how can i get my employer 2 assist me in a course which has now relation to the work i presently do 4 them?

Question

i work for a housing association and would like to attend colleage to train as an electritian i would like my employer to support me to do this however it has no relation to the work i already carry out for them how can i get them to see it will benefit them in the long run?

Answer 1

Does your employer employ electricians? If not, then I don't see how your course is going to benefit them. HA's are normally funded by public money, so they are unlikely to be able to fund this training anyway.
Sorry to be negative, but I don't see this as a runner.

Answer 2

If it's a council job, you could apply for funding and time off on the basis that's it's Personal Development - they should accomodate you for that.
If you work for a private company, they really have no obligation to support you at all, sorry. As said above, the most you could hope for is that they'd give you some flexibility to attend classes.
Good luck!

Answer 3

If you can support that having this qualification will benefit them in some way you just might be able to persuade them.

Do you need your employer to pay for this? This might be the tricky bit.

If it is just a matter of changing shifts - they may be more supportive.

They may be thinking that you want to gain this qualification so you can leave them, at that they will feel 'used', so be sure to persuade them that this is not the case, even if it is!

Good luck!

Answer 4

Consider taking all of your management, business, administrative, computer, and/or psychology classes first--and ask for funding. First check your AS or BS major and university requirements--then check the catalogue for applicable electives. When you do find a class that fits, don't tell them that you are considering a career change!!! Tell them it's for "leadership and/or business" enrichment.

Answer 5

tell them that you will sort their problems out for them and save them a heck of a lot of money