First identify the actual knowledge and eligibility issues. A course may serve business needs without establishing L-1B eligibility.
Budget learning separately
Clarify professional assessment, document work and current official charges. Payment for training cannot create qualifying employment or turn future learning into completed experience.
Government charges are identical: I-129 fee, fraud prevention fee, applicable asylum program fee and optional premium processing, on the USCIS fee schedule, paid by the employer. The employer pays the published petition charges and bears the internal cost of assembling the technical and immigration-history records. List filing and preparation fees separately from translations, controlled-document redactions, travel, and the company’s ordinary project costs. The petitioner may choose premium processing where available, but faster review does not correct a vague knowledge claim. The cost that does change is professional and internal time, because a specialized knowledge response has to assemble material the original filing should have contained. Paying for a course does not guarantee the employee will meet the knowledge standard or receive approval.