Optimi Group

Who owns Optimi?
Optimi is a subsidiary of PSG Group Limited, a South African investment holding company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. PSG's portfolio also includes interests in Capitec Bank and Curro Holdings.

Is Optimi publicly traded?
No. Optimi itself is a private company, but its parent PSG Group is listed on the JSE, giving indirect public exposure to the education group.

What was Optimi called before?
The group operated under the FutureLearn name before rebranding to Optimi. The rebrand applied at the corporate level only; operating brands like Impaq and Media Works kept their names.

What are Optimi's divisions?
Optimi Home (home education led by Impaq), Optimi Workplace (adult and corporate training led by Media Works), Optimi Classroom (school e-learning through ITSI), and Optimi College (distance learning through College SA and IT Academy).

How many learners does Optimi serve?
The group reports serving more than 200,000 learners annually, including approximately 30,000 home education learners and about 6,000 adult college learners.

Where is Optimi based?
The group is headquartered in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa, with operating businesses across the country including the College SA campus presence in the Western Cape.

The group that became Optimi was assembled by PSG Group's education investment vehicle, which operated for years under the FutureLearn name (unrelated to the UK online course platform of the same name). Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, FutureLearn consolidated a set of South African education businesses covering schooling support, adult education, educational software, and distance learning.

In 2019, the group acquired College SA, a distance learning college founded in 2007 as Curro College and renamed when the Curro partners sold out in 2008. The acquisition gave the group an entry into the TVET market. In 2021, the college division added IT Academy, a South African IT training institution offering industry-endorsed and accredited courses.

The corporate rebrand from FutureLearn to Optimi consolidated the group under a single identity while leaving the operating brands intact. Under the new structure, Impaq, Media Works, ITSI, College SA, and the other businesses continued under their own names inside the four Optimi divisions.

Since the rebrand, the group has emphasized scale. Public statements describe combined service of more than 200,000 learners annually, with the home education segment alone serving roughly 30,000 learners and the college division serving around 6,000 adults per year.