The Virtual Laboratory of Program Control

In this paper is described the main ideas of national project “KEGA 3/7131/09 – Laboratory of production system program control”. This project is focused to build of virtual laboratory and supplemental e-learning documents for several studying subject at our institute. This project being solved in the Institute of Production Systems and Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology – STU in years 2009–2011 includes an opportunity to acquire and improve abilities and skills the employers expect technical university graduates to have. The project target is to create a virtual laboratory of programmable control systems and a suitable teaching system supporting creation and improvement of key and occupational competences, abilities and skills of students in technical fields of study promoting at the same time their preparation for practice and lifelong education.