not need to be repaid) 
provided to the student; 
‘‘(III) the completion rate of the 
program; 
‘‘(IV) the employment rates of 
students who complete the program, 
measured at approximately 6 months 
and 1 year, respectively, after comple-
tion of the program; 
‘‘(V) median earnings of students 
who complete the program, as cal-
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culated in accordance with subpara-
graph (B)(i)(II)); 
‘‘(VI) median earnings of stu-
dents who do not complete the pro-
gram, calculated based on earnings 
approximately 6 months after ceasing 
enrollment in the program; 
‘‘(VII) the ratio of the amount 
that is the difference between required 
tuition and fees and any grant aid 
provided to the student described in 
subclause (II) to the median earnings 
of students described in subclause 
(V); 
‘‘(VIII) an explanation, in clear 
and plain language that shall be speci-
fied by the Secretary, of the ratio de-
scribed in subclause (VII); and 
‘‘(IX) in the case of a program 
that prepares students for a profes-
sional licensure or certification exam-
ination, the share of such students 
who pass such examinations; 
‘‘(xi) prepares students to pursue one 
or more related certificate or degree pro-
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grams at one or more institutions of higher 
education (which may include the eligible 
institution of higher education providing 
the eligible workforce program), includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) by ensuring the acceptability 
of the credits received under the work-
force program toward meeting such 
certificate or degree program require-
ments (such as through an articula-
tion agreement as defined in section 
486A); and 
‘‘(II) subject to subparagraph 
(B), by ensuring that a student who 
completes noncredit coursework in the 
workforce program, upon completion 
of the workforce program and enroll-
ment in such a related certificate or 
degree program, will receive academic 
credit for such noncredit coursework 
that will be accepted toward meeting 
such certificate or degree program re-
quirements; 
‘‘(xii) 
is 
not 
offered 
exclusively 
through distance education or a cor-
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respondence course, except as determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary, on a tem-
porary basis, in connection with a— 
‘‘(I) major disaster or emergency 
declared by the President under sec-
tion 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 
5191); or 
‘‘(II) national emergency de-
clared by the President under section 
201 of the National Emergencies Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 
‘‘(xiii) includes counseling for students 
to— 
‘‘(I) support each such student in 
achieving the student’s education and 
career goals; and 
‘‘(II) ensure that each such stu-
dent receives information on— 
‘‘(aa) the sectors or occupa-
tions described in clause (iv) for 
which the eligible workforce pro-
gram provides training (including 
the median earnings of students 
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who have completed the program, 
as calculated in accordance with 
subparagraph (B)(i)(II), and are 
employed in such sectors or occu-
pations); 
‘‘(bb) the related certificate 
or degree programs described in 
clause (xi) for which the work-
force program provides prepara-
tion; and 
‘‘(cc) other sources of finan-
cial aid or other assistance for 
any component of the student’s 
cost of attendance (as defined in 
section 472); 
‘‘(xiv) meets requirements that are 
applicable to a program of training to pre-
pare students for gainful employment in a 
recognized occupation; 
‘‘(xv) has been offered by an institu-
tion for not less than 1 year prior to a de-
termination by such agency or association 
under this paragraph; 
‘‘(xvi) has a verified completion rate 
of at least 70 percent, calculated so as to 
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ensure that a student shall be counted as 
a completion if the student completes the 
program within 150 percent of the normal 
time for completion; 
‘‘(xvii) has a verified a employment 
placement rate of at least 70 percent, as 
determined in accordance with the regula-
tions of the Secretary; 
‘‘(xviii) submits to the Secretary, for 
each institutional fiscal year, disclosures on 
the expenditures of the program; and 
‘‘(xix) in the case of a program that 
has been approved for not less than 4 
years as an eligible workforce program 
under this paragraph, for each of the 3 
most recent fiscal years for which the insti-
tution submits the disclosures under clause 
(xviii), the amount expended by the pro-
gram for educational spending is greater 
than or equal to an amount equal to 1/2 
of the amount of revenue for such program 
derived from tuition and fees for such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) MEDIAN
EARNINGS
INCREASE
RE-
QUIREMENT.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(ii) and (iii), the Secretary shall, using the 
data collected under section 131(i) and 
such other information as the Secretary 
may require, determine whether a work-
force program meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (A)(viii) with respect to 
whether the students who complete the 
program receive a median increase of 20 
percent of such students’ median earnings. 
