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Employer sponsorship letter

Many⁠​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​⁠ employers fund study, or give time off for it, when they can see what the business gets back. Answer a few questions and get a clear, professional request to send to your manager.

You and your manager

The degree

What the company gets back

Your request

Tip: ask HR whether your company has a written education policy first, and match your request to it.

How to make the request land

  1. Check the policy. Many employers already have an education or training budget, with rules on eligible programs and repayment if you leave.
  2. Lead with the business case. Tie the degree to a real project, a skills gap or the next role in your team.
  3. Make it easy to say yes. Offer options, such as part funding or study time instead of full funding.
  4. Time it well. Ask during planning or appraisal season, when budgets are set.

Credit for prior learning can cut the cost and length of a degree, which makes the request easier to approve. See what yours could save with the tuition savings estimator.

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