Interplay Learning

RATING:

4.3

(32)

About Interplay Learning

SkillMill is an online, on-demand Learning platform built for the skilled trades. The platform delivers ever-expanding catalogs of courses in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, facilities maintenance and solar. With a comprehensive suite of measurement and engagement tools, businesses and managers can track employee skills progression. Through the use of state-of-the-art 3D simulations and VR, SkillMill creates an immersive learning environment for users to practice their hands-on skills on life-like equipment, preparing them for the real world better than anything else on the market. The platform includes short video courses, 3D simulations, on-going assessments and knowledge checks — all to help your workforce advance their abilities faster and more efficiently than tradit...

Awards and Recognition

FrontRunner 2021
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Interplay Learning Pricing

Plans for small to medium-sized businesses start at $349/yr per user. The plan includes: Entire Course Catalog, Industry-Specific Learning Paths, Certificates of Completion, CEU Eligibility, Skills Assessment, Admin Dashboard and Analytics. Custom plans are available upon request for enterprises. Plans include everything in Small-to-Medium PLUS: LMS Integration, White Label, Single Sign-On (SSO), Custom Content Option, and Strategic Account Management. Contact us for a quote.

Starting price: 

$349.00 per year

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

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Interplay Learning Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4

Customer Support

4

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for Interplay Learning

1 - 5 of 32 Reviews

Sergio

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2021

Interplay Learning Is Very Useful

The experience has been positive. Entry level technicians enjoy all the courses. The more experienced technicians wish there were more advanced courses. We did find one error on one of the videos a couple months back and sent the information in to Interplay but have not heard back.

PROS

I like that fact that as the administrator, I can track progress on my team members on my dashboard. I also like the variety on different courses and the fact that each course is presented in short sections/chapters. I like the knowledge checks/quizzes.

CONS

I wish there were more advanced courses on chillers, cooling towers, water-source heat pumps, etc. More DDC controls courses would be a plus as well.

Reason for choosing Interplay Learning

Pricing and user management features

Vendor Response

Hi Sergio! We are so thrilled you and your techs are enjoying the training! And thank you for your feedback on not only your request for more advanced courses, but also a few specific examples, that is so helpful! Consider your requests submitted to our Production team for review. They love to know what our customers want to see, it helps us prioritize what courses are developed and launched, which is primarily based on how many requests we get for it. So keep the feedback coming, we're all ears! Regarding the error you never heard back from us on, we will make sure to notify your Customer Success Manager so they can help track that email down for you. Thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful and helpful review, we really appreciate it, Sergio!

Replied June 2021

tom

Environmental Services, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2021

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As an hvac company and trade school, we also use interplay learning to train office personnel that are good with managing people, and business, but literally have no idea what services we provide. It allows them to be a better liaison between tech and customer, and between tech and office personnel.

PROS

I like that I can give students assignments and have them complete it before showing up to training in our class. Our platform is structured so that 80% of class time is spent in the lab. Interplay learning allows us to have students learn a lot of stuff that would normally have to be taught in a classroom at home before they show up, which allows us to then spend time in the lab rather than the classroom.

CONS

I do not like that there is no way to have an app for this software on a phone. Most people do not use computers or even tablets these days. .. Sometimes the software for tablets is not great and causes videos to crash, or especially the 3d training will crash. Some of the video content is a little inaccurate, but for the most part is spot on. I also think the new 3d training for recovery and vacuum needs a little work.

Reason for choosing Interplay Learning

Because it is able to be used online, and because of the virtual troubleshooting aspect.

Vendor Response

Hi Tom! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a helpful review! We're thrilled to hear you and your students are making the most of the platform. You're not only using the platform for technical training, but for creating a community and culture of learning as well. So awesome. Regarding the crashing and video content accuracy, we'll make sure your Customer Success Manager reaches out to make sure we fully understand your feedback and get it in the right hands to investigate and work on a fix. They'll be in touch soon. Thank you for bringing it to our attention! Regarding a mobile app, smartphones don't have quite the screen space or computing power to make the 3D sims playable...yet...but never say never! Really appreciate your feedback there though - noted! We're also glad to hear it's not just your students using the training, but the office staff too. We are starting to see so many companies decide to do the same, and it's awesome to see. Knowledge is power, as they say!