For the purposes of this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall determine such percentage 
increase by calculating the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(I) the median earnings of stu-
dents who enroll in such program, cal-
culated based on earnings approxi-
mately 6 months prior to enrollment; 
and 
‘‘(II) the median earnings of stu-
dents who complete such program, 
calculated based on earnings approxi-
mately 6 months after completing 
such program, subject to clause (ii). 
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‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—An eligible institu-
tion of higher education offering a pro-
gram has been approved as an eligible 
workforce program under this paragraph 
may exclude from the calculation under 
clause (i)(II) any students who are enrolled 
in any eligible program (as such term is 
defined in this subsection) at the time that 
earnings are evaluated under clause (i)(II). 
‘‘(iii) DATE
OF
EFFECT.—The re-
quirement under this paragraph shall take 
effect beginning on the date that is 18 
months after the date the program has 
been approved as an eligible workforce pro-
gram under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) APPEALS
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall establish an appeals process to permit any 
program has been approved as an eligible work-
force program under this paragraph to submit 
alternate earnings data to comply with subpara-
graph (A)(ix) or subparagraph (B), provided 
that such data are statistically rigorous, accu-
rate, comparable, and representative of students 
who receive a Workforce Pell Grant, and enroll 
in and complete the program. 
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‘‘(D) APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(i) INITIAL ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case 
of a program that is seeking to estab-
lish initial eligibility as an eligible 
workforce program under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall make a de-
termination 
whether 
the 
program 
meets the requirements of this para-
graph not more than 120 days after 
the date on which such program is 
submitted for consideration as an eli-
gible workforce program. If the Sec-
retary determines the program meets 
the requirements of this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall grant an initial pe-
riod of approval of 2 years. 
‘‘(II) ADDITIONAL STATE ASSUR-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall not deter-
mine that a program is an eligible 
workforce program in accordance with 
subclause (I) unless the Secretary re-
ceives a certification from the State in 
which the eligible workforce program 
is provided, containing an assurance 
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that the program meets the require-
ments of clauses (iv) through (vi) of 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) RENEWAL OF APPROVAL BY THE 
SECRETARY.—An eligible workforce pro-
gram that desires to continue eligibility as 
an eligible workforce program after the pe-
riod of initial approval described in clause 
(i), or the subsequent period described in 
this clause, shall submit a renewal applica-
tion to the Secretary (with such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require), not 
more than 270 days and not less than 180 
days before the end of the previous ap-
proval period. If the Secretary determines 
the program meets such requirements, the 
Secretary shall grant another period of ap-
proval for 3 years. 
‘‘(iii) REVOCATION OF APPROVAL BY 
THE SECRETARY.—If at any time the Sec-
retary determines that a program pre-
viously approved under clause (i) or (ii) is 
no longer meeting any of the requirements 
of an eligible workforce program described 
in this subsection, the Secretary— 
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‘‘(I) shall deny a subsequent re-
newal of approval in accordance with 
clause (ii) for such program after the 
expiration of the approval period; 
‘‘(II) may withdraw approval for 
such program before the expiration of 
the approval period; 
‘‘(III) shall ensure students who 
enrolled in such programs have access 
to 
transcripts 
for 
completed 
coursework without a fee or monetary 
charge and without regard to any bal-
ance owed to the institution; and 
‘‘(IV) shall prohibit such pro-
gram and any substantially similar 
program, from being considered an el-
igible workforce program described in 
this subsection for a period of not less 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(E) EXCEPTIONS
FOR
CERTAIN
PRO-
GRAMS.—The requirements of subparagraph 
(A)(ix)(II) and the requirement that a program 
be stackable (as described in subparagraph 
(A)(vii)) shall not apply to any program seeking 
approval as an eligible workforce program 
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under this paragraph with respect to which at 
least one of the entities described in subclauses 
(I) through (IV) of subparagraph (A)(iv) deter-
mines— 
‘‘(i) prepares students for employment 
in an occupation for which there is only 
one recognized postsecondary credential; 
and 
‘‘(ii) provides students with such a 
credential upon completion of such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(F) ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM.—A program 
that has been approved as an eligible workforce 
program under this paragraph is an eligible 
program for purposes of part D only if such 
program consists of at least 300 clock hours of 
instruction, but less than 600 clock hours of in-
struction (or an equivalent number of credit 
hours) offered during a minimum of 10 weeks, 
but less than 15 weeks. 
