What topics are covered in the 1 800 Packouts training program instructional materials?
1_800_Packouts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| 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 | Our headquarters, or other |
| Systems | designated location | ||
| Sales | 2 | 0 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| Marketing & Advertising | 2 | 0 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| People Management | 1 | 4 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| Tours/Vendor Information | 0 | 2 | Our headquarters, or other designated location |
| Certification Testing, Graduation, | 1 | 1 | Our headquarters, or other |
| and Sendoff | designated location | ||
| Totals | 12 | 36 |
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 32–39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 1 800 Packouts Franchise Disclosure Document, the training program includes both classroom and hands-on job training. The classroom training covers orientation to the company, company objectives, new office development, services overview, operations, support systems and computers, sales, marketing and advertising, people management, tours/vendor information, and certification testing and graduation.
The hands-on job training includes orientation to the company, company objectives, services overview, operations, people management, tours/vendor information, and certification testing and graduation.
The training locations are primarily at the 1 800 Packouts headquarters or another designated location. A portion of the operations training also takes place at a designated franchised business. The total training time consists of 12 hours of classroom training and 36 hours of hands-on job training.