Ask your employer to cover the certification
Many employers pay for job-related training. This page gives your manager what they need to say yes: what the course teaches, how long it takes, what it costs, and the invoice they'll receive.
A letter you can send today
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Subject: Training request: AI Evaluator Certification
Hi [manager's name],
I'd like to take the AI Evaluator Certification from Annotation Academy, and I'm asking whether the company can cover it as professional development.
What it teaches: the five skills of AI evaluation work: writing complex prompts, drafting the ideal response, building objective rubrics, grading AI answers, and justifying every call in writing.
Format: 24 self-paced online modules, 30+ hours, with an AI tutor in every lesson. It ends with an ID-verified, proctored exam and a certificate anyone can verify.
Cost: $249, one payment, lifetime access.
How it helps my work: [one or two sentences about your role]
Invoice: paying by card produces a numbered invoice, and the company name and tax ID can be added at checkout.
Syllabus: annotation.academy/syllabi/level-1.pdf
Thanks,
[your name]
The invoice your employer receives
Every invoice is numbered and comes as a PDF. You'll find yours under Settings › Billing after you pay.
Pay in full by card
Best for employersInvoice from Annotation Academy in your name and address. Tick "I'm purchasing as a business" at checkout to add the company name and its tax ID (for example a VAT number).
Some countries
In countries such as India, Nigeria and Brazil, Stripe sells on our behalf, so the invoice is issued by Link (Stripe) and includes local tax.
4-payment plan
One invoice per payment, in your name. There's no company tax ID field on the plan, so pay in full if your employer needs one.
PayPal
PayPal sends its own receipt, not an invoice. If your employer needs an invoice, pay by card.
What they're paying for
The full syllabus lists every module and its hours.
Self-paced and online, taken at any pace.
Lessons, practice and assessment.
ID-verified final exam.
Certificate verifiable by code at annotation.academy/verify.
Ready to ask?
If your employer runs a qualified educational assistance program, it can pay up to $5,250 per employee per year toward your education tax-free (Internal Revenue Code section 127; IRS Publication 15-B, 2026). Ask your HR team whether yours does. This isn't tax advice.