‘‘(G) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘career and technical 
education’ has the meaning given the term 
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in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006. 
‘‘(ii) EDUCATIONAL SPENDING.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The term 
‘educational spending’ means amounts 
expended on instruction or instruc-
tional activities, academic support, 
and support services. 
‘‘(II) EXCLUSIONS.—The term 
‘educational spending’ does not in-
clude amounts expended on recruiting 
activities, advertising, or other pre-en-
rollment expenditures. 
‘‘(iii) 
ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION
OF 
HIGHER
EDUCATION.—The term ‘eligible 
institution of higher education’ means an 
institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 102) that— 
‘‘(I) is approved by an accred-
iting agency or association that meets 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
496(a)(4)(C); and 
‘‘(II) has not been subject, dur-
ing any of the preceding 5 years, to— 
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‘‘(aa) any suspension, emer-
gency action, or termination of 
programs under this title; 
‘‘(bb) any adverse action by 
the institution’s accrediting agen-
cy or association; or 
‘‘(cc) any action by the 
State to revoke a license or other 
authority to operate. 
‘‘(iv) MEDIAN EARNINGS.—The term 
‘median earnings’ means the median 
annualized earnings, calculated using earn-
ings for a pay period, month, quarter, or 
other time period deemed appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(v) WIOA DEFINITIONS.—The terms 
‘industry or sector partnership’, ‘in-de-
mand industry sector or occupation’, ‘rec-
ognized postsecondary credential’, ‘local 
board’, and ‘State board’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act.’’. 
(b) SUNSET OF LOAN ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN 
SHORT-TERM
PROGRAMS.—Section 481(b)(2) of the 
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Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following— 
‘‘(C) No program may be determined eligi-
ble under this paragraph on or after the date 
that is 60 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary approves the first workforce program for 
purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants Program 
under section 401(k).’’. 
SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION RELATED 
TO WORKFORCE PELL. 
Section 131 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) INTERAGENCY DATA COORDINATION AND DATA 
COLLECTION RELATED TO WORKFORCE PELL.— 
‘‘(1) INTERAGENCY DATA COORDINATION.—The 
Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Labor to ensure access to data necessary to imple-
ment this subsection that is not otherwise available 
to the Secretary, including such data related to indi-
cators of performance collected under section 116 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(2) DATA
ON
ELIGIBLE
WORKFORCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Except as provided under paragraph (3), 
the Secretary, in coordination with the National 
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Center for Education Statistics, the Secretary of 
Labor, and each institution of higher education of-
fering an eligible workforce program for which the 
Secretary awards Workforce Federal Pell Grants 
under section 401(k), shall, on an annual basis and 
using, to the greatest extent practicable, data other-
wise available to the Secretary, collect, verify, and 
make publicly available on the College Scorecard, or 
any similar successor website, information with re-
spect to such eligible workforce program, including, 
at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) the length of the program (as meas-
ured in clock hours, credit hours, or weeks); 
‘‘(B) the number and demographics of stu-
dents who enroll in the program during the 
most recent academic year for which data is 
available, disaggregated by— 
‘‘(i) sex; 
‘‘(ii) race and ethnicity; 
‘‘(iii) classification as a student with a 
disability; 
‘‘(iv) income quintile, as defined by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(v) military or veteran benefit status; 
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‘‘(i) complete the program, calculated 
based on earnings approximately 6 months 
after completing such program; and 
‘‘(ii) do not complete the program, 
calculated based on earnings approximately 
6 months after ceasing enrollment in such 
program; and 
‘‘(F) outcomes of the students who com-
plete the program, disaggregated by the cat-
