At Kumon, you are both the business owner of your own franchise and the Kumon Instructor . You have to manage the day-to-day business operations and work with Kumon students. 

We want to find and support partners who have the same belief as Kumon and are passionate about developing education. With estimated cost from 300 million VND (included franchise fee, renovation, rental…) to open Kumon Franchise Center.

Franchisee. However, in order to establish a Kumon franchise center, you need to meet one of the following four qualification requirements (legally required):

1- Bachelor of English Education; or

2- Bachelor of Mathematics Education; or

3- Bachelor of Primary Education; or

4- College / Bachelor of Preschool Education

What is very important is that you have a passion for working with children, and believe in our mission of helping them become independent, self-assured and confident leaders of tomorrow. Many of our current owners came to us with some kind of business background, and many have their own children currently or previously enrolled in Kumon.

You can choose to offer either Mathematics or English, or both subjects depending on your abilities and qualifications.

Topics covered in the training include:

• Instruction principles and learning materials
• The Kumon Method, curriculum, and learning materials
• Student assessment and enrolment
• The effective implementation of study programmes
• Communication with parents and students
• Centre management strategies
• Centre administration, policies, and procedures

Each test covers a range of basic arithmetic and reading comprehension exercises in English.

Typically, training takes place at the local offices. Candidates looking to open a Kumon Centre must attend training with the company. Candidates will also need to make arrangements to attend initial training that will typically run over a five-week period. Continuous follow-up training is provided after the commencement of your Centre, to ensure the content is relevant to your operating needs.

The opening of new Centres is directly linked to the realisation of Kumon’s vision. We aim to give as many students as possible the opportunity to learn using our materials, and thus, contribute to the global community.

• The number of children of 0 – 14 years old
• Parent’s income class and paying capacity
• The number of children within the available location that already study at other Kumon Learning Centers
• Rental rates offered by landlords

When planning new locations the Company carefully considers the following factors:

As the curriculum and learning materials are standardised in every Kumon learning centre, the programme fee is thus fixed. However, our franchisees are responsible for managing variable costs that may impact their bottom line, such as rental, salaries etc.

Since each Kumon franchise is independently owned and does not report its total income to us, we cannot provide a hard number. However, as part of your franchisee training, you’ll develop a business plan that can assist you in projecting your revenues and expenses. Join us at our Franchise Orientation to find out more! We also encourage you to speak directly to fellow franchise owners for more information.