A dynamic simulation of the polymerisation reaction of vinyl chloride to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was presented recently by Bretelle et al (1992). The isothermal reactor model was adjusted against industrial plant data and was shown to give good results for several product grades and operating conditions. The intended use was for operator training. In this paper a computer based training system application is developed for a complete PVC suspension process, which integrates simulation, control and scheduling tools, according to the architecture of Kassianides (1991). The training application integrates various modules : a simulation of an entire polymerisation plant section, including feed charging systems, three parallel reactors (utilising the above reactor model, expanded to include temperature control systems), as well as discharge and cleaning operations. The simulation module is linked to an industrial control system used for real time monitoring of plant operations and as the operator interface. Finally, the facility to define, schedule, execute and monitor sequential operations is added utilising the SUPERBATCH supervisory system. The paper presents an application of this architecture and discusses how it can be utilised to provide a comprehensive training facility. It finally presents briefly a training analysis for fault management, illustrated by typical training scenarios.