Under what circumstances can Extreme Art Studio require additional training for franchisees or their managers?
Extreme_Art_Studio Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
ning at our discretion.
Before you begin operating your Extreme Art Studio Business, you (or your operating owner if you are an entity) and your Designated Manager if you have one, must attend and successfully complete to our satisfaction our Initial Training Program. If you (or your operating owner if you are an entity) or your Designated Manager, if you have one, fail(s) to successfully complete the Initial Training Program to our satisfaction, we may require the failing attendee to attend additional training programs that we designate, at your sole expense, or we may require you to appoint a new operating owner and to send that individual to the next available Initial Training Program, at your sole expense. If the Initial Training Program is not completed to our satisfaction after two attempts, we may terminate the Franchise Agreement.
There is no tuition or fee for the Initial Training Program for up to two attendees, so long as such persons attend training at the same time. If you desire to have additional people attend the Initial Training Program, you will be charged our then-current fee (currently $200 per day per additional person). We do not pay any travel expenses, lodging, meals ground transportation, or other personal expenses for any person attending the Initial Training Program.
We plan to provide the training listed in the table below. We reserve the right to vary the length and content of the Initial Training Program based upon the experience and skill level of the individual attending the Initial Training Program. We will use the Franchise Operations Manual as the primary instruction materials during the Initial Training Program.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–37)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Extreme Art Studio Franchise Disclosure Document, additional training may be required under specific circumstances. If a franchisee (or their operating owner) or a designated manager fails to successfully complete the initial training program to Extreme Art Studio's satisfaction, Extreme Art Studio may require the attendee to participate in additional training programs at the franchisee's expense. Alternatively, Extreme Art Studio may require the franchisee to appoint a new operating owner and send that individual to the next available initial training program, also at the franchisee's expense. Failure to complete the initial training program satisfactorily after two attempts can lead to the termination of the Franchise Agreement.
Extreme Art Studio also retains the discretion to mandate additional training for franchisees or their managers during the operation of the Extreme Art Studio Business. This determination can be based on observation or other factors. The franchisee will be responsible for Extreme Art Studio's then-current costs for such additional training, which is currently $200 per person per day, as well as all associated travel and living expenses for both the Extreme Art Studio representatives providing the training and the franchisee or their representatives attending the training.
Franchisees and their operating owners are also required to attend mandatory conferences at designated locations and must cover any conference fees and travel expenses. The franchisee is responsible for the general training of their own employees and independent contractors, including hiring, directing, scheduling, and supervising them in the day-to-day operations of the Extreme Art Studio Business.