Thandaza Msimang holds the following qualifications: BA degree in English and Psychology (UNIN, Qwaqwa campus), 1995; HED English and Guidance (UNIN, Qwaqwa campus), 1996; BEd Honours in Educational Psychology (PU for CHE), 1998; and MEd Educational Psychology (UFS) 2003. She has worked as an educator and deputy principal at the Free State Department of Education, a facilitator in ALC 108; ALH 208 and ENG 198 at the UFS, as well as a consultant at Write Site. She is currently working as a consultant and a facilitator in the Unit for Language Development at the University of the Free State.