Interplay Learning Earns Prestigious IACET Accreditation
Interplay Learning, a global leader in online and VR training for skilled trades, has earned the prestigious IACET accreditation, affirming its high-quality training standards and enabling its courses to qualify for continuing education requirements recognized by over 400 organizations worldwide.
The International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) is widely regarded as the gold standard in professional training accreditations, with IACET CEUs acknowledged by more than 400 organizations in 20 different countries.
Austin, TX – June 09, 2021 – Interplay Learning, the leading global provider of online and VR training for the essential skilled trades, announced today it has received IACET accreditation – recognizing its training is of the highest quality in the world. IACET’s mission is to improve the quality of continuing education and training worldwide through its accreditation, thereby advancing the global workforce. To earn the ANSI/IACET accreditation, Interplay met rigorous criteria which included quality of assessment, instructional design processes and standards, learner support mechanisms, staff and support training mechanisms, and business viability and data security.
“We are extremely proud to have earned IACET accreditation,” said Doug Donovan, Founder and CEO of Interplay Learning. “Interplay joins the exclusive ranks of elite continuing education providers, while further highlighting our commitment to providing world-class Comersive Learning solutions for the essential skilled trades. Our mission is to deliver training that enables users in the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, solar, multi-family maintenance and facilities maintenance workforces to have better careers and better lives. IACET reinforces our vision, while providing new and exciting benefits for our customers worldwide.”
For Interplay’s customers, IACET accreditation means that the training they do on the Interplay Learning platform will qualify for annual Continuing Education requirements by state licensures or various credentialing bodies. Similar to an education body earning a “.edu”-status, Interplay’s accreditation provides a formal foundation to deliver workforce development training that is recognized as the highest standard. Interplay will continue to refine its instructional methods and processes, as well as the development of its thought-leading Career Progression Framework that provides a greater opportunity to accelerate organizational change for the better.
About IACET
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) is a non-profit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs. IACET is the only standard-setting organization approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for continuing education and training. The ANSI/IACET Standard is the core of thousands of educational programs worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.iacet.org.
About Interplay Learning
Founded in 2016, Austin, Texas-based Interplay Learning is the leading global provider of online and VR training for the essential skilled trades. The firm develops and delivers scalable, highly effective digital learning simulations for the HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Solar, Multi-family Maintenance and Facilities Maintenance workforce. Using Comersive Learning technology, Interplay Learning allows its customers to practice hands-on learning and train to be job-ready in weeks, not years. The company is an AHR Expo – Innovations Awards 2020 Winner. Interplay Learning is building better training, better careers and better lives for its customers and their employees. Welcome to the next generation of the skilled labor workforce. Visit https://www.interplaylearning.com/ to learn more.
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