; and (B) the graduates of which meet the applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification. (3) Eligible partnership The term eligible partnership means an eligible institution of higher education in partnership with a high-need local educational agency. (4) English learner The term English learner has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (5) Work-based learning The term work-based learning means learning involving sustained interactions with teachers and English learners at public prekindergarten programs, or elementary schools or secondary schools, to the extent practicable, or simulated environments at the eligible institution of higher education involved, that foster in-depth, first-hand engagement with tasks required of a teacher providing instruction to English learners. .