Craft partners with states, institutions, employers, and workforce organizations to design, launch, and scale apprenticeship and work-based learning programs. We bring the expertise, structure, and hands-on support to move a program from early idea to fully registered and fully operational, built to last.
Some partners need to build internal knowledge and capacity. Others need someone in the work with them. Many need both. Craft can step in at any stage and move things forward.
Explore what apprenticeship could look like for your workforce, and whether the model fits.
Assess where you are, clarify scope, and set a clear path toward design and registration.
Build the program: competency frameworks, OJL structure, RTI alignment, and standards.
Register the program, align curriculum and funding, and launch with a plan that holds.
Sustain and scale, with communities of practice and ongoing advisory support.
These are not either-or options. Many partners build internal capacity while also moving a specific program forward on a real timeline. Craft is built for that.
We equip your team with the knowledge, tools, and frameworks to design and sustain programs from the inside. Not just training, but the kind of organizational capacity that outlasts any single project. Right for organizations that want to own this work and build lasting internal expertise.
We work directly alongside you to design and implement programs, bringing the specialized expertise and bandwidth to move things forward on a real timeline. Right for organizations that need added capacity, specialized expertise, or a more direct path to launch.
Not every partner needs a full engagement. For teams actively managing a program who need consistent, responsive support over time, we offer flexible advisory and technical assistance. Right for partners with active programs who need responsive expertise without a full engagement.
Structured learning experiences for teams building foundational knowledge in apprenticeship design, OJL structuring, competency development, and RTI alignment.
Facilitated sessions to assess organizational readiness, clarify program scope, and establish a clear path toward design and registration.
End-to-end support for developing and registering apprenticeship programs, including standards development, sponsor documentation, and submission support.
Occupation-specific competency frameworks and structured on-the-job learning plans aligned to registration requirements and employer workflows.
Review, mapping, and alignment of related technical instruction to apprenticeship competencies and program standards.
Guidance on identifying, pursuing, and structuring funding, from federal apprenticeship grants to workforce funds and state sources, for launch and sustainability.
Facilitated peer learning communities and ongoing supports for practitioners and program leads building and sustaining work-based learning programs.
Flexible, ongoing access to Craft's subject matter experts for partners who need consistent, responsive support without a full project engagement.
The most important work does not happen in a committee meeting or a webinar. It happens when the right people step out of their day-to-day, bring real challenges into a structured space, and design something built to last.
Two to three days at the University of Oxford.
When a state or region needs to think bigger, a change of context changes everything. We bring leaders inside apprenticeship systems that work, through site visits, expert panels, and conversations with practitioners who built what many US organizations are still trying to design. These are not junkets. Oxford is the setting; the work is the point.
Two to three intensive, hands-on days.
Not a conference. Not a workshop series. A Design Institute is structured time where your team works alongside Craft's subject matter experts to produce something real. You do not leave with a notebook full of ideas. You leave with a working document and a clear next step.
Craft's work is grounded in deep experience across educator preparation, healthcare workforce, and broader work-based learning systems.
Done when the program is operational, not when it looks good on paper.
Aligned to real workforce needs. We design for the occupations and employers in front of you, not a generic template.
Structured for registration. Registration requirements, employer realities, and learner needs are built in from the start.
Built for sustainability. Programs that can fund themselves and scale, not pilots that stall after year one.
Ready to launch from day one. Our job is done when the program runs and the people running it know exactly what they are doing.
Reflecting on year one outcomes from Talent Together, I see that so much of it would not have been possible without Craft. Between Cohorts 1 and 2, we are adding over 1,350 teachers to the educator workforce pipeline.Jack Riley · Founder & CEO, MI Talent Together
Not a sales call, a real one. We will spend 30 minutes understanding where you are, what you are trying to build, and whether Craft is the right fit. If we are, we will tell you exactly how we would approach it.
Common questions.
We respond within two business days.