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

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
letter to explore the possibility of having a fortnight off from my
work
, from 2nd July to 17th July, to complete my
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diploma course in mass and business media. I am almost finished with the course, and now all I need to do is take the final exams which will start within two weeks. Luckily, I still have some unused annual leaves, and I want to
finally
use them up by taking the final exams to finish my diploma course. Having said that,
however
, if my company still feels that I would need to make up for those missing days at
work
, I would be more than happy to
work
on the weekends
as well as
show up early at
work
once the exams are over. Despite my leave from the office, I will regularly check my emails, respond to important ones and be available for emergency phone calls.
Besides
,
Also
, I have effectively conversed with James and he is prepared to take on a couple of significant obligations of mine meanwhile. Once I get back to the office, I
would
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try to come sooner than expected and show up on Saturday or Sunday, if necessary, to get up to speed with anything I
had
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have
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missed. For your kind information,
this
particular certification is important for me and the company since it will help me, in the post of
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Senior Marketing Manager, to better position my company to tap into a huge number of prospective customers who want to buy our products online. I look forward to hearing from you.
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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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