Is there an exception to the limit on additional training days for Bambu Certified Team Leaders?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- b. Bambu also has the right to require Franchisee, the Bambū Certified Team Leaders and other designated employees to attend and satisfactorily complete training and certification courses from time to time, including online training, and other continuing development programs and meetings that Bambu may periodically choose to provide at times and locations Bambu shall designate. Bambu shall give Franchisee at least 30 days prior written notice of any training courses or programs which are deemed mandatory. Bambu shall not require in-person attendance at additional training courses or programs more than two times, totaling five days, in any calendar year; provided that additional training shall be mandatory for all new Bambū Certified Team Leaders, regardless of the number of prior additional training sessions conducted for Franchisee. Franchisee (or, if Franchisee is not an individual, an owner designated by Bambu) shall attend an annual convention of franchise owners. Bambu may also require Franchisee to attend additional training specifically for Franchisee if Bambu deems it necessary or appropriate in its discretion. Franchisee will be responsible for all traveling, lodging, and meal expenses which are associated with attendance at any mandatory training program and the annual convention. Bambu reserves the right to charge a fee or tuition based on its then-current published rate for any training that Franchisee requests or that Bambu requires specific to Franchisee.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 52–209)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there is an exception to the limit on additional training days for Bambu Certified Team Leaders. Bambu shall not require in-person attendance at additional training courses or programs more than two times, totaling five days, in any calendar year; however, additional training is mandatory for all new Bambu Certified Team Leaders, regardless of the number of prior additional training sessions conducted for Franchisee.
This means that while existing Bambu Certified Team Leaders are generally limited to a maximum of five days of additional in-person training per year, this limit does not apply to newly designated Bambu Certified Team Leaders. New leaders must attend all required training, irrespective of any prior training the franchisee may have received.
This policy ensures that all Bambu Certified Team Leaders, especially those newly appointed, are adequately trained and up-to-date with Bambu's operational standards and procedures. The franchisee is responsible for all traveling, lodging, and meal expenses associated with attending any mandatory training program.