学习计划书需要包括以下几方面内容。
1、 简单说明自己的学习经历，专业背景及工作经历；
2、 说明自己进一步求学的动机及为什么选择该国、该大学与该专业；
3、 详细的留学时间安排；
4、介绍留学所需资金及来源；
5、 对未来职业目标的阐述，留学后回国的理由。
学习计划书的行文风格和文章结构与个人陈述有很大不同，不需要太多个性化和感性的描述，而应该是结构清晰简单，逻辑严密，阐述的事实明确，相关论据有力可信，学成回国的理由要非常充分，并且绝对不能和申请人的其他材料发生矛盾。
由于使馆的工作人员每天要处理大量的文件，因此学习计划书切不可写的太长，一般不应超过800字，并且说明一个问题最好只用一个段落，段落前加上标题，如 My Choice of University of Toronto in Canada ,My career objective 等，以便使馆的工作人员对您一段内容的中心思想一目了然。您的阐述应该非常清晰易读，不能希望让使馆的工作人员从您的文字中“挖掘”您“潜在”内容。
学习计划书的重点部分是未来的职业计划和留学后回国的理由，通过这一部分来告诉大使馆您到该国留学后，确实能够对您的职业发展有良好的帮助，并且有可信有力的理由学成归国。虽然要求学习计划书的国家往往是移民国家，但是由于您申请签证的理由是留学，因此通过学习计划书一定要消除您任何移民倾向。回国理由要结合您个人的背景经历和家庭情况给出很合理的解释，如一位拥有多年商业经历的经理获得去新西兰读商业管理硕士课程的机会，那么阐明他的职业目标是回到中国成为一名跨国公司的高级经理人，而他在中国多年积累的客户资源和社交圈是一笔非常宝贵的财富，这就是非常强硬并合理的一条回国理由。特别需要注意的是，学习计划书中关于回国理由等涉及事实论据的地方，不能任意编造。
最后需要强调的是，由于学习计划书在表达上要求非常有条理，逻辑严密，简洁有力，这是大多数中国申请人所难以达到的，由于语法错误和逻辑关系的失误往往会导致理解的偏差。因此请专门的机构由外籍专家进行语言上的修改是避免上述弊端的好办法。
注：应网友要求，特附一篇英文版的学习计划书
学习计划书样文
Introduction of my background :
My training was in the area of Chinese Education in XXX University for Nationalities. The education I received there trained my basic abilities of learning and made me capable of independent working. Because of my interest,and curiosity in the new field of Marketing,I participated in the business directly related with market after my graduation from university.
My first job was Manager Assistant in XXX Supermarket. I learned a lot of experience from manager and co-workers, which added to my talent and efforts made me very successful in daily work. For example, I made our supermarket the "Supermarket without fake commodities" and instituted rigid regulations for supplier selection. Moreover, I bought large amount of goods with cash and quickly sold them at low price, which accelerated the turnover of money and increased our bargain power to suppliers. In 1996, I was promoted to be the Operation Executive. I audaciously built up three chain supermarkets in Shenzhen and established strong competitive advantages among our industry.
In 1998,I joined the Shenzhen XXX Electronic Co.Ltd.-whose main business is the sales of single chip and relevant software. I suggested the company enter the market of single chip's emluator which contained more technology and had more profit vacuum. I also enhanced the technology development and after-sales service; held technology lectures focused on potential clients and published technical introductory articles. Within only 2 years our emluator business became a well-known brand in our industry and became our company's core business and main resource of profit.
Why choose to study in××and Throughout my past experience, however, I realized that I need more than my talent and successful records to achieve my higher goals, especially as China joined the WTO and plays an active role in the global economy. An advanced education in marketing in a western country is necessary for me to have an international perspective of marketing and gain valuable knowledge of marketing theories and practices. The advanced Education system in ××can provide high quality graduated program for me , the reasonable tuition and high standard living condition also attracted me deeply . The University of××is one of eight University which authorized by the government of China , all these are reasons for me to determine to go to××, a country which has the highly developed business system and first-class education quality, for my further education.

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　　很简单，但是有一点是千万不要在学习计划中有一点点的移民倾向！一旦有，使馆领事馆会毫不犹豫把你拒绝掉的。我有份我的学习计划，你可以参考我的 My study plan in Canada My name is Zhao Chang, I’m 17 years old and study in Gao You senior middle school,in Jiangsu provience. I’m the mointer of my class and a member of Students’ Union. I like playing basketball with my friends very much and spend most of my spare time on playing basketball and reading history books.I have watched lots of foreign movies and foreign history books.So I always have a dream to study aborad.There is one time I saw a TV program introdused Canada ,this beautiful country deeply attract me.I hope there is one day I can study there and make me more understand Canada.There is another purpose that I want study in Canada is I want to improve my English.China is developing very fast,so English is ver improtant in furture.1. Canada has very good order and advanced education system, lots of students want to study there.2. Canada is a beautiful and richly endowed country with friendly people.I told my thought to my parents ,they are very supportive.I must study very hard there.Because I know my parents are working very hard. I plan to continue my senior school education in Canada,then I am planning to major in International Business Study in University in Canada.China is a country with the quicking of reforming and opening stepsshe is rich in business resources.China and Cnada will must have more business relantionship in furture,I want to be a member of that.I am sure to obtain advanced Business knowledge from Canada,and do my bit for title development of business in China. Ateter I accomplish my studies in Canada, I will return to work in China. The resons for it are as follows: Firstly, I am Chinese, no matter where I go, I won’t forget home my home is in China. Secondly, with the quickening of Chinese reforming and opening steps, there are moreand more opportunties available for youth like me to put their talent to good use In addition, my parents support me a lot, It’s my duty to come back to take care of them according to Chinese tradition. The above-mentioned all determines that I am sure to develop my own career in China as soon as I finish my studies in Canada