Where does 1 800 Packouts conduct its System/Procedure Training?
1_800_Packouts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Training
System/Procedure Training. We will provide you (or your Operating Principal, if you are an Entity), your Manager, and up to two additional trainees a System/Procedure Training program of approximately four (4) days in the operation of a Franchised Business at a location and time designated by us. In addition, one Owner of the Franchised Business must attend the training offered for the entire duration with the trainees from your Franchised Business. We will conduct training programs on an asneeded basis. The training program will include classroom instruction and Franchised Business operation training in the use of the System at our National Training Center in Ball Ground, Georgia or at an operating Business that we designate.
We will provide System/Procedure Training, including all related training materials, to your four initial trainees at no charge. You will be responsible for all wages and travel and living expenses incurred by you and your trainees in connection with such System/Procedure Training. If any trainees repeat System/Procedure Training, if more than four trainees attend System/Procedure Training, or if subsequent trainees attend System/Procedure Training, you must pay us a fee of $2,500 for each such trainee to attend attending System/Procedure Training.
Our System/Procedure Training currently consists of the following:
TRAINING PROGRAM
| Subject | Hours of Classroom Training | Hours of Hands-On Job Training | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation to the Company | 1/2 | 1/2 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| Company Objectives | 1/2 | 1/2 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| New Office Development | 1 | 0 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| Services Overview | 1 | 2 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| Subject | Hours of Classroom Training | Hours of Hands-On Job Training | Location |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Operations | 2 | 26 | Our headquarters, or other designated locationand a Franchised Business that we designate |
| Support Systems & Computer | 1 | 0 | Ou |
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 32–39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, 1 800 Packouts conducts its System/Procedure Training at its National Training Center in Ball Ground, Georgia, or at an operating business that they designate. This training program is approximately four days long and is offered on an as-needed basis.
The System/Procedure Training includes both classroom instruction and hands-on training in the operation of a franchised business, focusing on the use of the 1 800 Packouts system. The FDD specifies the location for various training subjects, such as orientation, company objectives, new office development, services overview, operations, support systems, sales, marketing, people management, tours, and certification testing. Most of these take place at 1 800 Packouts' headquarters or another designated location. However, operations training also occurs at a designated franchised business.
The 1 800 Packouts FDD details the hours dedicated to each subject, with a total of 12 hours of classroom training and 36 hours of hands-on job training. For example, operations training involves 2 hours of classroom instruction and 26 hours of hands-on job training. Franchisees should note that they are responsible for all wages, travel, and living expenses incurred by themselves and their trainees during this training. Additionally, repeating the System/Procedure Training or sending more than four trainees will incur a fee of $2,500 per additional trainee.