ASPEN SKILLS CONSULTING
Apprenticeship Design and Development
Helping colleges, universities, and employers design work-based learning systems that last.
What We Do
Building bridges between learning and work.
Aspen Skills Consulting helps higher-education institutions and employers design, fund, and implement work-based learning and apprenticeship programs.
We create pathways that open access, solve labor shortages, and strengthen communities — always tailored to your context.
- Design
- Educate
- Embed
OUR APPROACH
The Aspen Context Framework
We don’t just advise — we embed.
Our five-stage framework combines strategic design with learning and change management, ensuring every recommendation fits the people and systems that make it real.
Discover
Understand your current systems and goals.
Design
Build pathways aligned to your mission.
Enable
Identify and support key change agents.
Educate
Develop learning tools and resources.
Embed
Partner through implementation.
Why It Matters
Context Creates Lasting Change
Traditional consulting ends with a report. Ours begins with understanding.
By embedding in your context — your people, systems, and goals — Aspen helps change take root.
Our clients build not only new programs but new capacity: teams that are trained, confident, and ready to grow.
Of apprentices retain employment post-program.
Up to 30% reduction in student acquisition cost for institutions offering work-based pathways.
ROI for every $1 employers invest in apprenticeships.
Meet Jill
Led by an Educator Who Builds Systems for Change
Jill Fellow founded Aspen Skills Consulting after two decades leading innovation in higher education and workforce development.
Her work at WGU, Utah Valley University, and Craft Education has helped thousands of learners access affordable, career-aligned education.
At Aspen, Jill partners with organizations ready to align learning with real-world outcomes.
Ready to move from recommendations to results?
Let’s design what’s next — together.