What does the Gokhale Active fee help prepare Gokhale Method candidates for?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
ast 1992. The cost of Initial Training is included in the $4,000 franchise fee. You must pay food and lodging expenses in connection with attendance at Immersion Week. The Gokhale® Active (Premium) fee of $140 must be paid yearly from the time of acceptance to the program. Gokhale Active helps prepare accepted candidates for the Immersion Week. Upon completion of Teacher Training Immersion Week, you must pay $240 a year for teacher webinars. Once a year you must pay $450 for the annual teachers' meeting, for which you will also pay food and lodging. This is a required fee and attendance is mandatory. We do not at the present time have any further continuing education requirements, but we reserve the right to add them if we add new approved formats or new continuing education. All franchisees must attend training and complete it to the franchisor's satisfaction.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 18–23)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Gokhale Method Franchise Disclosure Document, the Gokhale Active (Premium) fee of $140, paid yearly from the time of acceptance into the program, helps prepare accepted candidates for the Immersion Week. Immersion Week is a one-week training session held at Gokhale Method's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, or at other designated locations. Franchisees are also responsible for food and lodging expenses during Immersion Week.
In addition to the Gokhale Active fee, franchisees must pay $240 a year for teacher webinars upon completion of Teacher Training Immersion Week. There is also a required fee of $450 for the annual teachers' meeting, for which franchisees will also pay for food and lodging. Attendance at the annual teachers' meeting is mandatory.
If a franchisee does not complete all of the Initial Training and has not qualified to teach within six months of attending the Immersion Week, Gokhale Method may terminate the Franchise Agreement with 30 days' notice if the franchisee fails to resolve the issue. The cost of Initial Training is included in the $4,000 franchise fee.