The College World Reporter

The College World=20 Reporter

February 2011

http://www.cwrmagonline.com/ =

Get The=20 CWR Delivered to

Your=20 Email Inbox Every Month

=20 Just=20 Click = Here =20

=20

Spread=20 The Word! Forward The CWR to Your Friends = and=20 = Associates

CWR College = Funding=20 = BrainTrust

How=20 to Convince Your Employer to Pay for Your=20 Education!

By Tanya=20 Knight, MBA

=20

Tanya=20 Knight,=20 = MBA

I=20 am sure that you are looking forward to either = beginning=20 or continuing your college education. At the = same time,=20 you must also be nervous about paying up the = expenses of=20 your college. I have given you enough details = about the=20 financial aid and the various scholarships that = you can=20 go attempt for in my previous articles. However, = if you=20 have not been so lucky to get the required = financial aid=20 for your tuition expenses, do not give up! It is = not the=20 end of the world. There are several other ways = of=20 meeting your tuition expenses. Let me take you = through=20 the various possibilities that unfold as you = journey to=20 a new horizon of life!

If=20 you are currently employed, the best way to find = money=20 for college may be to contact your human = resources=20 office. Many businesses offer tuition = reimbursement=20 programs to help their employees learn new = skills that=20 can be put to use in the workplace. = Reimbursement=20 programs may pay part, or even all, of your = tuition=20 cost. Try to find out from your direct = supervisor or the=20 human resource department if there are = provisions for=20 TRP (Tuition Reimbursement Programs). Even if = they are=20 not available, you may try talking it out with = your=20 direct supervisor and convince him to make a = beginning=20 in the direction with you. It all depends on = your=20 marketing and talking skills. You must make him=20 understand the importance of the course for you = and for=20 the company.

Now=20 you may be wondering why do companies come = forward to=20 pay for your education. Let me explain. This = concept of=20 Tuition Reimbursement is a mutually beneficial = one. From=20 the employee's angle, it would help you to take = your=20 dreams of college education further ahead and = enrich=20 your professional capabilities. From the = employer's=20 point of view, they make sure that their = employees=20 acquire the necessary skills and knowledge that = would=20 improve their work-productivity. After all, = everyone=20 knows that education is the key to=20 on-the-job-success!

Let=20 us have a peek into the eligibility criteria = for TRP=20

(TUITION=20 REIMBURSEMENT PLAN).

The=20 eligibility criteria for TRP can fall into three = kinds:

=20 1. Employee=20 Eligibility=20 - Tuition Reimbursement is generally

available=20 to regular employees of a company who = have

been=20 on the pay-rolls for at least six months=20 continuously.

=20 TRP for graduate courses are generally = available=20 only for

=20 full-time, regular and benefit-based=20 workers

School=20 Eligibility - Bachelor and graduate = level=20 courses must be pursued for academic credit = through=20 colleges and universities that have been = accredited=20 and recognized by the Department of = Education.

Course=20 Eligibility - Not all educational = programs=20 can receive TRP from your Employer. Only the = following=20 kinds of programs are likely to receive = Tuition=20 Reimbursement:

=FC =20 Programs=20 that would lead to professional

=20 certification and are linked to a = specific=20 job-related

=20 professional discipline.

=FC =20 Any=20 undergraduate and graduate courses taken = up

=20 for study should provide the employee with = skills

=20 and knowledge that would nurture the=20 company's

=20 growth in future.

=FC =20 Any=20 work-oriented graduate level programs that,=20 on

=20 completion, would present the employee = with=20 ample

=20 scope for enhancement of productivity in=20 the

=20 employee's current position.

STEPS=20 TO ACQUIRE A PART-TIME/FULL-TIME TUITION=20 REIMBURSEMENT

To=20 apply for a tuition reimbursement, the = employee should=20 complete Form 15-15A (Academic Program for = Tuition=20 Reimbursement Plan) and must submit it to = their HR=20 Department to be certified that the selected = program=20 is eligible for reimbursement.

