Enrolling in Benefits? Don’t Forget Your Education Benefits

As 2025 approaches, you may be reviewing your benefits during a time of year known as “open enrollment.” While it’s important to review your health, dental and retirement benefits, you won’t want to overlook a powerful addition to your total rewards: education benefits.

Defining Education Benefits

Education benefits are an employer-provided offering. They are part of your “total rewards,” which is the combination of monetary and non-monetary benefits that you receive from your organization. Education benefits can include perks like reimbursement for tuition, student loan repayment assistance or access to professional development courses. 

The Benefits of Using Education Benefits

When your organization provides you with an education benefit, they are sending you a message: They believe in your potential. They want you to stay with the organization and build your career with them. 

Employees should consider taking advantage of an education benefit because it is part of the total rewards package. Whether or not you use it, your benefit is still part of the exchange of value between you and your employer. Why not get the most out of what is available to you?

When you pursue additional education, you can become a more skilled, more knowledgeable professional. Earning new certifications or even a new degree can demonstrate to your employer that you are an ambitious asset to the company. By investing in yourself, you are investing in your team. And when you invest in your team, your leaders will likely take notice. You may find yourself on the path to a greater level of career success than before.