Summary:
In the Netherlands, every HQ Flink employee will have an individual learning and development (L&D) budget of 1.000 ā¬ incl VAT per calendar year available.
All Flinkers are encouraged to discuss their role-related L&D needs with their direct manager at any point in time.The costs of L&D activities will be covered, if the activity is relevant to the business as well as the Flinkerās role.
All requests must be made via this form and are subject to approval by the Head of your department and the People Team.
The L&D budget application is available for all Flinkers who have passed 6 months in service.
Flink does not reimburse tuition fees.
Should you decide to leave Flink within 6 months of having purchased the learning, you will be requested to pay the cost of the training.
During regular 1:1s, feedback cycles or career conversations you always have the chance to discuss your wishes for learning and development needs with your manager. If you need support to narrow down what the best available learning or development activity is, your manager and/or the People Team are happy to evaluate different options before the submission of your request. After you have decided for the right learning and development opportunity for you, the road to approval looks like this:
Discuss your L&D needs with your manager.
Please fill in this form, once you have received a pre-approval by your manager.
The People Team will request approval from the Head of or MD.****
Following the approval, you can purchase the item (e.g. conference ticket, book, training class, ā¦). Make sure to save the invoice for this activity, this is required for the reimbursement process.
Expense the cost via Moss using category āLearning & Development budgetā
š” Please note: It is each Flinkerās own responsibility to be prepared and informed about the required details for their requested L&D activity. Without the above information, the request cannot move forward.
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FAQ
Q: Which training can I choose?
You can choose all education which helps you to become 1% better in your current, or future role, in agreement with your line manager.
Q: What happens if I do not use my budget?
The budget is allocated to each person in HQ each calendar year and needs to be consumed within that year, it cannot be taken to the next year.
Q: Do I need to take holidays to follow a learning course?
You do not need to take holiday to follow a learning course, we do expect you will follow the training in your own time. Work with your line manager how to fit a learning course into your work schedule.
Q: Can I reimburse my travel cost?
Cost of travel to a physical training course is considered for your own expense.
Q: When am I entitled to the learning budget?
Everybody in HQ is in scope of the learning budget after 6 months in service
Q: What if I join during the year, am I entitled to the budget?
If you have passed your 6 months in service, you are entitled to the full learning budget of that respective calendar year
Q: I am an intern, am I eligible for the learning budget?
Interns are excluded from the learning budget.
Q: Am I allowed to follow a language course?
Check out the learning courses on MyAcademy! The business language at Flink NL is English & Dutch. Should you feel the need to take a more in debt course in one of these languages, please discuss with your line manager.