Where is the initial training for an Engineering For Kids franchise conducted?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
to you during the operation of the Franchised Business.
Training
If this is your first Engineering For Kids Business, you (or the Operating Principal, if you are a corporation or other entity) and any other Designated Employee must attend and successfully complete, to our satisfaction, the initial training program that we offer on operating an Engineering For Kids Business. The training is conducted at designated locations (such as conferenced facilities) or virtually.
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. We reserve the right to charge you a reasonable fee for initial training for substitute personnel. We have the right to reduce the duration or content of the training program for any trainee who has prior experience with our concept or in similar businesses. We also have the right to allow you to train certain of your Designated Employees and successors in those positions at the location of your Franchised Business. Failure to complete the initial training program constitutes grounds for termination of the Franchise Agreement.
We will provide instructors, facilities, and materials for the initial training programs at no charge for training up to two people (provided that all of your personnel are trained during the same training session).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Engineering For Kids Franchise Disclosure Document, initial training is conducted at designated locations such as conference facilities or virtually. If you are a new franchisee, you (or the Operating Principal) and any other Designated Employee must attend and successfully complete the initial training program.
The training program includes various subjects, with specific hours dedicated to each. For example, EFK Brand and Marketing Overview and Sales Training consists of 2 hours of classroom training, while the Initial Marketing Campaign involves 3 hours of classroom training. Business Best Practices are covered in 2.5 hours, and Computer System/Software and Technology require 2 hours. Customer Service and Personnel/HR each have 1.5 hours of classroom training. The Engineering For Kids Curriculum requires 7.5 hours of training at a host Engineering For Kids program, or remote training or as designated. Learning EFK involves 3 hours of remote training, and Developing Marketing Strategy requires 6 hours of remote training.
In total, the initial training program consists of 20 hours of classroom training with no on-the-job training. The training aims to equip new franchisees with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate an Engineering For Kids Business successfully. The flexibility of both in-person and virtual training options allows Engineering For Kids to accommodate franchisees from various locations and with different schedules.