Interplay Learning

07/24/2025

While tracking student outcomes is essential to funding, marketing, and program improvement, it also helps ensure your construction trades program makes a lasting impact.

Learn what outcomes to track, how to track them, and what to do with your data so your program leads to fulfilling, lifelong careers.

Prove your construction trades program's success with outcome data. Get a roadmap for tracking employment, wages, & more to attract students & funding

07/23/2025

👷‍♀️Creating a space where students can safely build real skills is what makes great trade education happen. Whether it’s electrical, HVAC, plumbing, or facilities maintenance, every safe day counts toward preparing students for success on the job.

Ready to bring safe and immersive training to your classroom?

https://www.interplaylearning.com/demo-request/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=trades-pro-edu-q22025

07/21/2025

✅ Ramp new hires faster
✅ Retain workers longer
✅ Develop skills at scale

Learn how an investment in training is an investment in your company’s future. Schedule a quick chat with us today. https://www.interplaylearning.com/demo-request/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=content-promo-q32025

07/18/2025

🔥Putting out fires all day? What if you could stop them before they start?

Facilities managers lose big when preventive maintenance falls through the cracks. @ Dan Clapper explains why ongoing, strategic training is vital to keep facilities running smoothly and protect your bottom line.

His advice? Shift to blended learning with short, focused micro-learning sessions that fit into busy schedules without disruption.

Read more:

This article explores why training facilities managers in preventive maintenance is so vital and hybrid learning.

07/16/2025

Struggling with your organization’s MRO readiness? You can still watch Tim McDaniel, industrial maintenance veteran with 35+ years of experience, and industrial training solutions expert Sarah Burns Brogna chat on why training is the missing piece in many organizations’ MRO strategies.

You will learn:

✅ How to prioritize skilled people and spare parts with MRO readiness
✅ Best practices for implementing a blended learning strategy for your team
✅ Examples of how training can cut downtime and lower maintenance costs

Watch when you’re ready. 📺➡️ https://www.interplaylearning.com/webinar/industrial-maintenance-repair-and-overhaul-future-proofing-operations-through-training/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=mro-webinar-q22025

Discover how training can reduce downtime & lower maintenance costs. Join experts for a webinar on building a training-focused MRO strategy.

07/14/2025

Will you be at the TIVA Professional Development Conference in Texas this week? We will!

🎓 Join Brock Smith and Cameron Wilkinson on July 16 at 3 pm for a dynamic session on how AI, VR, and 3D simulations are transforming skilled trades education. You’ll get practical strategies to bring these powerful tools into your programs while boosting critical thinking, adaptability, and student engagement.

Can’t wait until the conference? Let’s talk about how you can level up your trades classroom today.

https://www.interplaylearning.com/demo-request/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=tiva-dr-q32025

07/11/2025

We’re not just teaching trade skills; we’re building clear pathways to meaningful, lasting careers. 👩‍🏭

Interplay is proud to partner with Edmentum to expand access to immersive, hands-on training that prepares students for high-demand skilled trades jobs.

Tune in as our CEO, Doug Donovan, talks with Jamie Candee about how this partnership is helping train the next generation of skilled trades workers.

➡️ https://www.edmentum.com/articles/disrupting-the-status-quo-of-trade-prep/

07/10/2025

What gets measured gets funded. But what data points matter for your construction trades program?

Grab this checklist to make sure you’re keeping tabs on the metrics at the right time, and learn best practices for tracking post-graduation outcomes for your program. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4llkmRL

Prove your construction trades program's success with outcome data. Get a roadmap for tracking employment, wages, & more to attract students & funding

07/09/2025

Loyal Plumbing Heating & Cooling recently expanded its services into HVAC and launched its first in-house apprenticeship program.

Amy Painter explains that “without Interplay, it would be difficult to carry out the vision and mission of Loyal Plumbing.”

If your mission matters, your training partner should, too. https://bit.ly/40IzC2G

07/08/2025

Webinar Tomorrow! ⏰ 🏃🏾

In this webinar with International Facility Management Association (IFMA), Tom Clapper, a former Building and Grounds Director, and his son Dan Clapper, our Head of Learner and Business Outcomes, dive into how to overcome the common friction points that arise when trying to get buy-in for training from both techs and leaders.

You will learn:

✅ How to overcome skepticism from the field and demonstrate training’s value to decision-makers
✅ Strategies for breaking down communication barriers and building shared ownership of training programs
✅ Practical tips for designing training that engages learners and delivers tangible business results

Save your spot before they fill up! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nth6Fx