About Us
Hire Education is a tutoring company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. We provide tutors across South Africa, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
Our founder, Rory Brachner, started tutoring whilst studying way back in 2001. "I was always good at maths, but even better at explaining it" Rory was so good at tutoring that he got far more requests than he could possibly service himself. That's when the penny dropped. "I've got more learners than I can handle... why not find and train others to do the same thing I'm doing?". Rory, by that time, a 2nd year student, hired a fellow student as his first tutor in 2001. By the time he qualified and left university at the end of 2002 (to work for a listed technology company) he had 10 students working for him as tutors. He registered Hire Education in 2003 and we now have over 250 tutors across South Africa. Rory, with the help of an amazing team, has managed to spread and expand our tutoring philosophy and brand across the country.
Essentially, Hire Education takes the rich resource of bright young university students (with a natural teaching and mentoring ability) and connects them to school learners in need of assistance.
The rapid growth and continued success of Hire Education is testament to the huge need for a service like ours - providing individual attention and mentoring in the form of tutoring.
Timeline:
2001: Rory Brachner (founder) hired first tutor in private capacity
2002: Rory had 10 tutors working for him in private capacity
2003: Rory registered Hire Education based in Johannesburg
2007: Expanded service into Pretoria
2009: Expanded service into Cape Town with over 200 tutors countrywide
2010: Expanded service in Durban with over 250 tutors countrywide
Our Team
Rory Brachner
Strategy Guru
Rory Brachner is the founding member of Hire Education. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (B.Sc IT) from the University of Johannesburg (formerly Rand Afrikaans University). This led him into a project management role in a listed information technology company. Since 2004 Rory has filled the role of General Manager for the company and as of 2009 he has taken on more strategic role in the development of the company.
Robyn Cameron
Management Guru
Robyn Cameron has been working with Hire Education since May 2007 initially in a sales and marketing role for 2 years. Robyn can handle pretty much anything you throw at her! As a result, in 2009, Robyn became a shareholder and General Manager. She is committed to keeping up the high levels of service and dedication that the company has become renowned for.
Louise Cameron
Operations Guru
Louise Cameron is Hire Education's Admin Coordinator. She handles the administrative and financial side of the company. We've been privileged to have Louise as a part of the team since August 2007. Since 2009 Louise has also been handling all tutor bookings with insight and efficiency. Louise makes sure Hire Education runs like a well oiled machine!
Brett Volkwyn
Marketing Guru
Brett Volkwyn joined Hire Education in March 2011. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Communications in Marketing and Advertising from Bond South Africa. After completing this degree in 2005, Brett has gone from strength to strength in his career working his way up from Marketing Assistant, to Project Manager for Alliance Media and then Account Executive for Straight Twisted Ad Agency. Brett now lends us his expertise and manages the sales and marketing for Hire Education.
Dhevina Panday
Education Guru
Dhevina Panday has been our eyes and ears on the ground in Durban since April 2010. Her role is the recruitment of new tutors and the continued management of these tutors and their lessons. Dhevina is currently a teacher at Shakaskraal Primary School and has a passion for Education in South Africa. As well as having over 18 years of hands-on teaching experience, Dhevina has been a Regional Finalist for the National Teaching Awards in 2006 as well as a Provincial Finalist in 2007.
