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Who we are:  
Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack are divisions of PARK University Enterprises, Inc.

The original: Company founder, Fred Pryor, originated the now-popular one-day business seminar in 1970. Since then, Fred Pryor Seminars has built a strong reputation for delivering training that has the 3 A's: it's Affordable, it's Accessible, and it's A+ . CareerTrack and Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics complete our brand offering. Our corporate offices are located in the Kansas City metropolitan area and every year we conduct thousands of seminars in the U.S. and Canada.

An exciting, growing company: Although we have a long history in the seminar business, we are still growing, expanding, and changing to meet client and market needs. Current seminar topics include selections on supervision and business management, computers and software, written and oral communication, customer service, and leadership.

A 3-pronged marketing approach: Our seminar leaders are actively involved in all three business centers. Public seminars, the bedrock of our business, are open to participants from all types of organizations, in a wide range of positions. We also present many private seminars tailored to the specific challenges and needs of our clients. Finally, we offer a wide range of audio, video, and printed training resources at our public seminars, in our catalogs, and on our web site.

What we offer you.

Join an incredible, powerful professional network: As a Fred Pryor Seminar and CareerTrack trainer, you'll be part of an extensive network of independent contractors sharing the latest business information. As you choose to access contractor-led study groups, voicemail, and more, you'll have all the resources and advantages of a powerful corporate organization — while maintaining your independence and freedom.

Leave the details to us: You do the training - we do the planning. Our experienced meeting planners handle the logistics — from securing the venue, to providing participant materials, to setting up the room. Workshop materials are shipped directly to the site; at larger seminars a Program Manager will assist with seminar registration, sales, and other particulars. You're free from the multitude of details and tricky logistics of seminar planning — free to concentrate on what you do best — presenting a lively, productive seminar.

Independence with stability: As an independent contract trainer for Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack, you'll feel like you're part of a corporate team as well as an entrepreneur. As a contractor you are naturally free to pursue and build other business interests while contracting with an established company.

The training you need to be the best: Even seasoned professionals improve their skills through their association with us. Our professional development opportunities for contract trainers are the best in the business. You'll begin by successfully completing a comprehensive Trainer Certification before you give your first seminar. Ongoing learning opportunities, including trainer networking meetings, customer feedback, study groups, and more, all serve to enhance your skills, refine your techniques, and increase your professional value and revenue potential. When you're successful, we're successful. Click here to find out what other contract trainers say about Trainer Certification.

Put your creativity to work: Your skills as an instructional design consultant are also valuable. We offer you the opportunity to develop seminars and training products as projects arise.

High rewards for what you do best: Like the thought of a ready-made audience? Our expertise is in handling the marketing, planning, and the details. Since your expertise is in training, when you arrive to begin the seminar, our audience will be ready and waiting. You'll be able to pursue your love of speaking and teaching, without the time, expense, and hassle of marketing it.

All the cooperation you need: The team assembled in our office is detail oriented, ambitious, fast-moving, and fun! If this is the kind of professional team you like to work with, we're it! No matter what is required to serve our customers needs, you can count on our cooperative, smart, motivated professionals. You'll enjoy working with our team - you'll sense their camaraderie and high morale immediately.

Expand your horizons! If you like to travel, this is an exceptional opportunity to explore cities across the United States and in Canada. We work to simplify travel by scheduling well in advance. Advance travel planning enables you to coordinate other commitments with your seminar schedule.

Incorporation Requirement: As an independent contractor, the Trainer Agreement you will sign requires that we contract with you through your corporation. If you are not operating your trainer business through an existing corporation, you will need to incorporate your business before you can sign the Trainer Agreement. You will want to consult with your tax or legal advisors about the necessary steps and possible advantages available to you from incorporating.

Ongoing Trainer Development

Once you've successfully completed Trainer Certification and are selected to begin leading seminars, we continue to offer you support through ongoing training. Trainer networking meetings are available for you throughout the year to keep your presentation and marketing skills at the highest level. Topic-specific study groups, led by trainers, keep you on the cutting edge, while affording a great opportunity to interact with your peers. If you need specific information or materials, our extensive resources are available for your purchase at special trainer discounts. And, we encourage you to attend our other seminars, free, to help you keep perspective with your audience and learn from other successful trainers.

Click here to find out what other contract trainers say about Trainer Certification.

Thank You... For your interest in Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack. You've heard from us, and now we're interested in hearing from you. Find out what general competencies are required and how to be considered as a training vendor with Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack today!