The Computer Education Management Association (CEdMA) has announced that Bentley Systems was honored with CEdMA’s 2013 Innovation Award. This annual award recognizes one high-tech company for outstanding innovation in training. As the recipient of this same award in 2012, Bentley becomes the first company to be recognized with the Innovation Award twice, let alone in consecutive years.
Commenting on the CEdMA Innovation Award, George Church, Bentley Systems Senior Vice President, User Advantage, said, “Being awarded the prestigious Innovation Award for two years running is truly an honor, and we thank CEdMA for this important recognition. It validates our new approach to providing our users with ‘next’ practices in learning.”
The 2012 award was presented to Bentley for its development and implementation of a highly personalized learning path application that incorporates customized home pages, real-time feedback on progress, and learning paths that can be saved, modified, and shared by organizations and their learners. The 2013 submission by the Bentley LEARNservices organization reflected the company’s achievements in expanding the role of social learning in its training strategies for Bentley users.
The focal point of Bentley’s 2013 social learning initiatives was the reprogramming of its largest annual user conference, dedicating its sessions to practitioner learning exclusively for Bentley LEARN subscribers. Called The Bentley LEARNingConference, this global gathering offered Bentley LEARN subscribers practical solutions, product training, and professional networking. At the same time, the conference set the stage for ongoing social learning opportunities, around the globe and throughout the year, among learners, Bentley’s product management team and trainers, and adjunct instructors from Bentley’s user and partner organizations.
