The article is devoted to the problems of implementation of practical training of specialists for the rear services of institutions of IP in the learning process. The article reveals the role of practice-oriented methods of training in the formation of the competence of specialists of logistics services. Particular importance is attached to the use of simulation programs with a practical orientation in the training of cadets of rear specialties. As a practical implementation of the task, the author proposes the creation of simulators of various technological processes using the Flash package as an example of creating a simulator of the KPU-250 boiler.