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Workforce Training Platform for Pennsylvania
Craft Connect helps local sponsors, workforce boards, and educators align with regional opportunities, fostering talent in growing sectors amid population booms and low unemployment.
Features
Built for Pennsylvania
Designed with Pennsylvania's workforce leaders to deliver measurable results across priority sectors.
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Problems & Opportunities in PA
Problems & Opportunities
Pennsylvania's Workforce Model Is Unique
- 22 Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) across 10 planning regions deliver services via PA CareerLink® sites.
- Grants like PAsmart, Schools-to-Work, and BEP expect employer alignment, pathway evidence, and compliant reporting.
- Apprenticeship & pre-apprenticeship documentation (via ATO) adds hours/competencies tracking and sponsor records.
- Funders and regions want placement & wage verification and clean regional roll-ups.
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Grant-Ready, Apprenticeship-Ready, Pennsylvania-Ready
Craft as the Bridge to Good Data
Grant-Ready, Apprenticeship-Ready, Indiana-Ready
- Grant Alignment — Capture placements, wages, and employer MOUs; export PAsmart / STW / BEP-ready summaries for proposals, claims, and closeouts.
- Board & Region Reporting — Map outcomes to LWDB and 10-region structures; echo PA WDB priorities.
- Apprenticeship & WIOA Support — Track RA / pre-RA hours & competencies, sponsors, rotations; keep evidence audit-ready for ATO and L&I partners.
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Aligned with Pennsylvania’s Workforce Leaders
Reports for Compliance & ROI
Built for Pennsylvania’s Workforce Ecosystem
- PA Workforce Development Board (PA WDB) — state board & policy strategy.
- Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) — WIOA programs, grants, and PA CareerLink® network.
- Apprenticeship & Training Office (ATO) — Registered Apprenticeship & pre-apprenticeship oversight.
- Local System — 22 LWDBs / 10 regions coordinating delivery across PA CareerLink® sites.
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Powering Programs Across Priority Sectors
Opportunities Across the Workforce
Powering Programs Across Priority Sectors
- Advanced Manufacturing — demand-aligned credentials; verified placement & wage gains.
- Construction & Skilled Trades — RA / pre-RA pipelines; tracked hours/competencies.
- Healthcare — clinical hours → placement; retention milestones.
- IT & Business Services / Logistics — credential-to-job pathways; employer validation.
See The Momentum
Pennsylvania State is investing in your workforce, and Craft provides the free platform that enables you to track all work-based learning & apprenticeships.
PAsmart (RA/Pre-RA)
$5M
awards up to $400k (single-county) / $600k (multi-county/statewide).
Schools-to-Work (Round 5)
$3.3M statewide
competitive awards up to $250,000 per project.
PA Workforce Structure
22 LWDBs / 10 regions
aligned under the state’s WIOA plan.
Built for Funding, Built for Outcomes
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The Free Apprenticeship Platform for IN
Craft offers a free platform with the option of additional support for those who need it. Our mission is your goal - better training programs and easy tracking.
Standard Setup
Free
This is great for organizations who already have programs and just need to get it organized.
Six weeks of support calls with our team.
Admin Training
Help Center Access
OTJ Tracker
Free
No subscription. No required add-ons. Our easy-to-use platform to track any training program.
Mobile-friendly
Natural language report generation
User roles & permissions
WIOA-ready reporting
Tailore Setup
$5,000
A one-time fee for partners with extra needs.
Everything from standard setup
Full platform access
Tailored schedule up to 12 weeks
Admin, evaluator, and learner training
Testimonials
The platform allows multiple stakeholders to monitor workplace activities and provide specific feedback aligned to workplace competencies. This has enabled us to collaborate with employers and ensure we focus on preparing candidates to meet or exceed real workplace expectations.
Malekah Salim-Morgan
Dean at Reach Teachers College
"I would just say that the process we have been following along with [...] is perfect. I see where this is going. So you're doing a great job, ma’am. We appreciate you.”
Allen Haynes
ESC 19
"Victoria Lawrence has been extremely helpful in providing our team with individualized assistance. From determining how to set up our platform to early troubleshooting, she has been incredibly helpful, and very timely in communication."
Sean Elliott
DC OSSE
"I've never seen any company that I've worked with that has the response time that you guys do, so that is absolutely phenomenal and very impressive. I tell everyone who. I've talked to everyone about just how amazing you two were, so I appreciate you, and it made my project go so much quicker, so thank you."
RAP Sponsor Partner
“Craft is the only place we document standards progress. Their platform gives us the credibility we need with the DOL and the districts. A spreadsheet can’t do that.”
Gina Zuberbier
Program Manager, MI Talent Together
"Reflecting on year one outcomes from Talent Together, I see that so much of it would not have been possible without Craft. The pipeline for apprentices is REAL here in Michigan. Between Cohorts 1 and 2, we are adding over 1,350 teachers to the educator workforce pipeline."
Jack Elsey
Founder & CEO, Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative
The Free Apprenticeship Management Platform for Pennsylvania
Craft is the data platform for work-based learning & apprenticeships. We provide easy-to-use tools for learners and administrators, with built-in rubrics and approvals that give program directors the tools to prove long-term impact.
- Easy to Use
- Learner-Focused
- Compliance Ready
- Save hundreds of hours of administrative work
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