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What happens if I fail to attend and participate in the continuing training programs for the Gokhale Method?

Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDD

Answer from 2024 FDD Document

  • 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.

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)

What This Means (2024 FDD)

According to the 2024 Gokhale Method Franchise Disclosure Document, failure to attend and participate in required continuing training programs may lead to specific consequences. Gokhale Method may suspend your right to teach the Gokhale System until you complete the required continuing training and are re-approved.

If your right to teach the Gokhale System is suspended and you still offer to teach, Gokhale Method has the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement immediately upon notice. This means that maintaining active participation in ongoing training is crucial to maintaining your franchise rights.

The continuing training programs may include attendance at the Annual Meeting, participation in Teacher Webinars, peer review of teacher trainees, and involvement in Gokhale® Active. Franchisees are also required to submit audiotapes or videotapes of them teaching at reasonable intervals for review. These tapes may be submitted for peer review by other Gokhale Method teachers.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.