What aspects of the Engineering For Kids Franchised Business can Engineering For Kids change or modify?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ght to charge a reasonable fee for additional personnel attending training, or for re-training persons who are repeating the course or replacing a person who did not pass. For all training, including initial training, you are responsible for any travel expenses, living expenses, wages, and other expenses incurred by your trainees.
6. OPERATIONS
6.1. Compliance with Standards and System Changes
You agree to comply with all mandatory standards, specifications and operating procedures set forth from time to time in our Manual. You acknowledge that the services and operation of your Franchised Business, accounting practices, record keeping and reporting practices, and software are important to us and our other franchisees. However, you acknowledge that we have the right to vary our standards and specifications, in our reasonable judgment, to accommodate circumstances of individual franchisees. We have the right from time to time to change or modify the System, including modifications to the Manual, the Programs, Proprietary Materials, curriculum, approved suppliers, the required equipment, the signage, and other aspects of the Franchised Business, the adoption of new administrative forms and methods of reporting and payment of any monies owed to us (including electronic means of reporting and payment). You agree to accept and implement any such changes or modifications to the System as if they were a part of the System at the time this Agreement was signed, and you will make such expenditures as the changes or modifications in the System may reasonably require. However, if any discontinued portion of the System, could pose a hazard to the public or prove detrimental to the System, you must cease selling that item or offering that service immediately.
6.2. Programs and Services You May Offer
You may offer customers only the Programs and other products and services that we have expressly authorized in writing for Engineering For Kids Businesses to offer, as further provided in Section 7 of this Agreement. We may make this designation in the Manual or otherwise in writing.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 53–138)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Engineering For Kids retains the right to modify various aspects of its franchise system. This includes changes to the franchise's standards and specifications, which are outlined in the Engineering For Kids manual. These modifications can extend to the programs offered, proprietary materials, curriculum, approved suppliers, required equipment, signage, and other operational facets of the franchised business. Engineering For Kids can also introduce new administrative forms and methods for franchisees to report and remit payments.
These changes are not optional; franchisees must accept and implement them as if they were part of the original agreement. Franchisees are also responsible for any expenditures required to comply with these modifications. However, franchisees must immediately stop selling any item or offering any service if it could pose a hazard to the public or be detrimental to the Engineering For Kids system.
Engineering For Kids also has the authority to change the authorized programs, proprietary materials, and other curricula, products, and services offered, with the caveat that educational programs in math, science, technology, and engineering will remain a core offering. They can also designate specific programs, products, or services as either optional or mandatory for franchisees. This allows Engineering For Kids to adapt to market trends, improve the quality of its offerings, and maintain brand consistency across all franchise locations. However, Engineering For Kids may approve certain products, services, programs, and other items for some franchisees and clients but not others based on legitimate business reasons.