Bentley Inaugurates Bentley LEARN; Unlimited Learning for Fixed Annual Fee Helps Bridge Gap Between Infrastructure Needs and Engineering Resources

Bentley Systems, Incorporated today inaugurated Bentley
LEARN, a revolutionary subscription program that empowers
infrastructure firms to become and remain well-trained organizations -
improving their competitiveness and advancing the careers of
infrastructure professionals.
Bentley LEARN provides unlimited OnDemand eLearning for a fixed
annual fee. Courses include lectures, hands-on courses, and feature
clips from Bentley Institute. The combination of features that makes
this program revolutionary includes:

-- The learning is OnDemand, so it fits into busy schedules.

-- The learning is on every desk, so no travel is required.

-- The OnDemand content is the broadest in infrastructure,
covering the use and administration of MicroStation,
ProjectWise, and the company's comprehensive portfolio of
building, civil, geospatial, and plant solutions.

-- The price for all of this is eminently affordable - set at 20
percent of the organization's SELECT fee, or about an hour of
a professional's billable time for a year's worth of learning.

As Maureen Pomeroy, director, Bentley Institute, explained, "With
our new Bentley LEARN program, organizations will realize an
unprecedented return on their investment in training - from improved
productivity as well as new business generated by higher quality work
and enhanced organizational resumes."
To measure progress, those taking OnDemand eLearning courses are
credited with Bentley Learning Units (LUs). "The LUs are like currency
in career and organizational development," said Pomeroy. "Plus, the
value of these LUs extends to other professional continuing education
programs, as relevant credits can be applied to programs for AIA,
IACET, CPD, and more."
For infrastructure professionals, LUs mean they can now mark their
progress in keeping current on the latest technology and most
productive practices. This capability allows them to better
communicate their increasing value to their organizations and to
secure more project assignments that advance their careers.
For infrastructure organizations, the combination of LUs and
online tracking of credentials means they now have access to a
powerful new staffing and organizational development tool. This tool
allows them to win more business by better communicating
organizational qualifications and to operate more profitably by
assuring optimal staffing of new projects.
Bentley LEARN Server provides the online tracking of credentials,
as well as access to OnDemand eLearning courses, course descriptions,
feature clips, online transcripts, advanced course searches, and
online registration.

Bentley LEARN courses number in the hundreds and include:

-- Hands-on courses and a lecture series for MicroStation V8 XM
Edition

-- ProjectWise V8 XM Edition Administrator hands-on course

-- Bentley InRoads lecture series

-- Bentley AutoPLANT 3D series of hands-on courses

-- Introductory courses on Bentley Building Electrical Systems
and Bentley Building Mechanical Systems

-- Additional MicroStation and ProjectWise series, plus courses
in the subject matter areas of visualization and programming

"We understand that evolving technology and growing competitive
pressures will accelerate demand for architectural, engineering, and
construction professional training," said Pomeroy. "We intend to
expand our offering and consistently meet this demand with a set of
courses as broad and specialized as our users require - delivered as
conveniently and cost effectively as possible using state-of-the-art
technology."

Bridging the Gap

CEO Greg Bentley expects Bentley LEARN to have a significant
impact on the infrastructure community. He said, "A major bottleneck
for infrastructure progress is the well-recognized shortage of trained
engineering professionals in every region of the world. The only way
to overcome this problem in the short and intermediate term is to
institutionalize learning and investment in training, which is why
Bentley LEARN is our most significant program introduction since our
launch of Bentley SELECT in 1995.
"What I find particularly impressive and gratifying is that
Bentley LEARN allows every single one of our more than 2000 colleagues
to contribute - to share their critical knowledge and experience with
this community."

Pricing and Availability

Given all the benefits it provides, the Bentley LEARN program
yields an extremely high return on an organization's investment in
training. The list price is calculated at 20 percent of the
organization's annual SELECT fee, and as a subscription program
offering unlimited learning, administration costs are kept to a
minimum.
Bentley LEARN is now available globally to all Bentley SELECT
subscribers. Regional portals are available for the U.S., Canada, the
U.K., and Ireland, and others will be added in the months ahead.

For more information on Bentley LEARN, go to
www.bentley.com/learn.

In addition to Bentley LEARN, Bentley Institute also provides
instructor-led courses at Bentley facilities, on-site at office
locations, and via the Internet through distance learning. For more
information on Bentley Institute training, go to
www.bentley.com/training.

About Bentley

Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle
of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio
for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans
architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With
2005 revenues of $336 million and more than 2000 colleagues around the
world, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the
Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms and major owner-operators
and was named the world's No. 2 provider of GIS/geospatial software
solutions in a recent Daratech research study.
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