Negotiating a Training and Development Budget

Post date: 2021-10-25 23:01:03

I am in the process of evaluating a job offer for an individual contributor role working directly for an executive. I am happy with the offer, but would like to have a training budget for myself to support knowledge development without having to ask for approval every time. Have you done this? Do you have this perk? What should I ask for and think about?

Additional information:
- I already have advanced degrees & would not be using this money for getting another
- This is a job in engineering with an expert-level background, but not coding
- Courses would range from those offered by professional societies, to Coursera-type courses, to perhaps a college-level course and could be tech knowledge or professional development
- I'd like a budget that can only be spent on training as it will push me to use it, instead of asking for a higher salary and trying to do it on my own.

Additional Questions
- I am thinking $3 - 5k per year. Is this inline with experiences of others who have this perk?
- Should I get this put in the offer letter? Or is that going to be a pain?
- What argument did/would you use to get convince the prospective boss?

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