The short answer
In your university portal open Lab assignments, choose a lab level and a cohort, and set the work. You then see who has passed the factory acceptance test. The lab is free for students.
Set a lab assignment
University portal
- Click Lab assignments
- Click Assign lab work
See results under Assigned and results
Lab assignments ask a cohort to complete a level in a lab and show you who has passed its test.
- Open your university portal.
- Choose Lab assignments under Learning.
- In Assign lab work, pick the lab and level (for example a PLC lab scenario or a Panel Lab level) and the cohort.
- Save. Students see it as work to do.
- Open Assigned and results to see who has passed the factory acceptance test.
Good to know
- The lab runs in any browser, with no licence to install and no hardware to book. It is free for your students.
- Students need to be linked to your institution and signed in for the result to count.
- Results are training records. They are not a qualification.
You can also Recommend a free course to everyone or to one cohort under Recommended courses.
Updated 22 October 2026
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