How long is the initial Caring Senior Service training program?
Caring_Senior_Service Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Before the Franchised Business's opening, we will provide a mandatory training program in the operation of your Franchised Business to you, and three additional trainees for a maximum of four trainees. If you will not be acting as the Agency Director, we recommend that one of your additional trainees be your appointed Agency Director. Approximately two weeks of initial training will be provided prior to the opening of the Franchised Business. The first week is provided virtually while the second week is provided on-site at our headquarters. Thereafter, soon after the opening of the Franchised Business, a 16-week continuation of our initial training program will help you and/or the Agency Director execute weekly operational and marketing objectives, provide educational content, and coordinate support and education from our corporate team members. The initial training program may be provided remotely if we decide that circumstances beyond our control make it prudent or necessary to provide training remotely. The cost of the training program is included in your initial franchise fee and will be provided to you and three additional employees (for a total of four people). As you will need to travel to participate in our initial training program, you will incur certain related travel and board expenses related to attendance. Additional trainings may be offered via webinars and Caring University, our online training site.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Caring Senior Service FDD, the initial training program consists of approximately two weeks of initial training before the Franchised Business opens. The first week is provided virtually, and the second week is on-site at the Caring Senior Service headquarters.
Following the initial two weeks, a 16-week continuation of the initial training program is provided to help franchisees and/or the Agency Director execute weekly operational and marketing objectives. This continuation includes educational content and support from the corporate team members.
The cost of the training program is included in the initial franchise fee for the franchisee and up to three additional employees. However, franchisees are responsible for travel and board expenses related to attending the in-person portion of the training. Caring Senior Service expects to offer the training program 11 times each year.