Interplay Learning Launches Hotel Maintenance Training
Interplay Learning has launched a Hospitality training catalog featuring expert-led courses and 3D simulations in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and safety to help hotel brands and management companies streamline operations, reduce costs, and address skilled labor shortages by providing flexible, scalable, and customizable online and VR maintenance training accessible anytime on any device.
AUSTIN, Texas— January 24, 2022 — Interplay Learning, a leading provider of online and virtual reality training for essential skilled trades, has announced the release of its Hospitality catalog. This new offering is designed to help hotel brands and hospitality management companies streamline operations, save time and money, and empower teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences across all properties.
The Hospitality training catalog features expert-led courses and hands-on 3D simulations in areas such as HVAC, plumbing, facilities maintenance, electrical, and workplace safety. The training is accessible anytime, anywhere, and on any device, including VR, allowing teams to practice in a safe, risk-free environment and gain the critical knowledge needed to perform tasks correctly the first time.
Key features of the Hospitality catalog include instructional courses and simulations covering:
- Custom Air Handling Unit Preventive & Service Maintenance
- Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC) Maintenance
- Plumbing Fixtures Installation
- Safety courses such as Ladder and Fall Safety and Fire Prevention and Safety
Interplay Learning applies research on effective learning methods to equip building engineers with both the knowledge and cognitive skills necessary for preventive and seasonal maintenance. The platform offers flexibility for building engineering leaders to deliver hands-on skills training and supports the development of a high-performing team.
Doug Donovan, CEO of Interplay Learning, highlighted the growing skilled labor shortage in hotel and facilities maintenance. He emphasized that the Hospitality catalog provides hotel brands and management companies with a competitive edge in recruiting and retaining talent by offering scalable, customizable training solutions that streamline operations and reduce costs.
The platform enables hotel brands and management companies to manage their training programs through a single interface, providing resources to assess staff field-readiness. Managers can utilize curated learning paths to ensure building engineers acquire the right skills in the correct sequence, supporting career advancement and reducing turnover. By offering a comprehensive, efficient, and affordable training solution, Interplay Learning aims to help managers attract and retain the next generation of hotel building engineers.
For more information, visit www.interplaylearning.com/industries/safety.
About Interplay Learning
Since 2016, Austin-based Interplay Learning has provided award-winning online and VR training for essential skilled trades, including HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Solar, Multi-Family Maintenance, and Facilities Maintenance. Their scalable, immersive learning technology allows customers to train and practice hands-on skills from any device, resulting in highly trained, job-ready employees in weeks rather than years. The Interplay Learning platform offers short video courses, 3D simulations, knowledge checks, coaching, and connectivity, turning any space into a training lab. The company has received recognition from Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards in several categories. For more information, visit www.interplaylearning.com.
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