Replied May 2021

Richard

Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

2

EASE OF USE

2

VALUE FOR MONEY

2

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed May 2021

Not worth the money

Disappointing

PROS

Just about everything about it was disappointing. Its awkward to use and does not lend itself to being used for assessments

CONS

Lots of glitches and trouble getting assistance when needed.

Reason for choosing Interplay Learning

There really wasn't anything else that I knew of to deliver content in this way.

Vendor Response

Hi Mr. Zaker, Thank you for submitting this review, your feedback is valuable to the entire Interplay Learning team. I apologize that your experience was negative, we are committed to providing the best customer journey and in this case did not fulfill on that commitment. We understand your frustrations, and if possible would like to speak with you directly to understand more of what did not meet your needs. Time is valuable, so if that is not of interest to you we completely understand, but if available we would love to speak with you further. Our support address is support@interplaylearning.com, and we have given instruction at a high priority to keep an eye out for any communication that may come from you. Thank you again for the valuable feedback, we hope to speak with you further. -Interplay Learning

Replied May 2021

Mark

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 201-500 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2021

Training Manager's Viewpoint

I think it is an excellent tool for someone who wants to expand their knowledge. My team does not work on Solar but I have a few that take the course, myself included, just to understand how it works.

PROS

Overall the software is easy to use. I have some people who use their smartphones & work on it during the day, while others spend time with it in the evenings. I have 30+yrs in the HVAC industry & review the courses before assigning them...I'm still learning from the courses. I love when I can assign a course & receive notification when the course is complete or late.. It is great for personal development & used for performance reviews. I also like that if a user is not using the software I can reassign their seat.

CONS

My team does not use Virtual Reality so I don't know how it would look with the googles, but when troubleshooting & placing your meter on objects it doesn't like the real world. I would like to remove points as an admin user when students are got cheating the game, ( yes they still do cheat & they believe I am too old to catch on :).

Reason for choosing Interplay Learning

It is a multifaceted course & ease of use.

Vendor Response

Hi Mark! You are such a great example of how to maximize the platform and make the most of it. We are so glad that you and your students are enjoying the platform and really benefiting from it (and that they're completing their assignments!) Always a win for you. If you're looking for a true "real world" experience, the 3D is powerful, but VR is on a whole new level. Definitely reach out to your Customer Success Manager to talk about VR if you want to explore what that would look like for your team. If by "cheating" you mean duplicate points for multiple attempts, you're right, they do get points for each activity they complete, even if they re-take that activity. Reach out to your CSM about this too to talk about different ways to measure progress instead of points -- course completions are never duplicated, so that would be a good example of a different way to measure progress. But thank you for your feedback there, and for leaving such a thoughtful review! Keep up the great work!

Replied May 2021

Samuel

Education Management, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed May 2021

support

great experience interplay has made get steps to improve this program. it's a thousand times better than when i first began. still needs some tweaking to make it better.

PROS

easy to use. Great foundation. great support team.

CONS

needs some work on electrical side. also need a variety of different style manufactories to give students a more wide range of how different units operate.

Vendor Response

Hi Sam! We're thrilled you've been along for the ride as long as you have - you've seen so many launches, adjustments, tweaks, and additions to the training since you came on board! Thanks for always being so candid with your feedback and being a great partner in our growth. But the most important growth is that of your students, so we'll keep working towards that mission. We appreciate your feedback on training for different manufacturer unit styles. For now, we try to make the units in our 3D sims largely universal so that the troubleshooting applies to any unit that technicians would see in the field. We'd love to hear more about your thoughts on Electrical content you'd like to see, so reach out to your Customer Success Manager so we can get the feedback submitted! Consistent and intentional improvement, that's our motto. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Sam!

Replied May 2021