Where will the Hyper Kidz initial training program be conducted?
Hyper_Kidz Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
No later than 60 days before the date your Hyper Kidz Business begins operation, you (or one of your Principals), your General Manager and one additional trainee (for a maximum of three people) must attend and complete, to our satisfaction, our mandatory initial training program. Training will be conducted at our Affiliate's Hyper Kidz Business in Columbia, Maryland, at our headquarters, or at another location we designate. Initial training programs will be offered at various times during the year depending on the number of new franchisees entering the System, replacement general managers and other personnel needing training, the number of new Hyper Kidz Businesses being opened and the timing of the scheduled openings of Hyper Kidz Businesses. There is currently no set schedule for providing our training program. We may train more than one franchisee and their General Managers at the same training session.
We will provide instructors and training materials for the initial training of you, your General Manager and one additional trainee for the training fee, and you must pay the expenses incurred by you and your trainees while attending training, including travel, lodging, meals and applicable wages. You may also have additional personnel trained by us for your Hyper Kidz, at your expense. You (or one of your Principals) and your General Manager must complete the initial training program to our satisfaction. If you (or one of your Principals) do not satisfactorily complete the initial training program, we will give you an
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 24–33)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Hyper Kidz's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial training program will be conducted at their Affiliate's Hyper Kidz Business in Columbia, Maryland, at the Hyper Kidz headquarters, or at another location the company designates. This training is mandatory for the franchisee (or one of their Principals), the General Manager, and one additional trainee, with a maximum of three people attending.
The FDD specifies that the training must be completed no later than 60 days before the Hyper Kidz Business begins operation. The schedule for initial training programs varies throughout the year, depending on factors such as the number of new franchisees, replacement general managers, and the timing of new Hyper Kidz Business openings. There is currently no set schedule for the training program.
The franchisee is responsible for all expenses incurred while attending the training, including travel, lodging, meals, and applicable wages for themselves and their trainees. The franchisor provides the instructors and training materials for the initial training program. If the franchisee or General Manager does not satisfactorily complete the initial training, they may be required to retake the program at their own expense, and failure to pass a second time could result in termination of the Franchise Agreement.