; and (II) satisfy any applicable educational prerequisite requirement for professional license or certification, so that a student who completes the program and seeks employment is qualified to take any licensure or certification examination needed to practice or find employment in such sectors or occupations. (iv) The job training program prepares students to pursue related certificate or degree programs at an institution of higher education, including— (I) by ensuring the acceptability of the credits received under the job training program toward meeting such certificate or degree program requirements (such as through an articulation agreement); and (II) by ensuring that a student who completes noncredit coursework in the job training program, upon completion of the job training program and enrollment in such a related certificate or degree program, will receive academic credit for such noncredit coursework that will be accepted toward meeting such certificate or degree program requirements. (v) The job training program provides to the Secretary the annual earnings expected to be paid in the sectors or occupations for which the program provides training not later than 6 months after completion of such program (in this subsection referred to as the expected earnings ), as such earnings are determined by an industry or sector partnership in the State or local area in which the program is provided, and which shall be— (I) greater than the average or median annual earnings paid to individuals with only a high school diploma (or the equivalent) based on the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics or the Bureau of the Census with respect to such State or local area, or the Nation as a whole, as selected by such program; (II) validated by the Secretary