[IEE IEE Colloquium on `Mechatronics in Education: Delivery of a New Engineering Discipline into the Workplace' - Manchester, UK (26 March 1996)] IEE Colloquium on `Mechatronics in Education: Delivery of a New Engineering Discipline into the Workplace' - What are the benefits from using IEC 1131-3 PLC languages as the basis for training future control engineers?