Interplay & BGSF Help Multifamily Maintenance Labor Shortage
Interplay Learning and BGSF have partnered to address skilled trades labor shortages in multifamily property management by offering a 320-hour fast-track, immersive digital and VR training program that equips workers with practical skills and job placement opportunities to advance their careers and improve productivity.
Innovative industry leaders in digital learning and workforce solutions have announced a partnership designed to help the multifamily industry elevate skilled trades training and productivity.
AUSTIN, Texas — Oct. 11, 2022 — Interplay Learning, a leading provider of online and VR training for essential skilled trades, and BGSF, a nationwide leader in strategic workforce solutions, have partnered to deliver rapid skilled trades training and job placement opportunities in multifamily property management.
The partnership enables property management companies to address critical skilled trades labor shortages while equipping workers to advance their careers and improve their earning potential. BGSF has collaborated with Interplay to develop a 320-hour fast-track learning experience that immerses candidates in the day-to-day working environment, providing training that can be immediately applied as each module is completed.
Kelly Brown, president of BGSF’s real estate division, stated: “Our team is thrilled to partner with an organization that brings the same level of passion and commitment as we do to solving a known problem for our multifamily client partners. Most importantly, Interplay Learning helps us provide opportunities to candidates who otherwise may not have entered our industry. Our mission is to attract talent into the industry and foster a new generation of maintenance professionals who love what they do every day.”
Interplay Learning’s expert-led multifamily maintenance training courses offer hands-on 3D simulations that help technicians rapidly develop and retain on-the-job skills in a risk-free environment. With its unique approach to skilled trades training and a roster of industry-leading experts, Interplay Learning serves as a one-stop shop for technicians to build and refine the essential knowledge needed for efficient service delivery and optimized productivity.
BGSF is a rapidly growing provider of specialized workforce solutions and project management in the IT, accounting, property management, and commercial real estate industries. Through the acquisition and integration of several regional and national brands, BGSF’s seasoned management team offers exceptional service to both candidates and customers, while building value for investors. BGSF’s passion enables the company to provide solutions that cater to jobseekers’ and client partners’ specific needs.
Krista Washbourne, Interplay Learning’s multifamily expert, commented: “Working with BGSF, we’re able to create a powerful, streamlined connection between employers and the skilled trades candidates who can help them meet the challenges of today’s labor market. Interplay’s robust training offerings and BGSF’s innovative placement solutions help multifamily maintenance teams accelerate recruiting and training so they can get more trained techs into the field more quickly. We’re also equipping skilled trades candidates with tools designed to help them build the foundational knowledge necessary for lasting success and career potential.”
Interplay Learning is a global provider of scalable, highly effective hands-on digital learning simulations for the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, solar, and facilities maintenance industries. Interplay Learning’s solutions help companies grow by delivering team members unique opportunities for advancement and career earnings potential. Its digital experiential learning platform conveniently turns any space into a training lab with short video courses, 3D simulations, knowledge checks, and other advanced features that prepare users to be job-ready in weeks, not years.
For more information, visit www.interplaylearning.com.
About BGSF
BGSF is the nationwide leader in strategic workforce solutions. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, BGSF provides staffing services to a variety of industries through its various brands. BGSF was ranked as one of the largest U.S. staffing companies in 2021 and 2022 and was named the largest IT staffing company list in 2021 and 2022 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). For more information on the company and its services, please visit www.bgsf.com.
BG Multifamily, Powered by BGSF, has established a lasting reputation in the property management industry as a trusted partner by providing efficient, reliable service for over 30 years. BG Multifamily designs strategic staffing plans to best fit the needs of clients while placing top talent in opportunities where they can be happy and make an impact.
About Interplay Learning
Since 2016, Austin-based Interplay Learning has been building better training, better careers, and better lives for its customers and their employees. Its award-winning online and VR training for the essential skilled trades—including HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Solar, Multi-Family Maintenance, and Facilities Maintenance workforces—is scalable and more effective than traditional training methods. By leveraging immersive learning technology, Interplay’s customers are able to train and practice hands-on learning from a desktop, phone, tablet, or in virtual reality. The result is a highly trained employee who is job-ready in weeks, not years. Its digital learning platform conveniently turns any space into a training lab with short video courses, 3D simulations, knowledge checks, coaching, and connectivity. Recent accolades include recognition by Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards in the Education, General Excellence, and On the Rise categories. Visit www.interplaylearning.com to learn more.
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