What specific materials must be self-studied as part of the Gokhale Method Initial Training?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Before opening your Franchised Business, you must successfully complete the Initial Training to our satisfaction, including memorization and recitation of scripts that we will provide. The Initial Training consists of one week of training in the Gokhale Method at our headquarters in Palo Alto, California or at other designated locations (the "Immersion Week"), followed by participation in at least twelve teacher webinars (live or pre-recorded), self-study of the Gokhale Foundations course script and materials, and teaching the full six-lesson Gokhale Foundations course in a one-on-one setting to two separate practice students. As part of teaching your practice students, you must prepare at least six videos in which you record yourself teaching each one of the six separate Gokhale Foundations lessons accompanied by self-critiques of each lesson. These recordings will be reviewed by your peers, and you will be required to view recordings submitted by other trainees and to evaluate them. Once reviewed, each lesson will be submitted for approval. If a lesson video is not approved, you will be required to submit another video of the same lesson. A video of each of the six lessons must be approved before you can become qualified to teach.
If you do not complete all of the Initial Training and have not qualified to teach within six months of attending the Immersion Week, we may terminate the Franchise Agreement upon 30 days' notice and your failure to cure.
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 Initial Training includes self-study of the Gokhale Foundations course script and materials. This self-study is part of a broader training program that also includes a one-week Immersion Week course, participation in at least twelve teacher webinars, and teaching the full six-lesson Gokhale Foundations course in a one-on-one setting to two separate practice students.
As part of the practical teaching component, franchisees must prepare at least six videos, each recording themselves teaching one of the six Gokhale Foundations lessons, accompanied by self-critiques. These videos are then reviewed by peers, and the franchisee is required to evaluate recordings submitted by other trainees. Each lesson must be individually approved, and if a lesson video is not approved, another video of the same lesson must be submitted. Qualification to teach requires approval of a video for each of the six lessons.
Prospective franchisees should note that failure to complete all Initial Training requirements and become qualified to teach within six months of attending the Immersion Week may result in termination of the Franchise Agreement, with 30 days' notice given to cure the deficiency. The cost of the Initial Training is included in the $4,000 franchise fee; however, franchisees are responsible for food and lodging expenses during Immersion Week. Additionally, there is a yearly Gokhale® Active (Premium) fee of $140 from the time of acceptance into the program, and upon completion of the Immersion Week, a $240 annual fee for teacher webinars.