Career & Technical Education

Learn how to secure an apprenticeship by leveraging government resources, industry-specific job boards, and community colleges. Understand pre-apprenticeship benefits and program requirements to kickstart your career journey.

Mentors are vital for successful apprenticeships, bridging theory and practice. Learn their 5 key roles: Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Advocate, and Connector, fostering growth.

This article outlines five data-driven strategies to increase apprenticeship completion rates from 35% to over 60%. It highlights Craft's platform for real-time analytics, early intervention, mentor support, and progress tracking.

Multi-partner apprenticeship programs suffer from information silos, leading to a lack of trust. Real-time, transparent tracking with dashboards transforms relationships.

Revolutionize apprenticeships by adopting student-centric design. This approach provides learners with transparent progress and mentors with tools for proactive support, driving engagement, faster competency, and better program outcomes.

Clean energy jobs are booming, but a skills gap is a challenge. Registered Apprenticeships are the solution. Craft Connect offers a free platform to efficiently manage these programs, ensuring compliance and scalability.

This article explains how work-based learning (WBL) closes the skills gap. It details how platforms like Craft streamline WBL implementation, offering structured partnerships, measurable outcomes, and efficient management to boost student employability.

This article explores how work-based learning and apprenticeships can create pathways for underrepresented groups by addressing key barriers like access, support, and economic sustainability with evidence-based solutions.

Scaling work-based learning programs demands modern tools. This article details four pillars: bulk operations, cohort organization, role-based access, and automated compliance, for sustainable expansion.

This article debunks myths about expensive apprenticeship software, showing how free platforms like Craft Connect offer enterprise features, robust support, and compliance. It highlights how Craft Connect provides superior outcomes by removing cost barriers, allowing programs to focus on learners and growth.

CTE teacher shortages demand new solutions. Apprenticeships and unified evidence platforms like Craft Connect drive better outcomes, compliance, and program growth.

Craft Connect makes tracking construction apprenticeships easy, with mobile access, real-time feedback, and free tools for every job site and role.

Explore how Craft Connect helps manufacturers build skilled teams, cut admin chaos, and future-proof operations with free, all-in-one apprenticeship management.

Career and Technical Education is critical, but CTE programs across the country are struggling to find qualified instructors. This post explores the national shortage, highlights solutions like flexible licensure and industry partnerships, and explains how Craft helps programs track progress and meet Perkins V requirements.