Are Crawlspace Medic's additional training programs mandatory or optional?
Crawlspace_Medic Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
satisfaction, we reserve the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement.
We may conduct mandatory or optional additional training programs, including an annual conference or national business meeting. If we require it, you must attend mandatory training programs that we offer for up to five (5) days each year, and an annual conference or national business meeting for up to three (3) days each year, at a location we designate. Failure to attend mandatory training, including an annual conference or business meeting is a default under the Franchise Agreement. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for tuition and/or attendance for all additional training programs, including the annual business meeting or conference. You must also pay your transportation, lodging, meals and other expenses to attend any mandatory training program. If you fail to attend any mandatory training program, you are required to obtain the training at a location we designate, at your sole cost, which includes tuition at the then-current rate, plus all of your travel costs and our trainer's travel costs.
ITEM 12: TERRITORY
Under the Franchise Agreement, you have the right to establish and operate one (1) Crawlspace Medic outlet within a territory, or Area of Primary Responsibility (the "Territory"). You are required to establish a warehouse/office space located within your territory.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 23–29)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Crawlspace Medic's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor may offer additional training programs that can be either mandatory or optional. If Crawlspace Medic requires attendance, franchisees must attend mandatory additional training for up to five days each year, as well as an annual business meeting or franchisee conference for up to three days each year, at a location they designate. Failure to attend these mandatory programs constitutes a default of the Franchise Agreement.
Crawlspace Medic reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee for tuition and/or attendance for all additional training programs, including the annual business meeting or conference. Franchisees are also responsible for covering their own transportation, lodging, meals, and other expenses to attend any mandatory training program. If a franchisee fails to attend a mandatory training program, they are required to obtain the training at a location Crawlspace Medic designates, and they must cover all costs, including tuition at the then-current rate, their own travel costs, and the trainer's travel costs.
Additionally, Crawlspace Medic may provide remedial on-site training and assistance at the franchisee's premises, either upon the franchisee's request or as Crawlspace Medic determines appropriate. For any on-site remedial training, the franchisee must reimburse all costs for the services of Crawlspace Medic's trainer, including the trainer's per diem fee and all travel-related expenses.