Interplay Learning, the provider of online and virtual reality training for essential skilled trades, announces a partnership with the Temperature Control Institute (TCI), a unique state-of-the-art skilled trades education program helping underemployed youth prepare for careers in the skilled trades.
six-month certification courses
TCI offers six-month certification courses in HVAC and commercial refrigeration. All students graduate with at least one job-ready certification, such as EPA 608, OSHA 10, and NATE, and use Interplay’s training to help prepare for their exams.
Graduates are qualified for entry-level employment, offering employers in Memphis, Tennessee, and Southaven, Mississippi skilled and job-ready talent. Qualifying students may also receive free tuition through state funding.
essential skills
We get more effective learning done in less time, and we’re also seeing less wear and tear"
“Interplay Learning is like having another instructor,” said Edward York, TCI Director. “We get more effective learning done in less time, and we’re also seeing less wear and tear on our equipment."
"That’s going to allow us to grow faster, so we can help even more young people acquire essential skills that enable them to turn their lives around.”
virtual-reality simulations
Interplay Learning’s immersive virtual-reality simulations and a robust catalog of technical content enhance TCI’s classroom engagement and hands-on training programs. The platform includes expert-led video-based training, knowledge checks, and hands-on 3D simulations to help technicians rapidly develop on-the-job skills and practice troubleshooting in a risk-free, familiar environment.
The on-demand courses offer game-like training that provides flexibility so students can practice anytime, according to their learning style, using a tablet, computer, or virtual reality headset.
facility expansion
TCI is currently enrolling students at its Southhaven, Mississippi, location conveniently located near Memphis, Tennessee. TCI plans to increase its class size as it expands to a new facility in Memphis later in 2023 and add additional training programs for plumbing, electrical, and building maintenance.
“Our mission is to help institutions build better training, better careers, and better lives,” said Doug Donovan, founder, and CEO of Interplay Learning.
simulation-based technology
We’re proud to partner with TCI to support the young, underemployed community in Memphis"
“Temperature Control Institute is a shining example of how simulation-based technology can engage and support the next-generation skilled workforce more effectively."
"We’re proud to partner with TCI to support the young, underemployed community in Memphis with an innovative strategy that addresses the skilled labor shortage.”
immersive learning technology
Interplay Learning builds better training, better careers, and better lives for its customers and their employees. Its award-winning online and virtual reality training for the essential skilled trades, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, solar, multifamily maintenance, and facilities maintenance workforces, is scalable and more effective than traditional training methods.
By leveraging immersive learning technology, Interplay’s customers can train and practice hands-on learning from a desktop, phone, tablet, or in virtual reality, resulting in a highly trained employee who is job-ready in weeks, not years.
