Does Crawlspace Medic require the franchisee to participate in ongoing training after the initial training program?
Crawlspace_Medic Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
During the operation of your franchise, we will:
- a. offer from time to time, in our discretion, mandatory or optional additional training programs.
If we require it, you must attend mandatory additional training offered by us for up to five (5) days each year at a location we designate and attend an annual business meeting or franchisee conference for up to three (3) days each year at a location we designate.
Failure to attend mandatory additional training or an annual business meeting or conference is a default of 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. (Franchise Agreement, Section 7.4).
- b. upon your request, or as we determine to be appropriate, provide remedial on-site training and assistance at your premises.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATIONS OF THE FRANCHISEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 32–33)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Crawlspace Medic Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to participate in additional training programs after the initial training. Crawlspace Medic may offer mandatory or optional additional training programs at its discretion.
If Crawlspace Medic requires it, franchisees must attend mandatory additional training for up to five days each year at a location Crawlspace Medic designates. Franchisees must also attend an annual business meeting or franchisee conference for up to three days each year at a location Crawlspace Medic designates. Failure to attend mandatory additional training or the annual meeting 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 paying their transportation, lodging, meals, and other expenses to attend any mandatory training program. If a franchisee fails to attend any mandatory training program, they are required to obtain the training at a location Crawlspace Medic designates, at the franchisee's sole cost, including tuition at the then-current rate, plus all travel costs for both the franchisee and Crawlspace Medic's trainer.
Crawlspace Medic also states that they may provide remedial on-site training and assistance at the franchisee's premises, either upon the franchisee's request or as Crawlspace Medic determines to be appropriate.