; (iv) creating, or establishing partnerships with entities to provide, access to financial planning, mentoring, and alignment of supportive services, such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in and complete an apprenticeship program; (v) (I) creating, developing, or adopting related instruction associated with an apprenticeship program, or developing a curriculum that aligns with the requirements of the program and a corresponding learning assessment; and (II) obtaining or providing related training; and (vi) creating a connection between— (I) the apprenticeship program; and (II) a pre-apprenticeship or youth apprenticeship program; (C) expands support for qualified intermediaries that are supporting covered apprenticeship programs, or are seeking to expand their capacity to serve covered apprenticeship programs, to enable the qualified intermediaries to carry out, at a minimum, activities that consist of— (i) engaging employers, especially small- and medium-sized businesses, in the formation or ongoing development of industry or sector partnerships; (ii) identifying in-demand industry sectors or occupations to serve, in alignment and coordination with State, regional, and local plans, as required under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); (iii) supporting alignment between covered apprenticeship programs and local labor market needs, to ensure all programs are in alignment with those needs; (iv) engaging with local education and training providers to support related instruction aligned with the needs of in-demand industry sectors and occupations, and where applicable, support provision of academic credit for related instruction; or (v) providing services, including business engagement, classroom instruction, and supportive services (including at least 6 months of supportive services after the conclusion of the covered apprenticeship program involved)