How many managers will Deck Medic provide training to?
Deck_Medic Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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Initial Training
If this is your first Deck Medic Business, we will provide initial training for you or, if you are a Corporate Entity, your Managing Owner, plus two designated managers. Either you or your Managing Owner, plus your general manager, must successfully complete the initial training program to our satisfaction no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled opening of your Deck Medic Business. The initial training program takes place over an approximate two week period. If more than three individuals attend initial training, you will be charged an additional fee per additional persons attending initial training. Although we provide you or, if you are a Corporate Entity, your Managing Owner, plus your general manager, with initial training at no additional fee or charge, you will be responsible for all travel expenses and employee wages related to your attendance and completion of training. (Franchise Agreement, Article 4). Currently, we provide our initial training program no less frequently than quarterly and on an as-needed basis.
TRAINING PROGRAM
The following chart summarizes the subjects covered in our initial training program:
| Subject | Hours of Classroom Training | Hours of On-the-Job Training | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Your Franchise | 4 | 0 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
| Operations Training | 4 | 8 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
| Accounting | 2 | 0 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
| Marketing & Sales | 4 | 8 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
| Customer Service | 2 | 2 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
| Management Techniques | 2 | 2 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
| Estimating | 4 | 8 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
| Production | 3 | 40 | Frankfort, Illinois or other designated location |
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Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 24–29)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Deck Medic's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, as a new franchisee, either you or your Managing Owner, plus two designated managers, will receive initial training. This training is provided at no additional fee, but you are responsible for all travel expenses and employee wages related to attending and completing the training.
For replacement operating managers, Deck Medic requires that they complete the initial training program to the company's satisfaction. You will be required to pay Deck Medic's then-current supplemental training fee for each replacement Operating Manager. Currently, this fee is $600 per manager per day.
After opening your Deck Medic Business, you (or your Managing Owner if you are a Corporate Entity) may be required to attend a system-wide training program that Deck Medic may establish. If a System-Wide Training Program is established, it will be offered from Deck Medic's affiliate-owned business in Frankfort, Illinois. You will be responsible for all travel and expenses, lodging, food, automobile rental expenses, and employee wages that you incur in connection with your attendance. Deck Medic will not require your attendance at a System-Wide Training Program for more than a total of five days in any calendar year.