egories listed in subparagraph (B), with respect 
to— 
‘‘(i) the median time for completion of 
such students; 
‘‘(ii) the employment rates of such 
students— 
‘‘(I) 6 months after completion of 
such program; and 
‘‘(II) 1 year after completion of 
such program; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a program that 
prepares students for a professional licen-
sure or certification examination, the per-
centage of such students who pass such ex-
aminations; 
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‘‘(iv) the percentage of such students 
who enroll in a certificate or degree pro-
gram at the institution of higher education 
offering the program within 1 year of com-
pleting such program; 
‘‘(v) the percentage of such students 
who transfer to another institution of high-
er education within 1 year of completing 
such program; and 
‘‘(vi) the percentage of such students 
who complete a subsequent certificate or 
degree program at any institution of high-
er education within 6 years of completing 
such program. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) if disclosure of any data under para-
graph (1) is prohibited from disclosure due to 
applicable privacy restrictions under State or 
Federal privacy laws or regulations, the Sec-
retary may take such steps as the Secretary de-
termines necessary to provide meaningful 
disaggregated student demographic or outcome 
information, including combining categories; 
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‘‘(B) an institution may submit, and the 
Secretary may publish, data required to be col-
lected under paragraph (2) that is obtained 
through a State Unemployment Insurance 
Agency or through other supplemental means, 
in lieu of any additional data collection, pro-
vided that such data are statistically rigorous, 
accurate, comparable, and representative; 
‘‘(C) to the extent that another provision 
of this Act, or any regulation prescribed under 
this Act, requires the same reporting or collec-
tion of data that is required under paragraph 
(2), the Secretary may consider the reporting 
under such provision or regulation to satisfy the 
requirements of paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(D) the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Labor, may modify or waive 
the requirements to disaggregate data by the 
categories listed in paragraph (2)(B) for data 
described in subparagraphs (E) and (F)(iii) of 
paragraph (2) to align with the reporting re-
quirements of section 116(d)(4) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act, stream-
line reporting requirements, and minimize re-
porting burdens.’’. 
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SEC. 5. ACCREDITING AGENCY DETERMINATION OF ELIGI-
BILITY 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
THE 
WORK-
FORCE PELL GRANTS PROGRAM. 
(a) RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCY OR AS-
SOCIATION.—Section 496(a)(4) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) if such agency or association has or 
seeks to include within its scope of recognition 
the evaluation of the quality of institutions of 
higher education offering an eligible workforce 
program for purposes of the Workforce Federal 
Pell Grant program under section 401(k), such 
agency or association shall, in addition to meet-
ing the other requirements of this subpart, 
demonstrate to the Secretary that, with respect 
to such eligible workforce programs— 
‘‘(i) the agency or association’s stand-
ards include a process for determining if 
the institution has the capability to effec-
tively offer an eligible workforce program; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) the agency or association re-
quires a demonstration that the program— 
‘‘(I) has identified each recog-
nized postsecondary credential offered 
in the relevant industry in the State 
or local area where the industry is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(II) provides academic content, 
an amount of instructional time, com-
petencies, and a recognized postsec-
ondary credential sufficient to satisfy 
any applicable educational require-
ment for professional licensure or cer-
tification in the State or States in 
which the program is offered, so that 
a student who completes the program 
and seeks employment is qualified to 
practice or find employment in the 
sectors or occupations that the pro-
gram prepares students to enter, in-
cluding, if applicable, being qualified 
to take any relevant licensure or cer-
tification examinations that may be 
needed to practice such employment.’’. 
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