The Maker Project contributes to a research study responding to concerns outlined within the 2016 Crafts Council report ‘Studying Craft: Trends in craft education and training’, providing a pragmatic solution to educators, policy makers and stakeholders through engaging directly with the professional maker community. As such, this research addresses the ongoing regression of structured vocational and creative education across all levels within the national framework. Penultimately this could lead to a shortage of skilled makers, artisans and potential loss of specialist practices in the longer term. This regression in skill is not exclusive to the arts, craft and design but is equally impacting wider professional sectors making this research both poignant and timely.