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Better careers, better lives for the skilled trades.

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Since 2016, Austin-based Interplay Learning has been building better training, better careers and better lives for our customers and their employees. Our award-winning online and VR training for the essential skilled trades is scalable and more effective than traditional training methods. By leveraging our immersive learning platform, SkillMill, our customers are able to train and practice hands-on learning from any device or in virtual reality. The result is a highly trained employee who is job-ready in weeks, not years.

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Interplay Learning Partners with Graduation Alliance to Empower Learners with Career-Ready Skills

Partnership Launches Career-Focused Training Pathways, Bringing In-Demand Trade Skills to

December 12, 2024

IACET Names Interplay Learning’s AI-Powered Mentor for Skilled Trades a Top Tech Innovation of 2024

Leading skilled trades training provider wins esteemed CTE organization’s Innovation

October 16, 2024

The SEER Group Chooses Interplay Learning to Enhance Training and Career Development for Partner Network

Interplay will serve as a centralized learning hub for over 1,600

October 15, 2024

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Frank Garro

"Over the years, I've learned a lot of lessons by doing things the hard way, making mistakes and going back to fix them,” he says. “Interplay Learning is the best way for me to reach the most people and train them how to do their job without learning the hard way."

About

Frank began his career in the plumbing trade. He worked for a company that also did HVAC work. A chance to visit the ASHRAE trade show in Chicago gave him the unique chance to explore the inside of a rooftop unit on display that was large enough to literally walk inside. Immediately, he was hooked. The experience inspired him to begin studying HVAC at the local community college and 18 years later he became the Program Chair of the HVAC department at the Fort Wayne campus of Ivy Tech.

As an educator, Garro is a firm believer in teaching the fundamentals, or as he says, “the science that supports the mechanical systems we interact with every day,” adding that, “If you understand the how and the why behind the way mechanical things work, there are no limits to what you can do and your value (earning potential) will continually increase.” Over the years, Frank has taught in a variety of situations, from one-on-one apprenticeship training to classroom and lab environments, and has even developed his own course materials. But he feels that the biggest thing a technician can gain from training is confidence – something Interplay Learning’s unique training experiences instill. “In my early days as a technician, when I would approach a piece of equipment I had never seen before I would stare at it like a deer in headlights,” he reveals. “I believe we can take the intimidation out of learning complex concepts, accelerate the productivity of new employees and also expose the more seasoned technician to things they have not yet encountered in the field.”

Accreditations

Associate Professor and HVAC Program Chair, Ivy Tech Community College
Owner, Consolidated Mechanical Services
Licensed Mechanical Contractor
Licensed Plumbing Contractor
Licensed Electrical Contractor
Six Sigma Yellow Belt, 2016
State Curriculum Chair, 2017-20

Education

BS, Building Construction Management, Purdue University
MS, Career and Technical Education, Purdue University

Projects

Removing Barriers in CTE Courses for Special Needs Learners.
Reaching High School Students with CTE – Construction Trades Education.
Setting up college based and high school based dual credit for Mechanical Construction Trades in the greater Fort Wayne, IN region.
Developing a Program Website to Encourage Student Involvement and Increase Retention Rates.

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