A tutoring business is an opportunity to fill a gap many parents see in education, and earn while your students learn.
Tutoring franchises are ramping up business, helping children from early school days right through to year 12 achieve their potential with extra study sessions.
Here are four franchises which each offer a distinct method of teaching.
Kumon
More than 4 million students are enrolled in a Kumon program across 57 countries and regions.
What’s the approach?
Kumon runs individualised student programs in maths and English. There’s a focus on self-learning with daily pencil and paper worksheets. This is a very disciplined method.The programs are designed to boost students’ ability to read and calculate, improve their concentration, encourage a daily study and reading habit and through self-learning, boost their confidence.
What qualifications do franchisees need?
Franchisees need to be graduates, and be proficient in maths and English.
What’s different?
Kumon considers environmental issues and management as part of its business planning.
How many centres are there?
In Australia, 317. In New Zealand, 30.
Mathnasium
It’s a major player in maths-only tutoring. Mathnasium is a US brand only recently available in Australia and New Zealand.
What’s the approach?
Making maths make sense is the guiding principle for Mathnasium franchisees.
Parent testimonials suggest changing a child’s attitude towards and capabilities in maths have positive effects in other school subjects.
What training do tutors need?
Tutors need to do an upfront test, then 12 hours online learning. This is followed up by in-centre tuition from experienced tutors.
What’s different?
As the name suggests, Mathnasium is like a maths gymnasium – parents pay a monthly membership fee and students can attend whenever they like, with three weekly sessions the optimum attendance.
How much will a franchise cost?
Franchisees can expect to pay between $135,00 and $200,000 as an upfront investment.
MindChamps
MindChamps Early Learning Centres focus on programs for children aged up to 6 years old.
What’s the approach?
The foundation of the curriculum is a 3-Mind philosophy: the champion mind, the learning mind, the creative mind.
How much training do tutors need?
MindChamps educators need up to 200 hours of compulsory training and accreditation to maintain the brand’s high standards.
What’s different?
The S.M.I.L.E.S. approach. This taps into research in neuroscience, child psychology and theatre to create what the franchisor considers a lively, enriching environment conducive to learning.
How much can I earn?
There’s the potential in a large centre to bring in revenue of up to $600,000 a year.
Tutor Doctor
This private tutoring business teaches children at home, in a one-on-one setting.There are more than 590 outlets around the world.
What’s the approach?
Finding the right tutor is fundamental to this business. A free consultation leads to the creation of a tutoring program, and the franchisee then finds a tutor who will match the child’s needs and personality.
What’s different?
In addition to the curriculum support, tutors provide advise and guidance on what are called executive functions – the planning and implementation of tasks, achieving action and sustained effort.
What qualifications does the franchisee need?
Because the franchisee is managing the tutoring business, not teaching, there are no educational qualifications required.