Major - 2027 Finalist
Interplay Achieve
United States of America
Interplay Achieve by Interplay Learning
Interplay Achieve is a simulation-based career readiness platform built for the way today's students actually learn, and the way employers actually need them to show up.
Designed for the essential trades, such as HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Facilities Maintenance, Industrial, and more, Interplay Achieve replaces passive, time-based curriculum with over 500 hours of expert-created, on-demand training that meets learners where they are and moves them toward verified, job-ready competencies.
The platform shifts the fundamental measure of progress from seat time to skill. Using pedagogically-grounded frameworks and contextual, scenario-driven learning, Achieve tracks and validates what learners can actually do.
At the core of Achieve are high-fidelity 3D simulations that function as ‘flight simulators for the trades’. Learners virtually step inside hyper-realistic environments, from residential basements to commercial critical infrastructure facilities, and do the work themselves. They inspect live systems, operate professional diagnostic instruments such as virtual multimeters, isolate mechanical faults, and execute complex field repairs. In doing so, they are building the muscle memory and diagnostic reasoning that prepare them for working on real equipment.
Achieve meets learners wherever they are, across laptops, desktops, tablets, and fully immersive Virtual Reality environments. Whether in a classroom, a workforce development centre, or at home at midnight, the lab is always open.
Interplay Achieve acts as a comprehensive classroom multiplier through four integrated pillars:
- Micro-learning Video Library: Highly visual, bite-sized instruction developed by industry subject matter experts to instil underlying conceptual mechanics (the why) behind technical systems.
- Immersive 3D/VR Troubleshooting Simulations: A safe-to-fail, limitless repetition playground where learners build cognitive muscle memory and spatial pattern recognition under pressure without material wear or safety incidents.
- Robust Instructor Administrative Tools: The platform features automated grading, group management, and real-time analytics. This infrastructure empowers trade experts with no formal teaching background to manage multi-tier classes easily, pinpoint struggling students early, and execute targeted remedial pathways.
- Enterprise-Scale Integration: Achieve is built for high-touch public sector deployment, natively integrating via SCORM or LTI standards directly into an institution's existing Learning Management System (LMS).




