Interplay Learning Offers Advanced HVAC Training with VR
Interplay Learning has launched a pioneering online HVAC training platform featuring over 100 hours of interactive video courses and 3D troubleshooting simulations accessible via multiple devices including VR headsets, offering NATE-approved continuing education units and management tools to enhance skill development for both entry-level and experienced HVAC professionals.
Individuals and companies in the HVAC industry can benefit from this first-of-its-kind online, on-demand training catalog featuring video and 3D simulation training, which can be accessed via smartphone, desktop, laptop, tablet, or VR-headset. Interplay Learning’s HVAC courses are approved for NATE Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Press Release: Austin, Texas – February 27, 2019
Interplay Learning, a leading provider of online training for skilled trades utilizing virtual reality (VR) and 3D simulations, announced the availability of its first-of-its-kind HVAC industry training solution. The company introduces a new way to on-ramp to an HVAC career or advance HVAC skillsets for industry professionals with a catalog that includes dozens of interactive HVAC video courses by top industry experts and state-of-the-art 3D troubleshooting simulations. Course materials are accessible by desktop, laptop, or VR-headset and provide an immersive learning experience for engagement and field-like experience.
For the professional market, Interplay’s training solution delivers both cost-effective NATE CEU hours and an administration capability that allows service managers to track their team’s skill advancement.
“This is online training that technicians will actually use because the simulations mimic on-the-job training,” said Doug Donovan, CEO of Interplay Learning. “As a company, we’ve helped more than 70,000 people build key technical skills, so we’re confident in our ability to change the way the HVAC industry trains its professionals.”
From entry-level to seasoned HVAC professionals, individuals can access at their convenience more than 100+ hours of scenario-based exercises across different equipment types—ranging from a Commercial A/C unit to Residential Gas Furnace. Simulation has been the training method of choice for the medical, aviation, and military industries because of its proven ability to better prepare professionals for real-world experiences. It also allows for faster skill development and fewer on-the-job mistakes.
Interplay Learning’s training solution is subscription based. With a monthly option at $19 per month or an annual subscription for $199, users have unlimited access to training content, including video and simulation courses and knowledge checks. More than 100 hours of learning material includes basic, intermediate, and advanced troubleshooting techniques. New courses are added each month. The team subscription package lets companies track their technician’s progress through the admin dashboard and monitor the team’s growth.
About Interplay Learning: Austin, Texas-based Interplay Learning is a software company that develops and delivers scalable and effective training for the mechanical, electrical, and industrial workforce, using Virtual Reality and 3D simulation. With expertise developed over the last 8 years in simulation training in the HVAC, Electrical, Energy Auditing, Solar Install, Manufacturing, and Construction Codes industries, Interplay offers both off-the-shelf and custom solutions to solve difficult workforce training challenges. Interplay Learning was named to the latest Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the top fastest-growing private companies in the United States.
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