Are Gokhale Method franchisees required to teach a specific curriculum?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
A Gokhale Method Franchise authorizes the franchisee to teach the Gokhale Method according to a carefully prescribed curriculum to defined categories of customers, in classes of specified numbers of students, all of which we call "Approved Formats." A list of currently Approved Formats
appears as Exhibit B to the Franchise Agreement, which is Exhibit A to this Disclosure Document. We may also authorize Franchisees to offer other wellness offerings from time to time, but we have not, as of this date of this Disclosure Document, identified them, and to sell products or services that we authorize from time to time. We also reserve the right to offer to sell this franchise to yoga, wellness or similar instructors who may teach the Gokhale Method as a supplement to their offerings. Your rights to teach the Gokhale Method depend upon your completion to our satisfaction of not only your Initial Training but also such other and further training classes or refresher courses as we may authorize or direct from time to time. We may suspend your right to teach one or more courses or formats if you have not completed to our satisfaction all required training or refresher requirements, programs or courses.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–10)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Gokhale Method Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to teach a carefully prescribed curriculum. The Gokhale Method franchise authorizes the franchisee to teach the Gokhale Method according to this curriculum, which is designed for defined categories of customers in classes with a specified number of students, referred to as "Approved Formats." A list of these Approved Formats is included as Exhibit B to the Franchise Agreement, which is Exhibit A to the FDD.
This means that as a Gokhale Method franchisee, you will not have complete autonomy over the content or structure of the classes you offer. Instead, you must adhere to the curriculum and formats that Gokhale Method has established. This standardization helps ensure consistency in the quality and delivery of the Gokhale Method across all franchise locations.
Furthermore, the FDD states that Gokhale Method may authorize franchisees to offer other wellness offerings and to sell products or services from time to time. However, as of the date of the disclosure document, these additional offerings have not been identified. The franchisor also reserves the right to offer the franchise to yoga, wellness, or similar instructors who may teach the Gokhale Method as a supplement to their offerings. Franchisees' rights to teach the Gokhale Method are contingent upon the satisfactory completion of initial training and any further training classes or refresher courses that Gokhale Method may require. The franchisor may suspend a franchisee's right to teach specific courses or formats if the required training or refresher requirements are not met to their satisfaction.