; (B) employed by an employer that sponsors or participates in an apprenticeship program; and (C) a participant of such an apprenticeship program. (4) Apprenticeship agreement The term apprenticeship agreement means a written agreement under section 123 between— (A) an apprentice, a youth apprentice, or a pre-apprentice; and (B) a sponsor. (5) Apprenticeship hub The term apprenticeship hub means a regional or sectoral qualified intermediary recognized by a State apprenticeship agency or a State Office of Apprenticeship as organizing and providing activities and services related to the development of apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and youth apprenticeship programs. (6) Apprenticeship program The term apprenticeship , used with respect to a program, means a program that meets the standards described in subsections (b) and (e) of section 122 and is registered under section 124(b). (7) Competency The term competency means the attainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities in a subject area, as specified by an occupational skill standard and demonstrated by an appropriate written and hands-on proficiency measurement. (8) Education and training provider The term education and training provider means— (A) an area career and technical education school; (B) an early college high school; (C) an education service agency; (D) a high school; (E) a local educational agency or State educational agency; (F) a Tribal educational agency, Tribally controlled college or university, or Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institution; (G) a postsecondary educational institution; (H) a minority-serving institution; (I) a provider of adult education and literacy activities under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq. ); (J) a local agency administering plans under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 720 et seq. ), other than section 112 or part C of that title ( 29 U.S.C. 732 , 741)