According to the Gokhale Method FDD, where is the training described?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
[Item 22: CONTRACTS]
7. TRAINING
- 7.1. Initial Training. You will complete the Initial Training, which consists of Teacher Training Immersion Week and substantial follow-up training and practice requirements which will prepare you to teach the Gokhale System to groups and individuals. Approval to teach requires that you attend and successfully complete to our satisfaction the Initial Training and shall have passed all evaluations, and be formally approved by us to teach. If you do not complete all training and have not qualified to teach within six months of attending the Teacher Training Immersion Week, we may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days' notice and your failure to cure
- 7.2. Continuing Training. You must attend such additional courses, seminars and other training programs as we may reasonably require from time to time, and which will be detailed in the then current Teachers' Manual, in order to maintain your approval to teach the Approved Formats for which you have been approved. Such continuing training may include, but is not limited to, attendance at the Annual Meeting, participation in such Teacher Webinars as may be scheduled by us, peer review of teacher trainees, and involvement in Gokhale® Active. Failure to attend and participate in such continuing training programs may result in suspension of your right to teach the Gokhale System until you have completed our required continuing training and you have been re-approved. If your right to teach has been suspended, and you nonetheless offer to teach, we may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice to you. As part of your continuing approval we may request that you submit at reasonable intervals, and you agree to submit to us within such reasonable time as we specify, audiotapes or videotapes of you teaching, and which will be detailed in the then current Teachers' Manual. We may submit such recordings to peer review by other Gokhale Method teachers, and you hereby grant us your consent for such submission.
- 7.3. Training Fee and Expenses. All training programs required by this Agreement shall be at such times and places as may be designated by us. We shall train you in the Teacher Training Immersion Week at no additional fee or other charge. You shall be responsible for any and all of your expenses incurred in connection with attending the Immersion Week, and all other such programs, including, without limitation, the costs of transportation, lodging and meals. You will be responsible for paying for all other training as per the then current fee schedule.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Gokhale Method FDD, the training requirements for franchisees are detailed in Item 22, specifically within the section titled "TRAINING". This section outlines the initial training, continuing training, and associated fees and expenses.
The initial training for Gokhale Method franchisees includes a Teacher Training Immersion Week, followed by substantial follow-up training and practice. To become an approved teacher, franchisees must successfully complete the initial training, pass all evaluations, and receive formal approval from Gokhale Method. Failure to complete the training and qualify to teach within six months of the Immersion Week may result in the termination of the franchise agreement.
Continuing training is also mandatory to maintain teaching approval. Franchisees must attend additional courses, seminars, and other programs as reasonably required by Gokhale Method, with details provided in the Teachers' Manual. This may include attendance at the Annual Meeting, participation in Teacher Webinars, peer review of teacher trainees, and involvement in Gokhale® Active. Failure to participate in continuing training may lead to suspension of teaching rights until the requirements are met and re-approval is granted. Franchisees may also be required to submit audio or video recordings of their teaching for peer review.
Gokhale Method covers the cost of the Teacher Training Immersion Week, but franchisees are responsible for their own expenses related to attending the Immersion Week and other training programs, including transportation, lodging, and meals. Franchisees are also responsible for paying fees for all other training as per the current fee schedule.