; (ii) soft and hard skills development; (iii) test preparation for skilled trade apprenticeships; or (iv) other support services to facilitate post-secondary success; (B) kindergarten through 12th grade and young adult education programs that— (i) educate young people about the role of water and wastewater utilities in the communities of the young people; (ii) increase the career awareness and exposure of the young people to water utility careers through various work-based learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom; and (iii) connect young people to post-secondary career pathways related to water utilities; (C) regional industry and workforce development collaborations to identify water utility employment needs, map existing career pathways, support the development of curricula, facilitate the sharing of resources, and coordinate candidate development, staff preparedness efforts, and activities that engage and support— (i) water utilities employers; (ii) educational and training institutions; (iii) local community-based organizations; (iv) public workforce agencies; and (v) other related stakeholders; (D) integrated learning laboratories embedded in high schools or other secondary educational institutions that provide students with— (i) hands-on, contextualized learning opportunities; (ii) dual enrollment credit for post-secondary education and training programs; and (iii) direct connection to industry employers; and (E) leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, or cross-training programs that ensure that incumbent water and wastewater utilities workers are prepared for higher-level supervisory or management-level positions. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.