; and (2) to connect local educational agencies, State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, local workforce development boards, State workforce development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs that are working to develop and implement training programs for the jobs described in paragraph (1) to share resources, approaches, and best practices. (e) Collaboration and report In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— (1) collaborate with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, local workforce development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs, and energy-related industries; (2) facilitate the sharing of best practices and approaches that best suit local, State, and national needs; (3) encourage and foster collaboration, men­tor­ship, and partnership between— (A) industry partners, local workforce development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, that provide effective training programs for jobs in energy-related industries; and (B) local educational agencies, State educational agencies, and institutions of higher education that seek to establish those programs; and (4) collaborate with the Secretary of Labor, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, labor organizations, and energy-related industries— (A) to develop a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the workforce needs of, and job opportunities in, energy-related industries, by State and by region