Product(s):	MicroStation
Version(s):	CONNECT Edition
Area:	Accreditation

Bentley MicroStation User Accreditation for Civil Designers Offering

This accreditation program has been designed to test your knowledge and use of fundamental CAD concepts and basic MicroStation usage in a 2D, civil-oriented, plans-production workflow.

This program is designed for any MicroStation user seeking an official recognition of your Bentley MicroStation skills.

Details of the skills covered within this course are provided below.

To achieve the accreditation users will need to complete project tasks that demonstrate their skills and abilities within a provided example Civil Project. Within this program, Bentley is teaching users best practices and skills for MicroStation. If you require training for a design application,, such as OpenRoads further training content is available on Bentley LEARN server. No additional software is required to complete this program.

Advance your Skills and Career

The Bentley MicroStation User Accreditation Program is an official credential from Bentley Systems, Inc. that verifies you have the essential MicroStation software skills and workflows to be a productive asset to your employer.

By attending the accreditation course and completing a hands-on design project, you will have demonstrated the skills and knowledge that will make you stand out from the competition and enable you to advance your career to the next level.

After you have satisfactorily completed the accreditation, you will receive an official Bentley certificate and appropriate badging.

Benefits of the Program

By gaining this accreditation, MicroStation users will;

Improve their productivity by learning and applying Bentley recommended best practices and workflows to their projects.
Improve their knowledge of the features and functions within the software that can be used on a day to day basis.
Ensure that they are up to date within the latest MicroStation functionality.
Be able to add the accreditation credential to their resume and professional profiles to showcase their expertise for use with AEC projects.

In addition, Companies whose users gain this accreditation will be able to :

Demonstrate that their project teams and employees possess the professional skills necessary to be competitive in the AEC industry.
Showcase their employee credentials to support future project bids and ensure compliance with client requirements.

Program Requirements

To ensure that you are able to complete the accreditation program, Bentley recommends that users have the following:

A minimum of 40 hours of design experience utilizing the MicroStation CONNECT Edition.
Submission of a signed accreditation program agreement.
Take the recommended courses, as detailed within the program.
Users must take the required accreditation course(s).

For your project to be assessed and to obtain accreditation, Users must:

Submit their completed project within 6 weeks of attending the accreditation course.

Your project submission will be reviewed by a Bentley instructor. If your submission meets the standards required for approval, the user accreditation certificate is awarded.

If your project submittal does not meet completion requirements, the user can correct and resubmit their project within 2 weeks. If a project fails to meet the required standards after this time, reattempts may be permitted at the discretion of the instructor and may require additional training.

Program Content

By participating in this accreditation program, users will learn the following skills which will enable them to complete the required accreditation project tasks.

Basic concepts

Mouse operations
Use of Annotation Scale
Tool interaction
AccuDraw
Precision input
Snapping
Element selection
Working with properties
Explorer

Referencing

DGN
Raster

View manipulation

View control
Display Styles
Level manipulation
Clip volume
Saved Views

File creation

Seed files
Design file settings
Models

Element creation/placement

Linear elements
Circles, arcs, ellipses
Polygons
Complex elements

Element manipulation/modification

Move, copy, rotate, etc.
Modifying elements
Changing attributes

Cells

Cell libraries
Cell creation
Cell placement
Line terminators
Updating cells
Cell Index

Annotation

Text Styles
Placing text, notes, dimensions
Text Fields
Tables
Text Favorites
Editing text
Patterning

Drawing composition

Working with sheet models
Named/Drawing Boundaries
Sheet Index

Printing

Print settings
Printer configuration files
Use of a pen table
PDF output
Print Organizer

Users can add to their skills as needed by taking courses from the list of recommended courses.

Bentley MicroStation User Accreditation Program