; and (B) incorporates each of the following core elements: (i) Paid, on-the-job learning under the supervision of skilled employee mentors. (ii) Related classroom-based instruction aligned with career pathways. (iii) Ongoing assessment against established skill and competency standards. (iv) Culmination in a recognized postsecondary credential, with the quality of the training leading to that credential reviewed by a recipient of Federal funds. (v) Leads to placement in further education, employment, or an apprenticeship program. I Promoting covered apprenticeships A The Office of Apprenticeship and State registration agency approval process 111. The Office of Apprenticeship (a) Establishment of the office of apprenticeship There is established, in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship (referred to in this section as the Office ). (b) Administrator The Office shall be headed by an Administrator who has the demonstrated knowledge of apprenticeship programs necessary to serve as the Administrator. (c) Responsibilities The Administrator and the Office shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Determining whether a program meets the requirements to be approved and registered as an apprenticeship program, in accordance with the apprenticeship laws. (2) Ensuring that each registration agency maintains the standards necessary to be an apprenticeship program through the agency's registration process and, for each apprenticeship program— (A) has provided the program with a certificate of registration under section 121(c)(2)(B); (B) reviews the program for quality and compliance with the requirements of the applicable apprenticeship laws, as required under sections 121 and 131