How to convince your employer to get training?

Training allows to evolve in your company, even to consider leaving it to go to work in another one. However, how do you convince your employer to let you attend training?

1 - Knowing the formalities of a training

First, ask about your rights. An employee has a personal training account:

* He can exploit it (almost) as he pleases.

* He can choose the material that will allow him to evolve at best.

However, to be able to follow this training, he must apply for authorization to his employer. It is indeed him who finances it!

Moreover, training, according to the collective agreement, can be followed on working time.

For the company, your training time will not be beneficial. It is therefore essential to negotiate well.

2 - Know how to choose relevant training

You must first find a training that is logically part of your professional career.

Your employer would not finance a hobby or a fad. If your training is to be profitable, it must also be beneficial to the company.

For example: a commercial English course can meet the international goals of your employer. Having a bilingual collaborator would be an asset.

3 - Prepare your presentation to convince your employer

Be sure to introduce it to your employer:

* Begin by testing the ground in oral, during your quarterly evaluation for example.

* If your employer seems to agree with the principle of training, then prepare your project:

- you must present a specific roadmap.

- take care of the spelling.

- prepare your arguments.

- anticipate its possible reticence: will it take time? Yes, but it is an investment. You will be away a week? No, you can choose a part-time package. And so on.

* Finally, present your project to your employer and send him a written request so that he can think about it if necessary.

Good to know: pay particular attention to the dates of training. This should not take place at the same time as the biggest congress of company or during the holidays, when the number of employees is lacking.

If you are opposed, ask why. You may be able to adjust your request and represent it later.