Online Learning

Get employer support. A practical reimbursement guide

Looking to get your course covered by your employer? Smart move. Most organisations support ongoing learning, especially when it sharpens decision-making and leadership skills.

To make the request easy, here’s a polished email template. Simply fill in the details and send it off. Straightforward. No fluff. And it shows your manager exactly how this benefits the team, not just you.

Subject: Professional Development Investment Request

Hi [Your Manager’s Name],

I’d like to request investment in my professional development as a manager, with a course called From Boss to Coach. This 25-week programme focuses on helping managers increase team performance through 5 simple coaching conversations that work, without the back-breaking admin.

Course Highlights:

  • Understand and appreciate your talents and strengths  

  • Have and know how to use a number of tools and skills to manage people well through the 5 coaching conversations that drive performance; setting expectations, everyday feedback, check in, development plan, progress review

  • Confident that the answer does not lie with me, but with my team.  My role is to coach it from them 

  • Understand myself and others by asking good and relevant questions at the right time 

  • A shift in focus on development versus management.  When people grow organisations grow 

Investment Details:

  • Cost: $1,150 including GST

  • Format: Online, self-paced (1 hour per week), with a monthly group coaching call with other course participants

  • Duration: 25 weeks

  • Includes: Lifetime access to materials

You can read more about the course at https://www.jasonbiggs.nz/online-learning-boss-to-coach-programme

To ensure the team gains value from this investment, I’ll create a summary framework and run a lunch-and-learn session to share key tools with our team.

Would you approve this professional development opportunity?

Thanks,

[Your Name]