; (B) are national or multi-State in the design, suitability, and scope of the standards; and (C) are registered on a nationwide basis by the Office of Apprenticeship under section 111(b)(10). (17) Nontraditional apprenticeship occupation (A) In general The term nontraditional apprenticeship occupation means an occupation in an industry sector which has an average program participant rate of fewer than 10 percent for each of the 5 preceding years. (B) Program participant rate In this paragraph, the term program participant rate , when used with respect to an occupation in an industry sector, means the percentage of the total program participants that participate in an apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or youth apprenticeship program in such occupation. (18) Nontraditional apprenticeship population The term nontraditional apprenticeship population means a group of individuals with a common demographic trait (such as individuals from the same gender, race, or ethnicity), the members of which— (A) comprise fewer than 25 percent of the program participants in an apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or youth apprenticeship program