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Tech Trends NAVIGATING A LEARNING PATH Accessible as online, interactive ﬂow chart-style diagrams, learning paths are designed to help users master a Bentley application. Green rectangular boxes present the core courses in the curriculum. Arrows point to the optimal learning sequence and gray diamond-shaped decision boxes help users determine the next course in the sequence based on job function and experience level. Blue octagons indicate the availability of related learning paths. Each green box includes three user-friendly features: MicroStation Essentials I A short course description that appears as a user’s mouse rolls over the title. Click left button to view instructor-led offerings Click play button Click right button to view recommended to view supplemental OnDemand OnDemand offerings eLearning offerings I An icon of a person that links to the full course description and schedules for live, instructor-led classroom and distance learning versions of the course. Users can register online for the course they choose directly from the schedule page. I An icon of a laptop that links to self-paced OnDemand eLearning course descriptions and offerings. Bentley LEARN subscribers and Enterprise Training Subscription users can use this button to launch and complete OnDemand eLearning courses. Additional OnDemand eLearning resources that reinforce or supplement core learning are designated as a blue play button. I Measure and communicate skill development and talent portfolios through learning units, online transcripts, and the Bentley Institute Star Program quality work that reduces errors and omissions, avoiding change orders and their associated costs. High-quality work products and services please clients, ensuring their repeat business and recommendation to prospective new customers. I Rise above the competition – Users who complete Bentley training earn learning units that are recorded to online transcripts and tracked by the Bentley Institute Star Program. The Star Program provides a measure of comparison for an organization’s learning and development efforts against other infrastructure professionals. Firms can showcase their talent portfolios and clearly demonstrate the proﬁciency of their workforce, citing the experience and expertise that differentiates them from their competition, to win more business. Path to proﬁtability Studies, such as Zweig White’s “Training in the A/E Industry: Gaining the Competitive Advantage,” conﬁrm that training is vital to professional sustainability and yields advantages that impact the bottom line. Learning paths provide the roadmap to the continuous learning and development initiatives that enable organizations to: I Increase productivity – Learning paths guide users to the skill sets they need to gain greater competence in their roles. With improved efﬁciency through training, employees increase their utilization rates and overall effectiveness. I Recruit and retain top infrastructure professionals – A common cause of job dissatisfaction and one of the most cited reasons for staff turnover is a lack of training opportunities. Learning paths make it easier for organizations to develop and execute training plans that lead to a better work environment, boost morale, attract new talent, and encourage high performing staffers to stay. Retention rates will go up and recruitment costs will go down, especially when satisﬁed employees help convince a new recruit to join the team. I Improve client satisfaction – With proper training through learning paths, employees can produce more accurate, higher Learning paths are ready-made training plans that create and sustain a highly efﬁcient and effective workforce. “With learning paths, organizations embrace anytime, anyplace learning and foster productive learning environments for their staffs,” concluded Huftalen. “As a result, they will beneﬁt from more opportunities to increase revenue and proﬁtability through a well trained, highly effective workforce that can offer more services and delivers more projects on time and within budget.” Volume 6 Issue 1 | Be Magazine 51 http://www.bentley.com/BentleyWebSite/Tools/library.aspx?id=wlQcJTIk¤tpath=http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Training/Case%20Studies/Training%20Studies/Studies.htm http://www.bentley.com/BentleyWebSite/Tools/library.aspx?id=wlQcJTIk¤tpath=http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Training/Case%20Studies/Training%20Studies/Studies.htm

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BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1 Contents Anticipation’s Name Is V8i Be Awards of Excellence Kicks Off Competition Bentley Launches the Most Comprehensive SoftwarePortfolio for Infrastructure Ever Assembled in a Single Release MicroStation V8i Up Close & Personal Is Water the New Oil? How Does Intent Become Reality? Does Performance Create Sustainability? Renewing Confidence in Public Highway Infrastructure Enterprisewide System Manages International Airport Standardized CAD/GIS Platform Streamlines Infrastructure Engineering 3D Modeling Refines Reusable Design for Plant Prototype Lean Teams Deliver Automotive Assembly Plants Through Innovative Use of BIM Integrated 3DModels Enable Compact and Safe Plant Design Sustainable Development Supports Thriving Community Terminal Pumps Natural Gas Through Longest Subsea Pipeline Large UtilityWorks To Reduce SO2 Emissions Aging Power Station Boosts Engineering Productivity Hydropower Dam To Fuel Growing Economy Collaboration Tools Accelerate Chinese Railway Electrification System Design Rapid Rail Link To Meet Socio-Economic Development Goals High-CapacityWastewater Treatment Facility ReclaimsWater Resources City ExpandsWater SupplyWithout Deploying AdditionalWater Resources Private Calling Meets Public Service Learning Paths Map Skill Development for Infrastructure Professionals A Contemporary Approach to Site Design The Art of Visualization Special Feature: Be Communities Physical + Digital Investments = Intelligent Infrastructure

BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1

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