What is the duration of on-the-job training for 'Preparing New Independent Operators for a Location' at Budget?
Budget Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Budget and its affiliates provide training necessary to operate your Budget Franchise. Budget provides web-based training and seminars, manuals, on-the-job instruction, and other programs and materials appropriate for you, your General Manager, and other employees Budget approves. Budget offers
web based training through Workday Learning allowing you and your approved employees to complete training on any device that allows web access. You and your approved employees must complete the program to Budget' satisfaction (to that extent that they must actively participate in and timely complete all web-based sessions). You must complete the initial training at least 30 days before opening the business.
Budget offers numerous web-based courses and programs via Workday Learning. The content includes instruction and information on multiple topics such as Wizard and WaND (GUI) point of sale, Customer Service and Counter Sales. Laura Lirio is the Global Senior Director of Organizational Development for ABCR and supervises the training program. Ms. Lirio has held her current title since November 2022. Should on-the-job training or instruction at a different location be required, the instructors will have at least one year of experience in the car rental industry. Instructors also may be members of the Licensee Relations Department.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 37–61)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Budget provides training through web-based seminars, manuals, on-the-job instruction, and other programs. The FDD states that should on-the-job training or instruction at a different location be required, the instructors will have at least one year of experience in the car rental industry. Instructors also may be members of the Licensee Relations Department. However, the document does not specify the duration of on-the-job training for preparing new independent operators for a location.
For a prospective franchisee, this means that while Budget offers on-the-job training, the length of this training is not defined in the FDD. The training is conducted by instructors with at least one year of experience in the car rental industry or members of the Licensee Relations Department.
To gain a clearer understanding of the time commitment involved in on-the-job training, a prospective franchisee should ask Budget directly about the typical length of the on-the-job training program, what the training curriculum covers, and how the training is tailored to different experience levels.