; and (B) a postsecondary vocational institution, as defined in section 102(c) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(c) ). (26) Pre-apprentice The term pre-apprentice means a participant in a pre-apprenticeship program. (27) Pre-apprenticeship program The term pre-apprenticeship program means a training model or program, or training according to a set of strategies, that— (A) is designed to assist individuals who do not meet the minimum qualifications for selection into an apprenticeship program, established in a sponsor's apprenticeship standards in accordance with section 127(6), to meet the qualifications; (B) is carried out by an entity that maintains a documented partnership with at least one sponsor of an apprenticeship program; (C) is a form of structured workplace education and training in which an employer, industry or sector partnership, industry association, labor organization, community-based organization, and education provider collaborate to provide formal instruction that will introduce participants to the skills, competencies, and materials used in one or more apprenticeable occupations; (D) is designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in an apprenticeship program; (E) is carried out in a manner that includes proper observation of supervision and safety protocols, including paid, on-the-job learning under the supervision of skilled employee mentors; (F) is carried out in a manner that does not displace a paid employee; and (G) includes each of the following elements: (i) Training and a curriculum that— (I) are based on and aligned with national, State, or local industry standards, with the quality of the training leading to such a standard reviewed by a recipient of Federal funds; (II) are reviewed and approved annually by the sponsors of apprenticeships within the documented partnership; (III) will prepare individuals, with the skills and competencies needed to enter one or more apprenticeship programs; (IV) are aligned with career pathways