For the fifth consecutive year, the Great Place to Work Institute has named McCormick Taylor, a leading consulting firm offering engineering, planning, environmental, and communications and management services, one of the best places to work in Pennsylvania.(PRWEB) November 25, 2004 -- This recognition, one facet of which is supporting professional development and showing appreciation, underscores again McCormick Taylors commitment to training that won it a BE Award earlier this year for Well-Trained Organization. The BE Awards of Excellence honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the worlds infrastructure. The basis of its BE Award was McCormick Taylors use of the Enterprise Training Subscription (ETS) program from the Bentley Institute. As a better way to keep professionals well trained, a Bentley ETS can increase productivity and profits, help retain employees, improve collaboration with partners, and enhance business agility. For details, visit http://bentleyinstitute.bentley.comRobert C. Donacki, information technology coordinator for McCormick Taylor, credits ETS with the ease and speed of the firms recent conversion from AutoCAD to Bentley products. As Donacki explains, ETS is a flexible and economic approach that has given our employees more confidence in getting up to speed. With e-training, they were able to sit at their desks on the actual equipment theyd be using day in and day out. They gained experience in our offices using the same products and equipment they will be using in the future, and we lost very little time.The ETS program offers user organizations convenient, unlimited professional training on Bentley software products for a fixed annual fee. Unlimited access to courses maximizes training opportunities and streamlines administration, while the annual term simplifies budgeting and accounting. With ETS, labs and lectures can be delivered in a classroom, remotely, or through self-paced learning.The ETS enabled McCormick Taylor to adapt and streamline its design process during the conversion which was completed within a year while still keeping projects moving. Employees trained at their own speed and convenience. The fixed cost eliminated any surprise training costs at years end.The firm continues to benefit from the knowledge gained through ETS. For example, McCormick Taylors new employees can attend online Bentley training classes starting from their first day on the job. This allows them to get up to speed with existing employees, which, in turn, helps us meet tight project deadlines, says Donacki. All of the BE Awards stories, along with how-to articles, AEC news, tech tips, commentary, and much more, are featured in the first digital issue of BE Magazine. To experience this issue and become a BE Magazine subscriber, go to www.be.org.BE stands for Bentley Empowered, and represents the achievements of Bentley users, how Bentley can help them reach their goals, and the common vision and causes Bentley and users shareAbout the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc.Based on nearly 20 years of research, the Great Place to Work Institute has developed the definition of a great workplace as one in which you: TRUST the people you work for, have PRIDE in what you do, and ENJOY the people you work with. The survey, study, and award program are organized by Central Penn Business Journal, Great Place to Work Institute, Inc., Kuntz Lesher LLP, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and Team Pennsylvania Foundation. For more information, visit www.bestplacestoworkinpa.com/faq.html. About McCormick TaylorMcCormick Taylor offers engineering, planning, environmental, and communications and management services. Featuring a diverse set of capabilities, it can provide its clients, which include public agencies and private organizations throughout the Mid-Atlantic United States, with everything from the earliest conceptual planning and feasibility studies for a project to the final design and construction management at the end of a project. For more information, visit www.mccormicktaylor.comAbout BentleyBentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the lifecycle of the worlds infrastructure. The companys comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With 2003 revenues reaching $260 million, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators. 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