Clearer Pathways for Future Teachers

From student teaching hours to feedback loops, Craft helps educator preparation programs track what matters, prove impact, and strengthen every step toward licensure and effectiveness.

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Why Craft

Helping Future Teachers Reach What’s Next

Craft Connect streamlines the complexity of teacher prep programs, from managing fieldwork and placements to aligning with accreditation and licensure requirements. With real-time data and role-based dashboards, your team can track what matters most: how prepared each candidate is to lead a classroom.

The Status Quo

  • Manual tracking of placements, hours, and evaluations across siloed systems
  • Difficulty aligning with CAEP, state, and licensure standards
  • Limited visibility into candidate growth and supervisor feedback

With Craft

  • Unified tracking for fieldwork, clinical hours, supervisor sign-offs, and rubric-aligned feedback
  • Workforce program management software aligned with CAEP, Title II, and state accreditation requirements
  • Learner-facing views that support reflection, feedback, and growth

Need additional support?

Whether you're designing a new residency model, preparing for reaccreditation, or strengthening school partnerships, Craft Consulting offers tailored support to help you build systems that work for your mission and your students.

Why It Matters

When Systems Work Together,  Learners Go Farther

Departments of labor, educators, and employers have interdependent goals—but independent ways of working.

The Shortage Ends When the Silos Do

The talent exists. An infrastructure for alignment between training providers, employers, and regulatory agencies is key to closing the gap.

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skilled labor vacancies

Until the workforce education system of 40k training providers, 6.1M employers, and 1,000+ regulatory agencies have a sustainable way to work together, millions of jobs will go unfulfilled.

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The Cost of Alignment

Talent Together’s registered apprenticeship program in Michigan makes expansive pathways to careers possible. But cross-system documentation takes time away from actual execution.

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apprentices in the last two years

Managing logistics, compliance, and documentation across districts and agencies layers onto work that is already complex and time intensive.

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hours in administrative work

Each apprentice represents ~10 hours of tracking and reporting. Craft cuts that down by integrating education, training, and employment data into one platform.

Craft: The Infrastructure That Integrates Systems

Talent Together’s partnership with Craft models a viable solution for reducing administrative burden, securing funding, and supporting learner growth—at scale.

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funding from the MI State Legislature

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completion rate for apprentices

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of apprentices became teachers in year one

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“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

"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

"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 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

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FAQs

Quick answers to your questions about Craft workforce program management software.

What is Craft Connect?

A free workforce program management software designed to simplify tracking, improve reporting, and support learner success.

How does Craft Connect integrate academia, workforce, and compliance?

Craft Connect brings education, training, and employment data into one system, making it easy to track learner progress, meet compliance standards, and align programs with real workforce needs.

Is Craft Connect designed for educator prep programs?

Yes. Craft workforce program management software includes tools for managing field placements, tracking hours, capturing evaluations, and supporting licensure and accreditation requirements.

Does Craft help with CAEP and Title II compliance?

Absolutely. Craft helps organize and report data aligned to federal and state standards—while also supporting real-time program improvement.

Is Craft Connect really free?

Yes. There are no licenses or user fees. You only pay if you choose Craft Consulting for added support.

How is Craft different from our LMS or SIS?

Craft is workforce program management software—it connects the dots between learning and labor systems, with tools made specifically for tracking applied learning and professional preparation.

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