THE GRAVITY EMPLOYEE TRAINING & CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
THOMAS MONROE BOOKS | THE GRAVITY SYSTEM
FOUNDING YEAR RELEASE 1.1 | AUGUST 20, 2026
Official tool IDs: GRV-T01 through GRV-T30

WHAT THIS SYSTEM DOES
Controls onboarding, role learning, trainer authorization, practice, demonstrated competency, independent verification, certification, coaching, retraining, cross-training coverage, corrective action, and renewal.

RELEASE 1.1 IMPROVEMENTS
- Added the shared Gravity competency path: NS Not Started -> L Learning -> P Practicing -> D Demonstrated -> V Independently Verified -> C Certified -> R Retraining Required.
- Strengthened certification so attendance alone never equals readiness.
- Added short knowledge checks where facts, limits, safety points, or decision rules must be understood; quizzes never replace observation.
- Added a simple Daily Training Log support page/sheet for use only on days training occurs.
- Upgraded GRV-T26 to the Team Competency & Certification Matrix.
- Strengthened cross-training coverage, retraining, risk-priority, and certification fields.
- Standardized corrective-action status: Open -> Assigned -> Corrected -> Verified Closed.
- Replaced the former single-path rollout language with the locked 30-Day Accelerated / 60-Day Guided installation choices.
- Preserved all 30 official tool IDs. No duplicate tool was added merely to increase the system size.

FOUNDING YEAR ACCESS
This finished release is free through October 1, 2027. No purchase or donation is required. Any Square support link on ThomasMonroeBooks.com is for optional voluntary support only.

VERSIONS INCLUDED
1. OPERATING MANUAL - editable DOCX
2. OPERATING MANUAL - fixed PDF
3. FORMS LIBRARY - editable DOCX
4. FORMS LIBRARY - fixed/print-ready PDF
5. DIGITAL CONTROL WORKBOOK - live XLSX
6. DIGITAL CONTROL WORKBOOK - curated print/share PDF
7. MANAGER TRAINING - editable PPTX
8. MANAGER TRAINING - fixed PDF
9. FILE GUIDE - this TXT file

RELEASE VALIDATION
- 30 of 30 official operating tool IDs retained.
- Operating manual: 17 pages; visual render reviewed.
- Forms library: 34 pages, including one simple Daily Training Log support page; visual render reviewed.
- Manager training: 20 slides / 20 PDF pages; visual render reviewed.
- Digital workbook formula error-token scan: PASS.
- Team Competency & Certification Matrix: verified in live workbook and print/share PDF.
- Daily Training Log: verified in live workbook and print/share PDF.
- Corrective-action status standard: verified in workbook and training materials.
- 30-Day Accelerated / 60-Day Guided distinction: verified in manual and manager training.
- Digital workbook curated print/share PDF: 17 pages.

CONTROL NOTE
Use current approved restaurant records, source definitions, local procedures, and applicable regulatory or professional authority. This system supports management control and verification; it does not replace accounting, payroll, legal, food-safety regulatory, employment-law, or other qualified professional requirements.

Published by Thomas Monroe Books
Author: Thomas Butler
The Gravity System

Startup Rule: Begin with one real pressure point, one accountable owner, and only 3-5 tools initially.
