US-based software development company Bentley Systems, Incorporated, has announced the Bentley Education Programme which encourages the development of future infrastructure professionals who want to build a career in design, engineering and architecture. The programme is initially available in Australia, Ireland, Lithuania, Singapore and the United Kingdom, and is being planned to be broadened to Canada, Latin America, India, the United States and Mexico by mid-summer. Educators and students from across the globe can register for this programme on the education portal to connect to the resources and infrastructure organisations to recruit and prepare for infrastructure careers. The educators and student entitlements of this programme allow no-cost licenses for the applications of Bentley infrastructure engineering and proven learnings through the new education portal of Bentley. It also announced the Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021. The Education portal of Bentley provides a single source for a frictionless, fun and on-demand experience for the students as they enhance and build their digital design skills. Educators and students have access to comprehensive resources, including: The emerging trends and the latest news in engineering, design and architecture. The first-hand perspective of the current engineering mentors, women and students in infrastructure engineering. Insights from leading architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals share what the industry has to offer and what skills are needed and are in high demand for the students. The programme offers complete access to learning licenses of over 40 of Bentley's most popular applications that are used by infrastructure professionals across the globe, including OpenRoads Designer, SYNCHRO, STAAD Pro, MicroStation, and ContextCapture. The programme is open to educators and students at technical institutes, universities, homeschooled, secondary schools, polytechnics and community colleges. It is designed to create a world-class talent that can rise to challenge the improving quality of life and positively change the world using Bentley infrastructure engineering software, proven learnings and applications. Image Source Also read: L&T inaugurates training academy for trainers