Following=20 the processing of the Application by the HR=20 Department, the employee will be notified in = writing=20 of the decision of the company to prove TR. =

On=20 receipt of written approval the employee has = to assess=20 the total amount he is eligible for Tuition=20 Reimbursement. With the assistance of an = experience=20 Financial Aid Advisor, the employee has to = plan out=20 his/her tuition expenses. At the beginning of = each=20 term, the employee should submit a

=FC =20 Request=20 for TR (15-15A)

=FC =20 Copy of=20 the curriculum syllabus

4. =20 Within a month of completion of the course, the=20 employee

=20 should also submit a copy of the final = Grade=20 received

=20 along with a copy of receipt of tuition = and other=20 eligible

=20 fees.

There=20 is one important aspect of Tuition Reimbursement = that=20 you must remember. Whether is full-time or = part-time,=20 any kind of TRP assist companies in retaining = their=20 'competitiveness' in the market place. They are = a kind=20 of recruitment tool that the company might use = to retain=20 their most efficient and talented work force. = Having a=20 work force comprising of educated and = talented=20 employees, acts as a catalyst in fulfilling = the=20 company's business goals. So, get your Company = to pay=20 for your learning. Good luck in your search for=20 additional college funding! Happy Tuition = Reimbursement=20 Hunting!

About The=20 = Author:

=20

As=20 America's Education Coach, Tanya is a skilled = advocate=20 for the importance of higher education. The = acclaimed=20 author of Who Says You Can't Go to = College?,=20 she is also an engaging public speaker and = personal=20 mentor. A graduate of Columbia College, = Tanya also=20 holds an MBA in Leadership from Grand Canyon = University.=20 She is currently completing her Doctorate in = Education=20 Leadership with a focus on retention. = Tanya's=20 diverse client list includes high school = students, adult=20 learners, school districts, colleges, = universities and=20 Fortune 500 corporations. Each and every client = receives=20 personalized services that draw on Tanya's = extensive=20 experience working in the fields of education = and human=20 service for more than 10 years. Tanya's = flagship=20 organization, Tanya Knight International, = maintains the=20 web's one-stop education resource center=20 at http://www.theeducationcoach.com/=20

Contact=20 = Information:

=20

Tanya Knight International, Inc.
P.O. = Box 1331=20
Sanford, FL 32772
(866) 799-5978

http://www.theeducationcoach.com/

Legal=20 = Information

All=20 information and material contained in The = College World=20 Reporter=AE (CWR) are subject to copyrights = owned by=20 Donell Edwards Media and contributing writers, = and other=20 individuals or entities. Any reproduction,=20 retransmission, republication, or other use of = all or=20 part of any article found in The CWR is = expressly=20 prohibited, unless prior written permission has = been=20 granted by Donell Edwards Media or the = appropriate=20 copyright owner. All other rights are = reserved, and=20 violators will be prosecuted to the full extent = of=20 applicable laws.

The=20 CWR=20 logo, It's A = Reader's=20 World logo, Connecting = Worlds=20 logo, and the names, Leader's, = Mentors,=20 and Role Models; Career=20 Zone; Security = Focus;=20 College Funding BrainTrust; Relationships TNT; = Breaking=20 the Cycle; and Blogger's Haven, = and all=20 other names, logos, trademarks, and service = marks in The=20 CWR which are owned by Donell Edwards Media and = other=20 individuals or entities may not be used in any=20 advertising, publicity, promotion, or in any = other=20 manner implying Donell Edwards Media's = endorsement,=20 sponsorship of, or affiliation with any product = or=20 service, without Donell Edwards Media's prior = express=20 written permission.

Disclaimer

The opinions = expressed=20 within The College World Reporter by writers not = associated with Donell Edwards Media, are those = of=20 the writers, and are not necessarily shared = by the=20 publisher. The items contained herein=20 are provided for general information = purposes=20 only. Readers should not rely solely on = this=20 information, but should do their own = research. =20 This ezine may contain links to websites = that are=20 created and maintained by other organizations. = Donell=20 Edwards Media does not necessarily endorse the = views=20 expressed on these websites, nor does it = guarantee the=20 accuracy or completeness of any information = presented=20 there.=20 =

<= /TR>