; (B) a local public or private industry; (C) a sector partnership (which has the meaning given the term industry or sector partnership in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 )); (D) a community partner; or (E) an intermediary organization. (2) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ), including: (A) Work-based learning The term work-based learning means sustained interactions with industry or community professionals in real workplace settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated environments at an educational institution that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks required in a given career field, that are aligned to curriculum and instruction. (B) Program of study The term program of study means a coordinated, nonduplicative sequence of academic and technical content at the secondary and postsecondary level that— (i) incorporates challenging State academic standards, including those adopted by a State under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (ii) addresses both academic and technical knowledge and skills, including employability skills; (iii) is aligned with the needs of industries in the economy of the State, region, Tribal community, or local area; (iv) progresses in specificity (beginning with all aspects of an industry or career cluster and leading to more occupation-specific instruction); (v) has multiple entry and exit points that incorporate credentialing