Jan 22, 2015
TSP Response
10yWOW, we really appreciate all the nice things you have to say about our company. We hope you have seen the CBTnugget training platform morph into our more robust learning management system we recently implemented. Some of the same great content you had access to with the old system is even better in the new system.
Your grant program is a great idea. While we don't have a formal program for this currently, have you spoken with your manager about this? In the past, we have most definitely paid for some employees continuing education including different industry certifications. We typically do a training agreement, to your point, to protect TSP so people don't take advantage of the generosity. We identify keeping a technically robust and trained employee base is important.
If you haven't already, I would draw up a business case to your manager expressing your desire to obtain a professional certification or continue your education. If your manager feels the case is strong and provides a mutually agreeable outcome for both yourself and TSP, he/she will push the proposal up the chain. Again, we've definitely done this before when it makes sense. Best of luck and thanks again for the great feedback!