; (iv) occupational skill training, which shall include priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that are aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area involved, if the local board determines that the programs meet the quality criteria described in section 123 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3153 ); (v) the provision of customized training; (vi) education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce readiness activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster; and (vii) activities that help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and training; and (C) that may include— (i) the provision of professional development (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 )) for training educators and other providers of educational services who participate in the workforce readiness program; and (ii) developing assets and resources that assist an employer or groups of employers or sectors in working with eligible youth. (b) Subgrants The eligible entity may use the grant funds, with the approval of the Secretary, to award subgrants to eligible organizations to carry out activities through a youth workforce readiness program. 8. Evaluation and reporting (a) Measures of effectiveness (1) In general An eligible entity that implements a youth workforce readiness program under this Act shall— (A) ensure that the program is— (i) based upon an assessment of objective data regarding the need for such a program in the communities served; and (ii) evaluated on an established set of performance measures aimed at ensuring the availability of high-quality opportunities by measuring eligible youth success