Who must attend the initial training program for an Engineering For Kids franchise?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
5.1. Initial Training Program
- 5.1.1. Before you begin operating, you (or the Operating Principal, if you are a corporation or other entity), and a manager of the Franchised Business (the "Designated Employees") must all attend and successfully complete the initial training program that we offer, which may be virtual or at a specified location. The Designated Employees must be persons that we find acceptable at all times during the term of their employment in the Franchised Business to serve in those capacities.
- 5.1.2. The Designated Employees must complete the training program at least 30 days before the Franchised Business begins operations. We alone have the right to judge whether a person has successfully completed training. If you or your personnel fail to complete initial training to our satisfaction, you or they may repeat the course or may send a substitute to the next available scheduled training session; however, we will have no obligation to extend the opening deadline in Section 4 above for this purpose, and we reserve the right to terminate this Agreement if the Designated Employees are unable in our opinion to successfully complete training. We reserve the right to charge you a reasonable fee for initial training for substitute or additional personnel.
- 5.1.3. We have the right to reduce the duration or content of the training program for any trainee who has prior experience with our concept, the Programs, or in similar businesses. We also have the right to allow
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 53–138)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Engineering For Kids FDD, the franchisee (or the Operating Principal, if the franchisee is a corporation or other entity) and a manager of the franchised business, referred to as the Designated Employees, are required to attend and successfully complete the initial training program. This training may be conducted virtually or at a specified location. Engineering For Kids must find these Designated Employees acceptable throughout their employment.
The Designated Employees must complete the training at least 30 days before the Engineering For Kids business begins operations. Engineering For Kids has the sole discretion to determine whether a person has successfully completed the training. If the franchisee or their personnel do not complete the initial training satisfactorily, they may repeat the course or send a substitute to the next scheduled training session. However, Engineering For Kids is not obligated to extend the opening deadline if additional training is needed, and they reserve the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement if the Designated Employees cannot successfully complete the training.
Engineering For Kids reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee for initial training for substitute or additional personnel. They also have the right to reduce the duration or content of the training program for any trainee who has prior experience with the Engineering For Kids concept, the Programs, or in similar businesses. This flexibility allows Engineering For Kids to tailor the training to the franchisee's and manager's existing knowledge and experience, potentially saving time and resources.