; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), and this Act; and (B) meets the standards of title I, including culminating in a certificate of completion from the registration agency and a recognized postsecondary credential. (6) Area career and technical education school The term area career and technical education school has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). (7) Career pathway The term career pathway has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). (8) Competency The term competency means the attainment of skills and knowledge in a manual, mechanical, or technical area, as specified by an occupational standard and demonstrated by an appropriate written and hands-on proficiency measurement. (9) Covered apprentice The term covered apprentice means a participant in a covered apprenticeship program. (10) Covered apprenticeship program The term covered apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program, a pre-apprenticeship program, or a youth apprenticeship program. (11) Credit transfer agreement The term credit transfer agreement means such an agreement within the meaning of section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. (12) Department The term Department means the Department of Labor. (13) Dual or concurrent enrollment program The term dual or concurrent enrollment program has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (14) Education provider The term education provider means— (A) an area career and technical education school; (B) an early college high school, which has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ); (C) an educational service agency (including a collaborative of those agencies); (D) a high school; (E) a local educational agency or State educational agency