A Question About Graduate Certificate

[morgwreck243]

I am currently considering getting a masters degree & working at the same time. My company will help to cover some of the costs of graduate school. Like most companies mine will cover the full cost of any required training (40-hour HAZWOPER, first aid ...) or certifications that help the company attain work (USACE CQM).

My question for the more senior engineers out there; would you consider a Graduate Certificate a certification that the company would be willing to pay for?

I know that for most certifications the employer can tie it to a specific project or field of work. But would consider paying the full tuition costs for an employee's Graduate Certificate?

My company is mainly an environmental remediation & construction company, but they are looking to expand their services with more highway work and currently have to sub out a lot of the geotech work. So I'm looking at getting a master's degree in a geotech specialty to try to keep more of this work in-house & myself busy. And hopefully down the line be "The" company geotech engineer.

Thanks.

--morgwreck243

 

[hokie66]

A "Graduate Certificate" can be anything. A Masters Degree in Geotechnical Engineering is defined. Which is it?

 

[morgwreck243]

For the online program I was looking at I was considering either a Grad. Certificate in Geoenvironmental Engineering or Geotechnics.

Following my completion of the graduate certificate I would then complete my masters degree.

 

[IRstuff]

My company's education reimbursement is usually tied to attaining a full degree; intermediate "certificates" are generally irrelevant, since they have no ABET standing.

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[sbozy25]

My company has an open policy about any education or class. If you can justify the need, they will generally agree to pay for it. Perhaps you should talk to your HR department and see what they feel about this certificate and see if they would consider covering the cost.

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[macmet]

We're allowed up to a certain value for training or short courses per year. They still need approval, but it is not an overly taxing process. I wish the value was higher, I find it usually only covers one week of training per year. But it is not the worse plan I have heard of either.

Anything beyond a short course they evaluate on a person by person basis.

 

[morgwreck243]

sboyz25
I'm going to be talking to my boss & HR about this. I was just curious if anyone else had gotten full funding for a graduate certificate.

Everyone else,
Thanks for the input.

--morgwreck243