What is the maximum number of days of additional/refresher training that Bft may require each year?
Bft Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
h Pre-Opening Instructor Training, Franchisee will be pay Franchisor's then-current fee for Pre-Opening Instructor Training, which shall cover as many trainees as Franchisee is able to hire prior to Franchisor conducting the Pre-Opening Instructor Training, plus reasonable costs and expenses for the attendance of a head coach provided by Franchisor. Franchisee will also pay Franchisor's then-current fee for the Fundamentals Training Program, which is assessed per trainee, following the opening of the Studio.
Following the opening of the BFT Studio, if any new or additional Authorized Instructors are hired, they will complete the Pre-Opening Instructor Training with a Head Coach, as opposed to a head coach provided by Franchisor. The Fundamentals Training Program will continue to be provided virtually.
D. Ongoing/Refresher and Other Additional Training. Franchisor may provide or request that Franchisee and certain of its management personnel attend and complete up to five (5) days of additional/refresher training each year, but Franchisor will not charge Franchisee a Training Fee in connection with such required training.
- E. No Training Fee for Minor, Day-to-Day Assistance.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 79–265)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bft's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bft may require franchisees and their management personnel to attend up to five days of additional or refresher training each year. This training will be held at a designated training facility. Bft will not charge a training fee for this required training.
In addition to the ongoing/refresher training, Bft can also require remedial training of up to five days if the franchisee is not operating the studio in accordance with the franchise agreement or the Learning Management System, or if the franchisee is in material default of the agreement. This remedial training can take place at Bft's designated training facility, at the franchisee's studio, or at another location designated by Bft. However, Bft may require the franchisee and its designated trainees to pay a training fee for attending remedial training.
It is important for prospective franchisees to factor in the time and potential costs associated with both the ongoing/refresher training and the potential remedial training when evaluating the Bft franchise opportunity. While the ongoing refresher training does not have a training fee, the remedial training does, and both will require the franchisee or their employees to take time away from the business.