The Irrelevant Improvement

This blog is written mostly tongue in cheek. Some points may be informative. Please provide your feedback.
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.

Hello. What type of education are you taking. Is it the same as your co-workers? If so, it may be irrelevant.
Why would that be the case? Because you want to get skills that make you unique. Specifically you want to get skills that will solve your company's biggest problems. And if you don't know what those are, it will be tough to get trained for them, won't it?
The best way to get the correct training is to talk to your direct supervisor. Ask your supervisor what the biggest challenge the supervisor's group has. Once the problem is outlined in great detail (and don't be afraid to ask what may seem like silly questions to find out exactly what the problem is), do your own education search. Figure out what the short term and long term solutions would be, and how you can position yourself to accomplish those solutions. Then present it to your supervisor.
By doing this, your personal improvements at work will always be relevant.

Regards,
Irrelevant