The company you work for most likely has a training budget allocated each year. Depending on where you work it may or may not get used. Leadership never wants to see budget going unused., and are always looking for ways to make the business more effective.

Knowing what training you need for the work you’re doing is a great sign of being proactive. If you can show a positive return on investment (ROI) it is likely your request will be approved.

Dear [Your managers name],

I am working project XXXXXX, where I am doing XXXXXX. Through my own research on the topic I found that XXXXXX has created an online course covering this topic. They are well known in this area as being an expert, and the content aligns well with topics I need to learn more about.

The course material can be studied at any time
It’s specifically designed for engineers at my level
The instructor has expert industry experience in the topics covered
Improving my own productivity would help deliver the work faster
The ROI would be in the order of days.

Below is a break down of the costs:

StudyFromExperts.com course cost - XX

Time spent training - X hours / days

After I’ve completed the training I can pass on what I’ve learnt to the team to further improve efficiency and maximise the investment.

Thanks for considering my request, please let me know what you decide.