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Ready to Change the World and Make Your Mark? Your Dream Job Might Be in Infrastructure

Our new Bentley Education is for students like you, giving you the tools, you need to understand the industry and truly make a difference


Published: 14/06/2021

Country: Ireland
The Future of Infrastructure

Like many industries, the designing, building, and maintaining of infrastructure has been changed by technology. Paper drawings are a thing of the past. Instead, designers are using virtual reality and mixed reality to bring their ideas to life. Manually inspecting infrastructure by putting on hard hats and climbing on ropes is becoming old school. Now, organizations are using digital twins—digital representations of physical assets, processes, or systems, as well as the engineering information that allows us to understand and model their performance—to continuously monitor infrastructure and know when it is time to fix and update them.


For years, studies have shown that people want careers that are meaningful and positively impact the world around them. Often, however, what holds them back is either a lack of proper training or the inability to break into these industries. Understanding what the latest trends are, and how to use that technology, is key to being ready to take that next step in your career.

That’s where we can help.

Who Are We?

We’re Bentley Systems, the infrastructure software company. Our software helps people build all the infrastructure that you see around you and use every day.

And we’re thrilled to announce the new Bentley Education, our program to help you grow into the world-class talent that we know you can achieve, and then connect you to world-changing opportunities. It has everything you need to learn about what a career in infrastructure could mean for you—and how to make it happen.

Here’s what you get with us:

1) Access to learning licenses of over 40 of Bentley’s most popular applications used by infrastructure professionals around the globe on their exciting projects

2) A wide range of self-paced learning resources to earn certificates and boost your resume

3) A community of peers and industry experts from around the world, with tips and tricks to grow in your career and land your dream job

4) The latest industry news and trends, stories from other students and young industry professionals, and much more! 

Bentley Education is open to students and educators at community colleges, technical institutes, polytechnics, universities, secondary schools, and homeschooled students. You get access to Bentley applications at no cost to you as part of the program. It’s available now in the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Ireland, and Lithuania. Don’t worry, though. The program launches in United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and India mid-summer. And we have plans to expand to the rest of the world.

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Develop the critical digital skills that you need to jumpstart your career and bolster necessary infrastructure growth worldwide. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems.


Want to Be a Star?

Submit your innovative infrastructure projects to Bentley’s Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021. The winner of the challenge will be announced during the Going Digital Awards at the Year in Infrastructure 2021 Conference.

The project is set up in two stages, and there are five categories to choose: road and rail, building and facilities, water and wastewater, cities and mapping, and power generation. Your project should focus on solving an environmental challenge that hinders infrastructure development, consider how to optimally use the Internet of Things, and contribute to the world’s health and welfare.

Just make sure that we get your submission by 30 June.

But what can you win? So glad you asked… 

1) The top 20 teams in stage 1 will receive USD 500 each

2) The top 10 teams move on to the next round and get to design their idea using Bentley applications

3) The final winning team will receive USD 5,000 and recognition in Bentley’s 2021 Infrastructure Yearbook

Don’t worry if you have questions or need help. You can find all you need by visiting our site


Taking the Next Step in Your Future Career and Changing the World

Bentley Education gives you a role-based learning approach to focus on industry-specific capabilities. With us, you’ll go beyond mere product proficiency—you’ll develop a comprehensive understanding of the skillsets that you need to excel in this exciting, fast-paced industry.

Ready to take the next step in your career? We think so. Visit us today and take that next step toward the career of your dreams.

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With Bentley Education, you’ll get the world-class training you need to rise to the challenge of improving quality of life and positively changing the world using Bentley applications. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems.

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