; (v) providing commensurate wages, to wages for on-the-job training, for program participants during related instruction, as applicable; and (vi) investing in supportive services for program participants enrolled in an existing apprenticeship program or an apprenticeship program expanded under this title. (C) Pre-apprenticeship programs An eligible entity that receives funds under section 201 for an activity described in section 201(a)(1)(A)(iii) shall use such funds to create a new pre-apprenticeship program or expand an existing pre-apprenticeship program, which may include— (i) coordinating pre-apprenticeship program activities with the sponsor of an apprenticeship program in a high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation, including the creation or expansion of work-based learning opportunities, and establishing articulation agreements for those who successfully complete a pre-apprenticeship to earn academic credit and enroll in an apprenticeship program; (ii) creating, expanding, or integrating related instruction and work-based learning, which may include training in the workplace, and supporting partnerships to create opportunities for pre-apprentices to earn academic credit at a postsecondary educational institution for skills and competencies acquired during the pre-apprenticeship program; (iii) providing program participants with career exploration and career planning activities and with exploration of postsecondary opportunities, including apprenticeship programs; (iv) with respect to program participants without a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, paying the costs affiliated with acquiring such equivalent, and the costs of any related assessments of potential pre-apprentices or active pre-apprentices, including assessments that would verify the attainment of foundational knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in an apprenticeship program