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As an employee of 504 Technologies, you are expected to continue  learning through professional development activities. A certification  would be nice to add to your resume as well, but taking training courses  and paying for the exams is not in your personal budget. You have  decided to ask your boss if she will provide you with some professional  development funds and allow you the time you need during the work week  to get started on this new venture.

Research:

For this assignment, choose a career from the list below and research to find a suitable professional certification:

· Cloud Engineering

· Cybersecurity

· Data Analytics

· Database Administration

· Graphic Design

· Hardware Engineering

· Information Security Analyst

· IT Project Management

· Network Administration

· Software Development / Programming

· Systems Analysis

· Web Development

If your desired career is not listed, contact your professor; prior  permission must be granted before being allowed to focus on a non-listed  field.

In looking for a certification, make sure you locate the primary  source, which would be the vendor that owns the certification, not a  school, training center, testing center, journal article, news, or  informational website. Only the primary source will have truly  up-to-date information.

Write in the template:

· Insert the date.

· Under Ms. Griffith's name (where it is indicated), write your letter. Include: 

· A paragraph about your current work within the career you chose. (It  is fine to invent this; you just need to know the kinds of things that  this career entails.)

· A paragraph about the certification you wish to earn, focusing on how earning this would benefit the company. 

· A paragraph requesting the funds you need. Include the cost of the  exam and how long it might take before you would be ready to take the  exam. 

· Optional: Include the cost of taking a training course. This would  necessitate locating one online so that the cost is correctly stated.

· A final paragraph thanking your boss for considering this request.

· Then present these three items on separate lines: 

· A closing such as Sincerely yours,

· Your first and last names

· The career you chose

· Lastly, place the URL to the primary certification site in the provided part of the template. 

· If you also requested funds for a training class, provide the URL for this as well.

Other requirements:

· Write 220–260 words for the body of your letter.

· Do not quote or copy from sources; write this entirely in your own  words after developing an understanding of the certification  requirements.

· Write formally. Even though you may know your boss on a personal  level, she may need to pass the better to a committee or the CEO for  final approval.

· Keep all content left-aligned. Single-space paragraphs, leaving a  blank line between each paragraph for readability. Do not indent the  first line of paragraphs.