Convince Your Employer

Many companies have a training or learning budget. If yours does, your courses can likely be expensed. Use the ready-made email below to make the ask simple and professional.

A few talking points

These are the points employers tend to care about the most:

Hands-on, practical skills your team can apply to real test suites right away, not passive video tutorials.
Always up to date with the latest tools and best practices, avoiding obsolete commands and anti-patterns.
One-time payment with 1 year of access, including all current and future lessons and updates.
A shareable certificate of completion to recognize the learning.
14-day money-back guarantee, so the purchase is risk-free.

The email

Copy the template, replace the placeholders in brackets, and adjust anything to fit your situation before sending it.

Subject: Request to expense a test automation course bundle

Hi [Manager's name],

I would like to strengthen my test automation skills so I can help our team ship with more confidence, reduce flaky tests, and cut down on manual QA time.

I found the Cypress Mastery Bundle (5 Cypress Courses) from Talking About Testing, and I would like to request approval to expense it. It is a hands-on, practical program taught by a Cypress.io Ambassador, kept up to date with the latest tool versions and best practices.

Here are the details:

- Price: $124.90 USD (about 22% off the regular $159.50 USD)
- One-time payment with 1 year of access, including future lessons and updates
- Certificate of completion to share with the team
- 14-day money-back guarantee, so it is risk-free

You can review the courses here: https://talkingabouttesting.school/#courses

The skills I gain will directly benefit our projects through more reliable automated tests and faster feedback in CI. I am happy to share what I have learned with the rest of the team.

Thank you for considering this.

Best regards,
[Your name]