About Us

Cognition Learning Group’s innovative education solutions are changing the way the world learns. We offer a diverse range of services, including; expert consultancy; professional development; early-years and primary tutoring; digital learning and publishing.

With a number of offices around the globe, we proudly deliver knowledge to communities in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Each of our companies offers tools to cater for a variety of learning environments. From giving children the best start in life to up-skilling staff via the latest digital training techniques, we’re here to help people learn at every level.

About Us

Cognition Learning Group’s innovative education solutions are changing the way the world learns. We offer a diverse range of services, including; expert consultancy; professional development; early-years and primary tutoring; digital learning and publishing.

With a number of offices around the globe, we proudly deliver knowledge to communities in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Each of our companies offers tools to cater for a variety of learning environments. From giving children the best start in life to up-skilling staff via the latest digital training techniques, we’re here to help people learn at every level.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to unleash the power of education to transform the lives of children, young people, and adults around the world. ​

We are guided by four principles that ensure we are always striving for the best outcomes and experiences of our clients and customers. Our Guiding Principles challenge us to be better, be impactful, be agile and be ambitious.

Our History

Cognition Learning Group is focused on giving educators from all walks of life new ways to inspire their students. Starting out working in the New Zealand school system, the Group has developed into a leading global education service and learning solutions provider. Now, we cover a range of sectors including public, private and not-for-profit organisations, with six international offices dedicated to delivering our products in over thirty countries.

Each of our companies within our Group offers tools to cater for a variety of learning environments. From giving children the best start in life, all the way to supporting Governments to improve their education systems. We proudly provide expert professional development to teachers around the globe, as well as co-ordinate transition programmes for those who wish to change career and retrain as a teacher. We even up skill staff via the latest digital training techniques.

All around the world, we help people learn at every level. What unites us is our desire to use education to transform lives.

Our profits support the Trust to improve the opportunities and lives of children and young people.

Our timeline

1989

We began as Multi Serve, providing payroll management and transport services to New Zealand schools.

2004-2007

We expanded into the Middle East and rebranded as Cognition Education.

2010

We reached a milestone of 400 employees across New Zealand and the Middle East. 

2011

We developed the well-known Visible Learning Plus professional development programme.

2012

Cognition Education began working in Australia, the Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands and Tonga.

2015

We acquire Wavelength.

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2016

The Cognition Education Group is born. We acquire Begin Bright, open our first Sydney office, and also open our first Manchester office.

2019

Cognition opens our Malaysia office.

2021

Cognition Education and Wavelength continue to build their presence in the Pacific Islands, and the Group opens its first Pacific office in Honiara,  Solomon Islands.

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2022

Cognition Education Group rebrands to Cognition Learning Group to reflect the impact we have on all types of learners. We also acquire a new business, Aspire Development.