How often does Clear Pest Pros offer refresher training courses and conferences?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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The Managing Owner or, if applicable, the Designated Manager, must attend the Convention every year if one is offered. The Managing Owner or, if applicable, Designated Manager also must attend periodic refresher training courses and conferences,, at the times and locations we determine, and for which we may charge fees. In states where continued education is offered, these training(s) and conferences may provide CEU credits toward your regulatory license renewal(s). We will determine the duration, curriculum, and location of any such sessions. You will be responsible for all travel and living expenses that are incurred by you or your employees/owners while attending such sessions. Some of these events may occur outside of your home state. We will determine the duration, curriculum, and location of any of these sessions. The curriculum for online training and these events can include, but is not limited to, technical training, business plan analysis, marketing, profitability, and maximizing your business opportunities. You must pay for all registration fees, travel and living expenses that you incur while attending such sessions. If we send a Clear Pest Pros employee to your location for additional training, then you must pay us the Additional Training Fee, which is currently $500 per person. This fee is due regardless of whether you request the additional training or we determine, in our sole discretion, your work performance requires additional training.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 40–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clear Pest Pros' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Managing Owner or Designated Manager must attend the Convention every year if one is offered. Additionally, they must attend periodic refresher training courses and conferences, with the timing and locations determined by Clear Pest Pros. These training sessions and conferences may incur fees. In states where continued education is offered, these events may provide CEU credits toward regulatory license renewals.
Clear Pest Pros determines the duration, curriculum, and location of these sessions, and franchisees are responsible for all travel and living expenses. These events may occur outside the franchisee's home state. The curriculum for online training and these events can include technical training, business plan analysis, marketing, profitability, and maximizing business opportunities. Franchisees must pay for all registration fees and travel expenses.
Furthermore, Clear Pest Pros specifies that refresher training courses and conferences will not exceed one per year. If Clear Pest Pros sends an employee to the franchisee's location for additional training, the franchisee must pay an Additional Training Fee of $500 per person, regardless of whether the training was requested or deemed necessary by Clear Pest Pros.