; or (ii) in the public or nonprofit sector that meet community needs; and (B) linking year-round program participants to training and educational activities that will provide such participants an industry-recognized certificate or credential. (3) Performance accountability For activities funded under this section, in lieu of the requirements described in section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, State and local workforce investment areas shall provide such reports as the Secretary of Labor may require regarding the performance outcomes described in section 1267(a)(5). 1266. Work-based employment strategies of demonstrated effectiveness (a) In general From the funds available under section 1263(a)(3), the Secretary of Labor shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out work-based strategies of demonstrated effectiveness. (b) Use of funds The grants awarded under this section shall be used to support strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness that are designed to provide unemployed, low-income adults or low-income youth with the skills that will lead to employment as part of or upon completion of participation in such activities. Such strategies and activities may include— (1) on-the-job training, registered apprenticeship programs, or other programs that combine work with skills development; (2) sector-based training programs that have been designed to meet the specific requirements of an employer or group of employers in that sector and where employers are committed to hiring individuals upon successful completion of the training; (3) training that supports an industry sector or an employer-based or labor-management committee industry partnership which includes a significant work-experience component; (4) acquisition of industry-recognized credentials in a field identified by the State or local workforce investment area as a growth sector or demand industry in which there are likely to be significant job opportunities in the short term