; and (F) by adding at the end the following: (xiii) the use of competency-based assessments for individuals upon initial assessment of skills (pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii)) or completion of training services or other learning experiences; and (xiv) the development of partnerships between educational institutions (including area career and technical education schools, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education) and employers to create or improve workforce development programs to address the identified education and skill needs of the workforce and the employment needs of employers in a region, as determined based on the most recent analysis conducted by the local board under section 107(d)(2). . (2) Incumbent worker training programs (A) In general Section 134(d)(4)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)(A) ) is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking 20 and inserting 30 ’ (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) Increase in reservation of funds Notwithstanding clause (i)— (I) with respect to a local area that had a rate of unemployment of not more than 3 percent for not less than 6 months during the preceding program year, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting 40 percent for 30 percent