You are studying for a qualification, and you would like some time off work to complete it. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter: Ask for some time off to complete a qualification. Suggest what you will do later at work if you have time off. Say how the qualification helps your job or company. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

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Dear Manager, I am writing
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letter to seek your permission for a week off from my job routine to prepare for the Agile
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conducted by the Scaled Agile Incorporation
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Sunday. As you are aware, I am preparing for the agile
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for more than 3 months now and
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I have booked my
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slot.
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, it would be great if you can allow me to take
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time to prepare for my
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.
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, as I am working currently on the project management role,
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exam
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will be an added advantage that even we can showcase the same to our clients as they are keen on the agile processes.
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, during my
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I will ask Agnes to work on my tasks as she
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some bandwidth so that there are no delays in project delivery due
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my unavailability.
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, after my
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exam
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I will extend my time during the weekends to cover the pending reports. I look forward to
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a positive response from you. Thanks
Srinithi
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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