CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
23 February 2009
Company News
Bentley’s “Be Employable” Initiative Provides Free Software and Training to Help Sustain Infrastructure Professions
Bentley Systems, Incorporated launched its Be Employable initiative to help in sustaining the infrastructure professions. Be Employable is an addition to Bentley’s Be Careers Network designed to help outplaced architectural, engineering, construction, and geospatial professionals update and upgrade their technology skill sets, giving them a significant competitive edge in today’s challenging job market. It provides free access to Bentley’s comprehensive software portfolio and training as well as the ability to earn learning units from the Bentley Institute, Bentley’s training organization. A learning unit is earned for each hour of self-paced or instructor-led learning content completed. By taking advantage of these offerings, Be Employable participants will be better positioned as top candidates for employment opportunities across a broad spectrum of projects. Moreover, once back in the workforce, they will be able to deliver greater value to their new employers.
The enhanced Be Careers Network Resume Center, which can be found on the Be Communities networking site (http://communities.bentley.com), connects recent graduates entering the infrastructure disciplines and students seeking internships with hiring managers. Outplaced infrastructure professionals who have improved their skills using the Be Employable initiative can also use the Resume Center to connect with these same organizations.
The new Be Employable initiative makes the following tools available to any outplaced infrastructure professional throughout 2009:
Access to Bentley’s V8i software portfolio for noncommercial use,
Instructor-led online distance learning to eliminate the travel time and cost of traditional training,
OnDemand eLearning for self-paced learning,
Comprehensive learning transcripts to help maintain professional accreditation.
Malcolm Walter, COO, Bentley Systems, said, “Worldwide, the infrastructure community is facing the relentless pressures of a difficult economy, and downsizing of design and engineering organizations has become widespread. Bentley’s mission of ‘sustaining infrastructure’ encompasses the need to ‘sustain the professions’ that design, build, and operate our infrastructure, and the Be Employable program is designed to do just that.”
Walter continued, “We conceived our Be Employable initiative to help transitioning infrastructure professionals overcome these challenges by giving them the opportunity to advance their software know-how for advantage in the job market. To extend its reach, we will encourage downsizing user organizations to make outgoing colleagues aware of the Be Employable opportunity. In addition, we will promote its availability to professional architectural, engineering, construction, and geospatial associations so they can extend Be Employable to members seeking new positions. Ultimately, our goal is to help enable as many infrastructure professionals as possible to resume rewarding careers as easily and quickly as possible.”
For additional information about Bentley’s Be Employable initiative or for individuals, infrastructure organizations, and professional associations interested in pre-registering, visit http://www.bentley.com/beemployable.
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