Campus Apartments Deploys Interplay Training During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, Campus Apartments rapidly implemented Interplay’s online training platform across all 40 properties to launch a mandatory "learn while you earn" program that prevented mass layoffs, fostered accountability through reporting tools, and upheld their high maintenance standards despite shelter-in-place restrictions.
Scaling Success: Campus Apartments Deploys Interplay Training During the Pandemic
Nationwide, in just a few weeks, across all 40 properties.
With an essential workforce to lead, a shelter-in-place rule in effect, and properties to maintain, Campus Apartments saw online training as a vital tool to keep business going.
In this case study, discover how Campus Apartments:
- Quickly leveraged Interplay’s training platform to create a mandatory learn while you earn program
- Avoided mass layoffs across the entire organization
- Created a culture of accountability using built-in reporting tools
- Maintained their reputation of having a high standard of maintenance service
“COVID took over and it changed the way we deployed maintenance training across the entire organization. From Regionals to HR to Technology, our departments all came together to push out Interplay’s program company-wide.”
— Michael Lewis, Director of Facilities, Campus Apartments
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