Employer Planning Tool

Professional Qualification Business Case Calculator

Build a practical case for funding a qualification by balancing cost, capability uplift, retention, internal progression, and role-specific commercial impact.

Use scenario ranges instead of a single fragile ROI number.
Keep planning pricing separate from public pricing.
Surface module choices where qualification route data is available.

Measures Financial + non-financial

Designed for Managers, HR, L&D, finance

Use case Funding request or internal review

Output Investment, benefit, payback, rationale

Qualification

Region

Primary objective

Current salary

Employment cost multiplier

Study hours per month

Employer-funded study time share

Manager support hours per month

Manager hourly cost

Retention risk without training

Retention risk with training

Planning course fees

Assessment fees

Membership fees

Materials cost

Travel cost

Backfill or overtime

Revenue influenced

Marketing budget managed

Agency or consultant spend

Annual sales revenue

Budget influenced

Gross margin

Team size influenced

Average team salary

Annual error or waste cost

Expected scenario

Talk through this estimate

Scenario range

Business case breakdown

Non-financial case

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Use the business case to compare real study routes

Review CIM marketing qualifications or CMI management and leadership qualifications alongside the assumptions in your business case. If you are also considering workplace-based development, compare the apprenticeship business case calculator. Discuss programme costs and suitability before using an estimate to support approval.

Send this business case on

Capture the headline numbers and send them to a manager, HR partner, or finance approver with a short qualification brief.

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Notes for our team

This calculator provides an indicative business case based on the assumptions entered and benchmark data available at the time of calculation. It does not guarantee financial return, employee performance, retention, or qualification completion. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and whether the training qualifies as work-related training under HMRC rules.