How many hours of on-the-job training are dedicated to Education: BFT® in the Bft initial training program?
Bft Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
rning Management System and other written materials as training materials.
Pre-Opening Instructor Training – Pre-Opening for Initial Authorized Instructors
In addition to completing the Initial Training Program, as appropriate, you must ensure that any individuals that are expected to provide Approved Services at your Studio, participate in and complete the Pre-Opening Instructor Training that, as of the Issue Date, is at least partially provided online. In successfully completing the Pre-Opening Instructor Training, each individual will be considered an Authorized Instructor. We estimate that the Pre-Opening Instructor Training will include approximately 17 hours of online instruction and 16 hours of in-studio
training, for a total of 33 hours (not including the additional 8 hours that must be completed by each Head Coach). A "Head Coach" is an individual who (1) attends and completes Pre-Opening Instructor Training and the Fundamentals Training Program; and (2) is otherwise approved by us as a Head Coach. Our then-current criteria and conditions for an individual who desires to become a Head Coach will be set forth in our Learning Management System. Currently, our Pre-Opening Instructor Training is held virtually, but we may require you to attend an inperson training in the future.
Our Fundamentals Training Program is an instructor onboarding training for all instructors you and other System franchisees engage to work at a Studio location. Each instructor will complete onboarding training videos and testing via an online training program, using a training manual prepared specifically for the Fundamentals Training Program.
Steven Stonehouse, our Vice President of Programming & Education, will oversee most aspects of the Pre-Opening Instructor Training. Steven has been with us or our affiliates from the inception of the BFT® brand, and he has over 13 years of experience in the fitness industry and topics of instruction above generally.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 37–50)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bft's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Pre-Opening Instructor Training program includes both online and in-studio training. The program consists of approximately 17 hours of online instruction and 16 hours of in-studio training, totaling 33 hours. This training is required for individuals who will provide approved services at the Bft studio, ensuring they become Authorized Instructors.
In addition to the standard 33 hours, individuals seeking to become a Head Coach must complete an additional 8 hours of training. Therefore, a Head Coach will complete a total of 41 hours of training. The Fundamentals Training Program is also required for Head Coaches.
After the studio's soft opening, any newly hired Authorized Instructors will complete the Pre-Opening Instructor Training with a Head Coach, rather than a trainer provided by Bft. The Fundamentals Training Program will continue to be provided virtually for a tuition fee. Bft may also require the franchisee, Operating Principal, and Designated Manager to attend up to five days of additional training each year at a designated training facility, without any training fee.